_____________________________________________________ Proceedings of the Tenth International Symposium on Neuropterology. Piran, Slovenia, 2008. Devetak, D., Lipovšek, S. & Arnett, A.E. (eds). Maribor, Slovenia, 2010. Pp 97–112. ___________________________________________________________________________ Lacewings (Neuroptera) of the Polish Baltic coast with remarks on Wesmaelius (Kimminsia) balticus (Tjeder, 1931) – a new species of Hemerobiidae to the fauna of Poland Tomasz Blaik1 & Roland Dobosz2 1 Opole University, Department of Biosystematics, Oleska 22, 45-052 Opole, Poland; E-mail:
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[email protected] Abstract. The paper summarizes the state-of-the-art on Neuroptera recorded on the Polish Baltic coast. The results of investigations conducted since the eighties of the 20th century against the background of revised original data on the area are presented. The complete list of local neuropteran fauna comprises 6 families and 51 species (ca. 59% of the total Neuroptera known from Poland). Siberian faunal elements are dominating here, but a considerable number of Mediterranean, Holarctic and, to a lesser extent, Extramediterranean-European faunal elements is also present. A group of several species reaches a limit of distribution on the area. The occurrence of supposedly relic within northern part of Central Europe, Holomediterranean: Acanthaclisis occitanica (Vill.), Myrmeleon inconspicuus Ramb. and Distoleon tetragrammicus (Fabr.) must be highlighted, as well probably not transitional in Poland, rare: Nothochrysa fulviceps (Steph.) and N. capitata (Fabr.), and noted far from the known Central European centres of distribution - Peyerimhoffina gracilis (Schn.). First record of Wesmaelius balticus (Tjed.) in Poland is given.