Abstract
The present contribution reviews the green lacewing fauna of the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands where, to date, 50 species belonging to 13 genera are known to occur. After a diagnosis of the family Chrysopidae, its paleontological history and distribution, as well as some general data on its morphology and biology, juvenile stages and behavior are presented. This general information is followed by a brief history of studies on the family, and particularly those on the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands. Some corrections are reported for earlier publications dates that have undergone taxonomical changes. Thus, Rexa almerai (Navas, 1919) n. comb. is proposed as junior synonym of Rexa lordina Navas, 1920 n. syn.; and is included in the list of chrysopid species belonging to the fauna of the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands. A key for identifying imagoes of the subfamilies, genera, and species recorded from the region and a generic level key for the larvae are presented. For these species all existing bibliographic references since 1972, are compiled and annotated, both the currently accepted names, their synonyms and/or any other nomenclatural combinations under which they have been recorded. New information is presented on the external and/or genital morphology of most species, and detailed information is compiled on the presently known general distribution of each species with new data (299 new specimens of 25 species). Moreover, the variability, juvenile stages, biology, phenology, and altitudinal and geographic distribution of species from the Peninsula and Balearic Archipelago are assessed on the basis of 20.667 studied specimens.
Highlights
The present contribution reviews the green lacewing fauna of the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands where, to date, 50 species belonging to 13 genera are known to occur
Para la realización de esta revisión, y sobre la base de la información general conocida sobre esta familia que nos pueda interesar (1.041 referencias bibliográficas consultadas y citadas), se han tenido en cuenta todos los taxa citados en nuestra fauna a partir de toda la información bibliográfica existente sobre ella (160 referencias bibliográficas consultadas y citadas), así como todo el material que previamente hemos estudiado (19.699 ejemplares), que sumado al material considerado previamente citado por otros autores alcanza los 20.368 ejemplares, y que con el nuevo material ahora anotado para 25 especies (299 ejemplares), hacen un total de 20.667 ejemplares en los que basamos esta revisión
Consideramos necesario comentar algunos elementos de especies ibéricas descritas por autores previos, sean de Rambur o de Navás
Summary
Green-lacewings (Insecta, Neuropterida, Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) of the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands. The present contribution reviews the green lacewing fauna of the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands where, to date, 50 species belonging to 13 genera are known to occur. After a diagnosis of the family Chrysopidae, its paleontological history and distribution, as well as some general data on its morphology and biology, juvenile stages and behavior are presented This general information is followed by a brief history of studies on the family, and those on the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands. A key for identifying imagoes of the subfamilies, genera, and species recorded from the region and a generic level key for the larvae are presented For these species all existing bibliographic references since 1972, are compiled and annotated, both the currently accepted names, their synonyms and/or any other nomenclatural combinations under which they have been recorded. Anotamos en este primer apartado unas generalidades introductorias sobre la diagnosis y morfología de esta familia, su historial paleontológico y distribución, así como algunos datos generales sobre su biología, comportamiento, estadios juveniles y ciclos biológicos, y finalmente un breve historial sobre su taxonomía y sistemática general y su progresivo conocimiento en la Península Ibérica y Baleares
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