Nuevos datos sobre algunas especies de crisópidos de la Península Ibérica, islas Baleares e islas Canarias (Insecta, Neuroptera, Chrysopidae)

Abstract

New data on 41 green-lacewings species belonging to the Iberian, Balearic and Canarian faunas are given. The external morphology and genitalia of Chrysopa nigricostata Brauer, 1850 are re-described, and the erroneous citations given for Spain and Portugal, mostly assigned now to Cunctochrysa cosmia (Navas, 1918), are corrected. The species Chrysopa cosmia Navas, 1918 is confirmed, and its valid status reinstated (previously a later synonymous of Chrysopa nigricostata ), and it is transferred to the genus Cunctochrysa , proposing a new combination: Cunctochrysa cosmia (Navas, 1918) n. comb. , and a new synonymy: Cunctochrysa cosmia (Navas, 1918)=( Cunctochrysa bellifontensis Leraut, 1988 n. syn. ) is now proposed. Based on the single known of Cunctochrysa cosmia and on the material now assigned to this species, its external and genital morphology are re-described, giving an identification key for the three European species of the genus Cunctochrysa , underscoring certain elements to differentiate them from one another, as well from other European species with a similar morphology and coloration ( Pseudomallada flavifrons, Chrysopa viridana and specially C. nigricostata ). Because of these similarities, some errors in the identification of these European species are detected. This paper draws attention on the possible confusion among these species, and it suggests checking the authenticity of its proposed synonyms. Two new combinations: Pseudomallada subcostalis (McLachlan, 1882) n. comb. , and Pseudomallada fortunatus (McLachlan, 1882) n. comb. are proposed.