Synonyms

=  Chrysopa madegassa  Navás,1921

=  Chrysopa ictericus  Esben-Petersen, 1927

=  Chrysopa crassinervis  Esben-Petersen, 1927

The synonymies are those of Hölzel & Ohm (1992).

Diagnosis

Males of this species are immediately recognizable among Malagasy chrysopids because of the swollen radial sector veins.  The elements of the male genitalia include a T-shaped gonapsis, and the tignum is absent.

Type Depository

of A. eurydera is MNHN, Paris.

of C. madegassa is unknown.

of C. ictericus and C. crassinervis are Universitetets Zoologiska Museum, Kobenhavn, Denmark.

Type Locality

of A. eurydera is Madagascar: mahabo, 28 April 1899, G. Grandidier, 1 female.

of C. madegassa is unknown.

of C. ictericus and C. crassinervis are Seychelles Islands, Mahe, 1 male and 1 female.

Geographical Distribution

The distribution map for this species in Hölzel and Ohm (1992) indicates a distribution in KENYA, CONGO, MOZAMBIQUE, SOUTH AFRICA, SEYCHELLES, ALDABRA ISLAND, REUNION ISLAND, MAURITIUS, and MADAGASCAR. Ohm and Hölzel (1998) also report this species from SENEGAL, SOMALIA, and the COMORO ISLANDS.  Additional specimens have been collected on SÃ0 TOME ISLAND off the west coast of Africa.  Within Madagascar records are from the north, south, and western parts of the country.

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Temporal Distribution

November to April and June to July.

Elevation

40 to 1025 m.

Remarks

This is the only species in Madagascar that has a swollen forewing radial sector (males only). There is an illustration of this (under the name madegassa) in Brooks and Barnard (1990).  I have seen no illustrations of the male genitalia.

References

Brooks, S. J. and Barnard, P. C. 1990. The green lacewings of the world: a generic review (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History, Entomology 59:117-286. 578 figures. 1 table.

Esben-Petersen, P. 1927. Neuroptera: Chrysopidae of the Seychelles and adjacent islands. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)19:445-455. 3 plates with 9 figures.

Hölzel, H. and Ohm, P. 1992. Zoogeographical features of Madagascan Chrysopidae (Insecta: Neuroptera). Pp. 167-181 in Canard, M.; Aspöck, H.; Mansell, M. W. (eds.). Current Research in Neuropterology. Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Neuropterology (24-27 June 1991, Bagnères-de-Luchon, Haute-Garonne, France). Privately printed, Toulouse, France. 414 pp. 8 figures. 1 table.

Navás, L. 1910. CrisÓpidos (Ins. Neur.) nuevos. Brotéria (ZoolÓgica) 9:38-59. 13 figures [#1-13].

Navás, L. 1919 [1921.06.04]. Comunicaciones entomolÓgicas. 4. Insectos exÓticos nuevos, críticos o poco conocidos. Revista de la [Real] Academia de Ciencias Exactas Fisico-Quimicas y Naturales de Zaragoza (1)6:61-81. 5 figures.

Ohm, P. and Hölzel, H. 1998. A contribution to the knowledge of the neuropterous fauna of the Comoros: the Neuroptera of Mayotte. in Panelius, S. P. (ed.). Neuropterology 1997. Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Neuropterology (13-16 July 1997, Helsinki, Finland). Acta Zoologica Fennica 209:183-194. 2 figures. 2 tables.