Synonyms
None
Diagnosis
"Brinckochrysa pulchella superficially resembles B turkanensis but can be distinguished from this, and all other African species of the genus by the shape of the tarsal claws (claws of B. stenoptera, B. michaelseni, and B. tjederi with a basal tooth, claws of B turkanensis without basal tooth but with rounded basal dilation)." Herbert Hölzel (1987).
Type Depository
National Collection of Insects, Pretoria, South Africa.
Type Locality
SOUTH AFRICA: Transvaal, Krüger National Park, Punda Maria, 22.41º S, 31.02ºE, 600 m, 28 February 1985, 1 male.
Geographical Distribution
A distribution map for this species in Hölzel & Ohm (1992) indicates records from SOUTH AFRICA and MADAGASCAR. There appear to be no published specific localities for Madagascar.
Temporal Distribution
In South Africa adults have been collected in February.
Elevation
South African specimens are from 600 to 950 m.
Remarks
Hölzel (1987) has good illustrations of the male genitalia.
References
Hölzel, H. 1987. Descriptions of two new Brinckochrysa species from South Africa, with taxonomic notes on other African species of the genus (Neuropteroidea: Planipennia: Chrysopidae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 50:261-268. 18 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.