Synonyms
= Chrysopa boninensis Okamoto, 1914
= Chrysopa serrandi Navás, 1921
= Chrysopa rutila Esben-Petersen, 1927
= Chrysopa flavostigma Esben-Petersen, 1927
= Chrysopa obliqua Navás, 1929
= Chrysopa inclinata Navás, 1934
The synonymies are those of Tjeder, 1966 and Hölzel and Ohm, 1992.
Diagnosis
Ground color yellow to green, without dark marks on gena; antennae pale yellow. Thorax green with a pale yellow median stripe. Wing veins entirely green, including gradates; membrane without dark markings. Male genitalia with tignum and gonapsis somewhat variable.
Type Depository
of Mallada desjardinsi is MNHN, Paris.
of Chrysopa boninensis is unknown.
of Chrysopa serrandi is NMHN, Paris.
of Chrysopa rutila is BMNH, London.
of Chrysopa obliqua is unknown*
of Chrysopa flavostigma is ZMC, Copenhagen
of Chrysopa inclinata is MNHN, Paris.
* Tjeder (1966:479) reports that a specimen with the same locality and collector information as the
type is located in the Royal Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh and may be part of the type series.
Type Locality
of Mallada desjardinsi is MAURITIUS: 1 male.
of Chrysopa boninensis is BONIN ISLANDS:
of Chrysopa serrandi is GUINEA: Los Islands, Tamara Island, 1 male.
of Chrysopa rutila is CHAGOS ISLANDS: Peros Banhos Atoll, 1905, Gardner, 1 male.
of Chrysopa obliqua is CAPE VERDE ISLANDS: São Nicolau, Perguiça, 0-400 m, October-November, 1898, L. Fea, 1 male.
of Chrysopa flavostigma is ALDABRA ISLAND, 1 male.
of Chrysopa inclinata is MADAGASCAR: Toliara Province, Békily, 1 female.
Geographical Distribution
This is a very widely distributed species from the western Pacific region to the islands off the west coast of Africa. Within Madagascar the only specific locality known is the type of C. inclinata at Békily in southern Madagascar.
Temporal Distribution
Unknown.
Elevation
Unknown.
Remarks
Tjeder (1966) provides a good description, as well as illustrations of the wings, male, and female genitalia under the name Chrysopa (Anisochrysa) boninensis.
References
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.
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.
Navás, L. 1929. Insectos exÓticos NeurÓpteros y afines del Museo Civico de Génova. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria 53:354-389. 20 figures [#1-20].
Navás, L. 1933 [1934.06.04]. Comunicaciones entomolÓgicas. 17. Insectos de Madagascar. Primera [I] serie. Revista de la [Real] Academia de Ciencias Exactas Fisico-Quimicas y Naturales de Zaragoza (1)17:49-76. 17 figures.
Okamoto, H. 1914. Über die Chrysopiden-Fauna Japans. Journal of the College of Agriculture, Tohoku Imperial University, Sapporo 6:51-74. 1 figure.
Tjeder, B. 1966. Neuroptera-Planipennia. The Lace-wings of Southern Africa. 5. Family Chrysopidae. Pp. 228-534 in South African Animal Life, B. Hanström, P. Brinck and G. Rudebec, eds. Vol. 12. Swedish Natural Science Research Council, Stockholm. 1097 figures [#784-1880].