A first comprehensive inventory of Ascalaphidae, Palparidae, and Myrmeleontidae (Insecta: Neuroptera) of Northeastern Nigeria with description of two new species and an overview of genus Bankisus Navás

Investigation of a large collection Neuroptera from Northeastern Nigeria stored untouched in alcohol for four decades the National Museum Natural History, Sofia, provided opportunity to examine unpublished specimens and conduct thorough review published literature, establishing first comprehensive inventory Ascalaphidae, Palparidae, Myrmeleontidae date. Specimens had been collected between 1976 1978 Nigeria, mostly Jos City Plateau State. Five species 26 were identified. Bankisus beroni sp. n. Creoleon nigrithorax are described. Gymnoleon gaillardi is not considered synonym exilis new synonymy established: externus (Navás, 1911) (= Navás, 1912, syn. n.). An examination museum collections an exhaustive literature conducted order draw up fauna which date comprises 11 12 34 Myrmeleontidae, one two 16 as well genera Brevibarbis, Bankisus, Capicua, reported occur Nigeria. The chorological information on genus reviewed, ranges critically discussed corrected, all known localities indicated map. oculatus time Democratic Republic Congo. recording Centroclisis lineatipennis West Africa reported. Palpares cataractae radiatus deleted list Nigerian fauna. With these records, eight extended by more than 1400 km. In process assessing geographical distribution present six species, Myrmecaelurus Cueta tribe Nesoleontini, Burkina Faso.