Stylascalaphus krueperi (Van der Weele, [1909b])

Monnerat, Christian & Abraham, Levente, 2020, Owlflies from Jordan (Neuroptera, Ascalaphidae), Alpine Entomology 4, pp. 139-150 : 139

Stylascalaphus krueperi (Van der Weele, [1909b]) Figs 5-8

Helicomitus krüperi Van der Weele, 1909b (ODeskr).

Ascalaphus krueperi (Van der Weele, 1909b) - Aspöck, H. and Hölzel 1996 (Dist), Aspöck et al. 2001 (Mon), Sziráki 1998 (Chlist).

Helicomitus hya [t]inus Navás, 1921 (sic!) (ODescr).

Ascalaphus hyatinus ( Navás, 1921) - Aspöck, H. and Hölzel 1996 (Comb, Dist), Aspöck et al. 2001 (Mon), Ábrahám 2010 (Dist, Com).

Stylascalaphus krueperi (Van der Weele, [1909b]) - Ábrahám 2017 (Tax, Rdescr, Dist).

Material examined.

1♀, Wadi Kufrinja Valley, 2.9 km E Kurayyima, 32.26954N, 35.62977E, 20 m a.s.l., 6.viii.2009, leg. C. Monnerat, CCM (Fig. 5 ); 1♂, Hammamat Afra-Burbeita, 16.4 km SEE al Safi, 30.97796N, 35.64034E, 230 m a.s.l., 17.viii.2009, leg. C. Monnerat, CCM (Fig. 6 ).

Distribution.

Information on the taxonomic status and distribution of this species, with new records for Morocco, was recently published by Ábrahám (2017). This species represents a new record for the fauna of Jordan.

Comments.

The habitat in Wadi Kufrinja Valley (Fig. 7 ) was a pasture on the left flank of a steep-sided valley with low bushes, stones and some rocky outcroppings. There was grazing pressure from sheep and goats. The individual was disturbed, flew off and was later found again, with some difficulty because it was flying quickly, sitting on dry bush stems ( Lamiaceae). At Hammamat Afra-Burbeita, a male was found sitting on the dry stem of an annual plant ( Asteraceae) on a dry, sandy, rocky slope in Wadi Afra Valley near a strip of marsh (Fig. 8 ).

Figures

Figures 1 - 8. 1. Habitus of Ascalaphus festivus female. 2. Habitus of A. festivus male. 3. Habitat of A. festivus near the Dead Sea, August 2009. 4. Habitat of A. festivus near the Dead Sea, December 2015. 5. Habitus of Stylascalaphus krueperi female. 6. Habitus of S. krueperi male. 7. Habitat of S. krueperi, Wadi Kufrinja Valley, August 2009. 8. Habitat of S. krueperi, Wadi Afra Valley, August 2009. Pictures: all C. Monnerat.