Nemopterella, Banks, 1910

Abdalla, Ishtiag H., Mansell, Mervyn W. & Sole, Catherine L., 2019, Revision of the southern African genera Nemopterella Banks and Nemia Navás (Neuroptera: Nemopteridae: Nemopterinae), with descriptions of new genera and species, Zootaxa 4635 (1), pp. 1-89 : 8

Key to species of male Nemopterella

1. Forewings with broad rounded apex, without emargination before apex ( Fig. 19 ), hairs on thorax short, black ( Fig. 15 )…................................................................................. Nemopterella cedrus sp. nov.

- Forewings with acute or sub-acute apex, with emargination before apex, hairs on thorax long with different colours ( Figs 14 , 16 )..................................................................................................2

2. Forewings slender with sub-acute apex, costal cells before pterostigma tinged brown, costal cells beyond pterostigma shaded greyish brown ( Fig. 17 ), male antennae extending beyond pterostigma, approximately the same length as forewing ( Figs 11 , 17 )......................................................................... Nemopterella africana (Leach)

- Forewings broad in the middle tapering towards apex, ending with sub-acute apex, costal cells before pterostigma shaded light brown, costal cells beyond pterostigma without shading ( Fig. 18 ), male antennae extremely long, longer than forewings ( Figs 13 , 18 )....................................................................... .. Nemopterella kabas sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURE 11. Nemopterella africana (Leach), male habitus. Forewing length = 26.9 mm.

FIGURE 13. Nemopterella kabas Mansell & Abdalla sp. nov., male habitus. Forewing length= 28 mm.

FIGURE 16. Thorax. Nemopterella kabas.

FIGURES 17–19. Nemopterella spp., male forewings. 17, N. africana; 18, N. kabas; 19, N. cedrus Scale = 1 mm.

FIGURES 14–15. Nemopterella spp. Thorax. 14, Nemopterella africana; 15, Nemopterella cedrus