Increasing knowledge of the entomological fauna of the United Arab Emirates and the role of private collections Author Howarth, Brigitte Zayed University, Dubai ,, United Arab Emirates Author Gillett, Michael Dominic Drive, Birmingham ,, United Kingdom text ZooKeys 2009 2009-12-28 31 3 119 132 journal article 22785 10.3897/zookeys.31.139 475fd1bd-1153-4e40-b113-76765451dd6d 1313–2970 576584 Mantispa nana (Navás, 1912) ( Neuroptera : Mantispidae ) Like many desert countries, the UAE is rich in species of nocturnal insects that belong to the order of nerve-winged insects or Neuroptera . Members of various families that include green lacewings ( Chrysopidae ), brown lacewings ( Hemerobiidae ), antlions ( Myrmeleontidae ), ribbon wings ( Nemopteridae ) and owl flies ( Ascalaphidae ) are all common at suitable sites ( Howarth and Gillett 2008 ) and can often be attracted in large numbers to light traps. More recently an insect belonging to a sixth family of this order, the Mantispidae or mantis flies, has been collected and identified. It is Mantispa nana and has been found at a number of sites, including Al Ain and Dubai and is a further new record for the UAE .