Necyla sacra Navás, 1914

Kaur, Simarjit, Pandher, Manpreet Singh, Chandra, Kailash & Dubey, Anil Kumar, 2021, Subfamily Mantispinae Enderlein, 1910 (Insecta: Neuroptera) in India, Zootaxa 5068 (3), pp. 355-377 : 373

20. Necyla sacra Navás, 1914

Necyla sacra Navás, 1914: 63 .

( Figs. 46–49 )

Material examined. Madhya Pradesh: Shivpuri; Madhav National Park, Rest House , 27.xi.2001 (Nema & party), ( NZSI), 1 female ; 28.xi.2001, 1 male & 1 female; 3.xii.2001, 2 males & 2 females; 3.xii.2001, 1 male; 7.xii.2001, 1 male; Hoshangabad, PWD Rest House 1.xi.2002, (Y.N. Gupta ), ( NZSI), 2 males ; Damoh, Danital, Veerangana Durgavati Wildlife Sanctuary, Forest Rest House , 20.vi.2009 (J. Thilak), ( NZSI), 1 female ; Giri Darshan, 25.vi.2009 (J. Thilak), ( NZSI), 1 male ; 26.vi.2009, 1 female; Raisen, Bamhori, Wildlife National Park , 4.iv.2011 (Sambath & party), ( NZSI), 2 males & 1 female ; 8.iv.2011, 1 male; 10.iv.2011, 1 male; 31.xi.2011, 1 male & 1 female.

Remarks. We have compared our specimens with the type specimen photographs given by Tauber et al., 2019. Our specimens (i) possess the granulated pronotum (figs. 47 and 48), (ii) hindwing A1 forked and CuP and A1 fused for considerable distance distal to the fork (fig. 49).

Distribution. Israel, India (Madhya Pradesh).

Figures

FIGS. 42–47. Mantispidae spp. Mantispilla indica Westwood: 42, habitus, dorsal view; 43, head and thorax, lateral view. Mantispilla lineolata Westwood: 44, habitus, dorsal view; 45, head and thorax, dorsal view. Necyla sacra Navás: 46, habitus, dorsal view; 47, head and thorax, dorsal view.

FIGS. 48–53. Mantispidae spp. Necyla sacra Navás: 48, head and thorax, lateral view; 49, part of left hind wing, dorsal view. Tuberonotha regia (Navás): 50, head and thorax, dorsal view; 51, head and thorax, lateral view; 52, forewing, dorsal view; 53, hind wing, dorsal view.