Chrysopa astarte Hölzel, 1967

Hassan, Muhammad Asghar & Liu, Xingyue, 2022, The green lacewings of Pakistan (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae): a faunal review with new records of genera and species, Zootaxa 5180 (1), pp. 1-83 : 38

Chrysopa astarte Hölzel, 1967

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Chrysopa astarte Hölzel, 1967: 26 : Type locality: Afghanistan (Kabul: Paghman ).

Diagnosis and notes

This species is rather closely related to Chrysopa sogdianica by similar male and female genitalia ( C. astarte: Hölzel 1967 : figs 2–8; C. sogdianica: Hölzel 1966 : figs 1–6) and lack of basal dilation of pretarsal claws, but it differs from C. sogdianica by the absence of dark markings on scape and occiput, and the presence of im cell in forewing. This Palaearctic species was originally described from Afghanistan (Paghman), Iran (Tehran), and Pakistan (Quetta) ( Hölzel 1967). No additional specimens were added in this study.

Distribution

Pakistan. Balochistan (Quetta), –– Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey ( Hölzel 1967; Aspöck et al. 2001; Ari et al. 2007; Hassan et al. 2019; Oswald 2022).

Figures

FIGURE 56. Distribution map of the Chrysopa species from Pakistan.