Disparomitus sellatus ( Navás, 1912 ) Michel, 2019

Michel, Bruno, 2019, Revision of the genus Disparomitus van der Weele, 1909 with descriptions of four new species (Neuroptera, Ascalaphidae), Zootaxa 4551 (1), pp. 1-39 : 22

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scientific name	Disparomitus sellatus ( Navás, 1912 )
status	comb. nov.

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Disparomitus sellatus ( Navás, 1912) n. comb.

( Figs 54–58 View FIGURES 54–58 , 91 View FIGURES 84–95 , 120–122 View FIGURES 114–132 )

Nanomitus sellatus Navás, 1912: 94 View in CoL , plate III fig. 3*

* In plate III provided with the orignal description, the legends to figures 1 and 3 have been reversed. Figure 1 View FIGURES 1–3 is Tytomyia bequaerti ( Navás, 1912) View in CoL and figure 3 is N. sellatus View in CoL .

Diagnosis. Wing length (mm): ♂ forewing 25, hind wing 20. Relatively small brown species. Characterized by the coloration of the dorsal surface of thorax ( Fig. 91 View FIGURES 84–95 ). Promesoscutum without yellow dots. Mesoscutellum with two large light brown markings separated by a narrow dark brown longitudinal line. Lateral surface of thorax brown. Legs brown. Tibiae with three light brown markings ( Fig. 55 View FIGURES 54–58 ). Lateral surface of abdominal tergites III and IV with lower spines white and upper spines black ( Figs 56, 57 View FIGURES 54–58 ). Abdominal sternite III with the longitudinal black stripe strongly narrowed anteriorly and divided longitudinaly by a white pruinose line ( Fig. 58 View FIGURES 54–58 ). Shape and colour of the gonarcus-parameres complex characteristic ( Figs 120–122 View FIGURES 114–132 ).

Material examined ( 1 ♂). Holotype ♂ of Nanomitus sellatus Navás , DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO [Congo belge], Lukonzolwa , - 8.727249/28.68251, alt. 1009 m, 28.viii. 1911, Dr. Bequaert leg. ( MRAC) ( Fig. 54 View FIGURES 54–58 ).

Note. The original description does not specify the number of type specimens, but does not indicate that more than one existed. Only one type specimen was found in MRAC, which is thus assumed to be the holotype.

Distribution. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Apart from the type locality, Navás (1925) cites three other localities: Bumbuli, -3.396446/20.522141, alt. 363 m, i-iv.1915, R. Mayné leg.; Between Bili, 4.156389/ 25.174094, alt. 548 m and Lebo, 4.504573/23.974609, alt. 539 m, xi-xii.1912, Mrs Huteau leg.; Ingende, -0.31004/ 18.938338, alt. 328 m, xii.1914, Dr Mayné leg. ( Fig. 139 View FIGURE 139 ).