Species Stilbopteryx napoleo (Lefèbvre, 1842)

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Species Stilbopteryx napoleo (Lefèbvre, 1842)

Ascalaphus napoleo Lefèbvre, A. 1842. G. Ascalaphe. Ascalaphus Fabricius vel Azesia Lefèbvre. Magazin de Zoologie, Guérin-Ménéville 4: 1-10 [pl. 92].
Type data:
Status unknown, Australia.
Stilbopteryx dromedaria Tillyard, R.J. 1916. Studies in Australian Neuroptera. No. 2. Descriptions of new genera and species of the families Osmylidae, Myrmeleontidae and Ascalaphidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 41: 41-70 [67].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, Waroona, WA.
Paratype(s) ANIC 2♂ 2♀.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Riek, E.F. 1976. The family Stilbopterygidae (Neuroptera) in Australia. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 15: 297-302 [300]

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

NT, SA, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Burt Plain (BRT), Channel Country (CHC), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Northern Territory: Lake Eyre basin, W plateau
- South Australia: Lake Eyre basin, W plateau
- Western Australia: SW coastal, W plateau

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: volant.

Larva: unknown.

General References

Kimmins, D.E. 1940. The genus Stilbopteryx Newman (Neuroptera). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 11 5: 449-462 [458] (paratype &fe of Stilbopteryx auricornis Kimmins, 1940 is S. napoleo Lefèbvre, 1842)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
25-Feb-2022		05-Mar-2013	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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