Taxonomic review of the mantidfly genus Nolima Navás (Neuroptera, Mantispidae, Calomantispinae)
2019
Daniel Reynoso-Velasco | Atilano Contreras-Ramos
The mantidfly genus Nolima Navás, 1914 (Neuroptera, Mantispidae, Calomantispinae) is herein revised. Nolima is endemic to the New World, ranging from the southwestern United States south to Costa Rica. Nolima infensa Navás, N. pinal Rehn, and N. victor Navás are redescribed, while the new species Nolima costaricensis Reynoso & Contreras, sp. nov. is described from Costa Rica. The species N. dine Rehn and N. kantsi Rehn are synonymized with N. pinal. Additionally, the species N. praeliator Navás and N. pugnax Navás are synonymized with N. victor, for which a lectotype is designated. New distribution records are provided from Guatemala and Honduras for Nolima infensa, the state of Nevada in western United States for N. pinal, and the state of Puebla in central Mexico for N. victor. An illustrated key and a distribution map are presented.
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