taxonID	type	description	language	source
03D887BED70DFFDFFD89FAC8CA0F4DDE.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Myrmeleon asakurae Okamoto, 1910: 297. Original designation.	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED70DFFDFFD89FAC8CA0F4DDE.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Myrmeleon micans McLachlan, 1875: 176. Original designation.	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED70DFFDFFD89FAC8CA0F4DDE.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Baliga is quite similar to Hagenomyia and Myrmeleon but can be distinguished from Hagenomyia by the female anterior gonocoxites 8 relatively shorter than posterior gonocoxites 8 (these two female genital sclerites are nearly equal length in Hagenomyia) and from Myrmeleon by the presence of interconnected crossveins in the costal area of forewing (these interconnected crossveins are absent in Myrmeleon).	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED70DFFDFFD89FAC8CA0F4DDE.taxon	distribution	Distribution Baliga currently includes 17 described species, predominantly distributed in the Oriental (12 species) and Palaearctic regions (4 spp.: China, Japan, and Korea) with a single species in Australia (Queensland). It is widely distributed in the Oriental region: Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and the main islands of Indonesia, Malaysia, Micronesia, Philippines, Japan, and Korea (Ghosh 2000; Stange 2004; Bao et al. 2007; Hayashi et al. 2020).	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED70CFFD0FD9EFEE9CA324920.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 50 FFB 0 E 4 - 1 CC 4 - 40 DC-B 088 - D 29329 F 0 A 1 CF Figs 1 – 5, 20	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED70CFFD0FD9EFEE9CA324920.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Larger-sized species (forewing length: 34.5 – 44.8 mm), superficially resembling to Baliga sagax (Walker, 1853) based on similar yellow markings on vertex but can be distinguished by the yellow pronotum, with a pair of well separated median longitudinal dark brown stripes and frons mostly shining black, but medially with a narrow longitudinal yellow marking and a narrow median U-shaped yellow marking at ventral corner (Fig. 3 B – D).	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED70CFFD0FD9EFEE9CA324920.taxon	etymology	Etymology The new species is named after its type locality, i. e., Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED70CFFD0FD9EFEE9CA324920.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype PAKISTAN • ♂; Azad Kashmir, District Poonch, Rawalakot Valley, Khai Gala; 33 ° 51 ′ 4.3194 ″ N, 73 ° 49 ′ 46.3434 ″ E; 1802 m a. s. l.; 4 Jun. 2019, Hassan M. A. leg.; CAU. Paratypes PAKISTAN • 7 ♂♂, 7 ♀♀; Azad Kashmir, District Poonch, Rawalakot Valley, Khai Gala; 33 ° 51 ′ 4.3194 ″ N, 73 ° 49 ′ 46.3434 ″ E; 1802 m a. s. l.; 4 Jun. – 19 Aug. – 3 Sep. 2019 • 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, District Mansehra, Bajna; 34 ° 27 ′ 45.036 ″ N, 73 ° 15 ′ 26.028 ″ E; 1000 m a. s. l; 19 Jul. 2019; Hassan M. A. leg.; CAU.	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED70CFFD0FD9EFEE9CA324920.taxon	description	Description MEASUREMENTS (♂ n = 5, ♀ n = 6). Forewing: length ♂ 34.5 – 38.5 mm, ♀ 37.7 – 44.8 mm; width ♂ 9.0 – 10.6 mm, ♀ 10.0 – 12.0 mm. Hind wing: length ♂ 36.0 – 39.0 mm, ♀ 39.0 – 46.0 mm; width ♂ 7.8 – 8.6 mm, ♀ 10.0 mm. Body length: ♂ 32.0 – 35.2 mm, ♀ 34.0 – 39.5 mm. HEAD (Fig. 3 A – D). Vertex moderately raised, dark brown with yellow markings; in frontal view dark brown, dorsally with a pair of C-shaped yellow markings, which are connected to ocular rim; in dorsal view dark brown but medially yellow, with a rounded dark brown marking at middle; epicranial area black, with longitudinal transverse grooves, covered with short brownish pubescence. Frons shining black, but medially with a narrow longitudinal yellow marking and a narrow median U-shaped yellow marking at ventral corner, covered with short brownish pubescence. Occiput and postorbital sclerites yellow. Clypeus pale yellow (Fig. 3 B) or medially with two small rounded dark brown spots in some specimens (Fig. 3 C), and with four median long brown setae. Labrum brownish yellow, with erected brownish setae at proximal margin. Genae pale yellow. Maxillary and labial palps pale yellow, with terminal labial palpomere spindleshaped, palpimacula brownish, small and circular, with short pale yellow setae. Antennae black, covered with short black setae, dorsal ring of scape and pedicel yellowish brown, flagellum black with several distal flagellomeres widened and moderately flattened. Antennal sclerite yellow (Fig. 3 B). THORAX (Fig. 3 A). Pronotum slightly wider than long, yellow, with two median longitudinal dark brown stripes; lateral margins narrowly dark brown after anterior transverse furrow in lateral view; covered with long sparse black setae, but anterolateral margins with short, black and pale yellow setae. Mesonotum yellow with a median and lateral dark brown stripe; prescutum laterally with a pair of rounded yellow spots, covered with long sparse black setae; mesoscutum with a median and lateral dark brown stripe, lateral stripes limited to proximal ⅔, covered with short yellow setae; metascutellum yellow with a broad median longitudinal dark brown stripe, covered with long sparse yellow setae. Metanotum yellow with a median and lateral dark brown stripe, lateral stripes limited to proximal half of metascutum, covered with short yellow setae. Pleuron yellow, with a median longitudinal dark brown stripe, covered with short sparse yellow setae (Fig. 3 F). LEGS (Fig. 3 F). Foreleg: coxa and trochanter yellow, covered with short yellow setae. Femur yellow, covered with short, black and brownish yellow setae, proximal half with a few long black setae; femoral sense hair as long as proximal ½ of profemora. Tibia yellow, with mixed, short and thick black setae, antennal cleaning setae yellow; tibial spurs brownish, straight, as long as Ta 1. Tarsomeres yellow, covered with short black setae; Ta 1 equal to combined length of Ta 2 – Ta 3; Ta 2, Ta 3 and Ta 4 nearly equal in size; Ta 5 equal to combined length of Ta 1 – Ta 4. Pretarsal claws brownish, curved. Mid leg similar to foreleg. Hind leg similar to mid leg, but femoral sense hair absent. WINGS (Fig. 2). Forewing: relatively broad, subacute at apex; membrane hyaline; longitudinal veins dark brown, except Sc with alternate dark brown and yellow patches, covered with sparse short black setae; costal area with interconnected crossveins proximal to pterostigma for at least ⅓ of forewing length; seven to nine presectoral crossveins; initial branching point of CuA at same level to Rs origin; Rs with 12 – 16 branches; pterostigma milky white; anterior Banksian line absent; posterior Banksian line present. Hind wing: slightly longer than forewing, acutely pointed at apex; membrane hyaline; longitudinal veins dark brown, except Sc with alternate dark brown and yellow patches, covered with sparse short black setae; costal veinlets simple, except a few marginally forked crossveins around poststigmal area; five presectoral crossveins; median fork proximal to Rs origin; Rs with 14 – 18 branches; pterostigma milky white, relatively smaller than that on forewing; anterior Banksian line absent; posterior Banksian line present; pilula axillaris with rounded knob, covered with dense brown setae. ABDOMEN (Fig. 1). Tergites brownish, covered with short brownish yellow setae. Sterites brownish yellow, covered with short brownish yellow setae. MALE GENITALIA (Fig. 4 C – G). Tergum 9 trapezoidal, with anterior margin slightly prominent in lateral view. Sternum 9 slenderly triangular in ventral view, covered with long black setae at distal half. Ectoproct nearly rectangular in lateral view, posterodorsal margin rounded, covered with yellow setae, posteroventral corner slightly prominent, covered with long thick black setae. Gonocoxites 11 highly sclerotized, lateral arms straight, apex curved ventrad in dorsal view. Gonostylus 11 slightly prominent in ventral view. Gonocoxites 9 broad and elongate, curved with pointed apex in lateral view. FEMALE GENITALIA (Fig. 4 A – B). Tergum 9 quadrate in lateral view, with short black setae. Ectoproct subquadrate, posterodorsal margin rounded, with short yellow setae, but proximal ⅓ with robust digging setae. Anterior gonocoxites 8 short, as long as wide, with thick long black setae. Posterior gonocoxites 8 long, digitiform, with long black setae. Gonocoxites 9 broad and rounded, with robust digging setae, anterolaterally with a bunch of erected short black setae at proximal ⅓.	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED70CFFD0FD9EFEE9CA324920.taxon	distribution	Distribution Pakistan (Azad Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa).	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED702FFD7FDBFFCDFCBDF4CE9.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Myrmeleon formicarium Linnaeus, 1767: 914. Subsequent designation by Latreille, 1810: 435.	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED702FFD7FDBFFCDFCBDF4CE9.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Myrmeleon is similar to Baliga by the presence of anterior gonocoxites 8 relatively shorter than posterior gonocoxites 8 in the female genitalia (Fig. 9 A – B) but can be distinguished by the absence of interconnected crossveins in the costal area of forewing (Fig. 7).	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED705FFCFFDC3F8FFCA764E00.taxon	description	Figs 6 – 11, 20	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED705FFCFFDC3F8FFCA764E00.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Myrmeleon tenuipennis can be distinguished based on the presence of two narrow median longitudinal yellow markings at posteromedially on vertex (Fig. 8 C) and with a pair of median dark brown stripes on pronotum, which is narrowly separated by a central yellow line.	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED705FFCFFDC3F8FFCA764E00.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined PAKISTAN – Islamabad Capital Territory • 11 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; Margalla Hills; 33 ° 43 ′ 53.76 ″ N, 73 ° 2 ′ 9.96 ″ E; 562 m a. s. l.; 16 Aug. 2019, Hassan M. A. leg.; CAU • 1 ♀; Faiz Abad; 33 ° 39 ′ 50.6154 ″ N, 73 ° 9 ′ 9.36 ″ E; 480 m a. s. l.; 11 Aug. 2019, Hassan M. A. leg.; CAU. – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province • 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀; District Swat; 35 ° 3 ′ 14.7306 ″ N, 72 ° 33 ′ 53.4492 ″ E; 760 m a. s. l.; 11 Sep. 2019; Fazullah leg.; NIM • 1 ♀; District Haripur, Sarai Saleh; 33 ° 59 ′ 07.64 ″ N, 72 ° 59 ′ 20.97 ″ E; 610 m a. s. l.; 12 Aug. 2019; Hussain R. leg.; PMNH. – Punjab Province • 1 ♀; District Faisalabad, UAF; 31 ° 25 ′ 46.8048 ″ N, 73 ° 4 ′ 14.3112 ″ E; 192 m a. s. l.; 28 Aug. 2019; Hassan M. A. leg.; NIM. CHINA – Fujian Province • 1 ♀ (paratype of Myrmeleon bimaculatus); Sha County; 27 Aug. 1979; Bangkan Huang leg.; CAU • 3 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; 6 larvae reared to adults; Longyan, Xinluo District, Mt. Tiangongshan; 15 Mar. 2020; Yuchen Zheng leg.; CAU • 1 ♂; Xiamen, Siming District, Hudietan; 11 Jun. 2021; Yuchen Zheng leg.; CAU. – Hainan Province • 1 ♂; Ledong, Jianfengling; 14 Jun. 1983; Maobin Gu leg.; CAU. – Guangdong Province • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Guangzhou, Fanyu District, Sun Yat-sen University; Jun. 1987; Xuanda Zhang leg.; CAU. – Guangxi Province • 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀; Nanning; 23 May 1982; Fasheng Li leg.; CAU • 1 ♂; Congzuo, Pingxiang; 10 May 1963; Chikun Yang leg.; CAU.	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED705FFCFFDC3F8FFCA764E00.taxon	description	Re-description MEASUREMENTS (♂ n = 5, ♀ n = 6). Forewing: length ♂ 24.5 – 31.0 mm, ♀ 25.0 – 32.5 mm; width ♂ 5.5 – 6.8 mm, ♀ 5.6 – 6.6 mm; hind wing: length ♂ 24.5 – 30.0 mm, ♀ 27.5 – 32.0 mm; width ♂ 4.2 – 5.4 mm, ♀ 4.7 – 5.5 mm; body length: ♂ 24.5 – 25.5 mm, ♀ 22.5 – 28.0 mm. HEAD (Fig. 8 B – C). Vertex moderately raised; in frontal view black, without yellow markings; dorsally black, posteromedially with two longitudinal yellow markings; epicranial area shining black. Frons shining black, but ventral corner yellow, covered with short brownish pubescence. Occiput shining black. Postorbital sclerite yellow. Clypeus pale yellow, distally with four long black setae. Labrum yellow, covered with erected brownish setae at proximal margin. Genae pale yellow. Maxillary and labial palps pale yellow, terminal labial palpomere spindle-shaped, palpimacula brownish, small and circular, with short black setae. Antennae black, scape mostly yellow, pedicel yellow at proximal ⅓, flagellum dark brown, covered with short black setae. Antennal sclerite yellow (Fig. 8 C – D). THORAX (Fig. 8 A, C). Pronotum slightly wider than long, yellow, with two median longitudinal dark brown stripes, separated by a narrow yellow central stripe, lateral margins yellow, covered with long yellow setae. Mesonotum dark brown, medially with faintly brownish yellow marking, distal margin yellow, covered with sparse yellow setae, but prescutum with long dark brown setae. Metanotum dark brown, medially with faintly brownish yellow markings, distal margin of metascutellum yellow, covered with sparse yellow setae. Pleuron dark brown, covered with sparse yellow setae (Fig. 8 E). LEGS (Fig. 8 E). Foreleg: coxa and trochanter yellow, covered with short yellow setae. Femur yellow, posterolaterally brownish at apex, covered with short black setae, but posterolaterally with a few long black setae at proximal ½ and ventrally with short yellow setae; femoral sense hair shorter than proximal ½ of profemora. Tibia yellow, anterolaterally brownish, covered with short black setae, posterolaterally with a few long black setae, antennal cleaning setae yellow; tibial spurs brownish, straight, as long as Ta 1. Tarsomeres yellow, covered with short black setae; Ta 1 equal to combined length of Ta 2 – Ta 4; Ta 2, Ta 3 and Ta 4 nearly equal in size; Ta 5 equal to combined length of Ta 1 – Ta 3. Pretarsal claws brownish, moderately curved. Mid leg: coxa and trochanter similar to foreleg. Femur yellow, anterolaterally brownish, covered with short black setae, ventrally with soft yellow and laterally with a few long black setae at proximal half; femoral sense hair shorter longer than proximal half of mid femora. Tibia similar to foreleg, but laterally with a few long black setae; tibial spurs similar to foreleg. Tarsomeres and pretarsal claws similar to foreleg. Hind leg: coxa and trochanter similar to mid leg. Femur yellow, with distinct subapical brownish ring, covered with short black setae, but at proximal half with a few long black setae; femoral sense hair absent. Tibia yellow, ventrally brownish, covered with short black setae, ventrally with a row of long black setae; tibial spurs similar to middle leg. Tarsomeres and pretarsal claws similar to mid leg. WINGS (Fig. 7). Forewing: slightly longer and wider than hind wing, subacute at apex; membrane hyaline; costal area slightly narrow at proximal region; venation yellow, except Sc with alternate brownish and yellow patches at proximal half, covered with sparse short black setae; poststigmal area with a few interconnected crossveins; seven to nine presectoral crossveins; initial branching point of CuA at same level or proximal to Rs origin; Rs with 10 – 13 branches; CuP origin at same level to basal crossveins, fused with 1 A after a short free base; pterostigma small, milky white; anterior Banksian line absent; posterior Banksian line present. Hind wing: relatively narrower than forewing, acute at apex; membrane hyaline; venation similar to forewing; four presectoral crossveins; median fork proximal to Rs origin; Rs with 12 – 14 branches; pterostigma indistinct; anterior Banksian line absent; posterior Banksian line present; pilula axillaris small, with rounded knob, covered with dense brown setae. ABDOMEN (Fig. 6). Tergites dark brown, but in some specimen with a narrow transverse yellow stripe at distal margin of terga 4 – 8, covered with short brownish yellow setae. Sternites dark brown, covered with short brownish yellow setae. MALE GENITALIA (Fig. 9 C – G). Tergum 9 trapezoidal, with anterior margin slightly prominent in lateral view. Sternum 9 ovoid in ventral view, covered with elongated black setae at distal half. Ectoproct nearly rectangular in lateral view, covered with yellow setae at distal half, posteroventral corner at proximal half with long thick black setae in lateral view. Gonocoxites 11 highly sclerotized, lateral arms straight, posterolaterally wide and rounded in dorsal view. Gonostylus 11 slightly prominent in dorsal view. Gonocoxites 9 broad and elongated, proximally diverged in dorsal view, distally rounded in lateral view. FEMALE GENITALIA (Fig. 9 A – B). Tergum 9 quadrate in lateral view, covered with short black setae. Ectoproct rounded in lateral view, posterodorsal margin rounded, with short yellow setae, but proximal ⅓ with robust digging setae. Anterior gonocoxites 8 short, as long as wide, covered with thick long black setae. Posterior gonocoxites 8 long, digitiform, covered with long black setae. Gonocoxites 9 broad and rounded, covered with robust digging setae, anterolaterally with a bunch of erected short black setae at proximal ⅓. Pregenital plate small, pointed at apex in ventral view.	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED705FFCFFDC3F8FFCA764E00.taxon	discussion	Note Myrmeleon tenuipennis is rarely mentioned in literature since its original description (Rambur 1842; Ghosh 1983; Stange 2004). Previously, it was only known from India, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam (Stange 2004; Oswald 2020). But we thought this is the most common antlion species in Pakistan, previously misidentified as M. assamensis. The marking patterns on frons and pronotum of M. assamensis reported from Pakistan (Akhtar et al. 2018: fig. 1 a) and the paratype of Myrmeleon bimaculatus Yang, 1999 (Fig. 11) from China are almost identical to the type photographs of M. fryeri Navás, 1914 (Fig. 10). However, it can be distinguished from these closely related species by the presence of two yellow markings on vertex in dorsal view (with four yellow markings in M. assamensis: two at median and two at lateral margins in dorsal view). After careful examination of the holotype photographs of M. fryeri (Fig. 10), which is a junior synonym of M. tenuipennis proposed by Esben-Petersen (1931), it is concluded that the specimens presently collected from Pakistan are M. tenuipennis based on the presence of two yellow markings on vertex, instead of four in M. assamensis. We also examined the paratype of M. bimaculatus Yang, 1999 (holotype lost), and confirm that this species is a synonym of M. tenuipennis. Myrmeleon tenuipennis is widely distributed in coastal areas of southern China.	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED705FFCFFDC3F8FFCA764E00.taxon	distribution	Distribution Pakistan: Punjab Province (Islamabad Capital Territory: District Jhelum); China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan), India (Maharashtra), Sri Lanka, Vietnam (Ghosh 1983; Yang 1999; Stange 2004; Bao & Wang 2006; Bao et al. 2009; Oswald 2020).	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED71DFFC2FDE0FB95CC5A4E84.taxon	description	Figs 12 – 15, 20	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED71DFFC2FDE0FB95CC5A4E84.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis It can be distinguished by the distinctive head and thoracic markings: frons black, except for ventral corner yellow (Fig. 14 B); vertex black, median and posterior portions with yellow markings in dorsal view; pronotum yellow, medially with a longitudinal brownish stripe, anterior transverse furrow dark brown, distally with a pair of well-separated transverse brownish stripes (Fig. 14 C); wings narrowly elongated, acutely pointed at apex, initial branching point of CuA distad Rs origin (Fig. 13). Moreover, male genitalia is distinctive among species of Myrmeleon in Pakistan: gonocoxites 11 highly sclerotized, lateral arms elongated; gonostylus 11 rounded in lateral view; gonocoxites 9 narrow and elongated, wider in lateral view with pointed apex.	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED71DFFC2FDE0FB95CC5A4E84.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined PAKISTAN – Islamabad Capital Territory • 1 ♂; Quaid-e-Azam University, Shahdarah; 33 ° 45 ′ 5.1474 ″ N, 73 ° 9 ′ 40.1754 ″ E; 555 m a. sl.; 24 Aug. 2019; Hassan M. A. leg.; CAU. Re-description	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED71DFFC2FDE0FB95CC5A4E84.taxon	description	MEASUREMENT (♂ n = 1). Forewing: length 26.2 mm, width 5.5 mm; hind wing: length 26.2 mm, width 4.6 mm; body length: 24.0 mm. HEAD (Fig. 14 B – C). Vertex moderately raised; in frontal view black, without yellow markings; in dorsal view black, medially with a pair of transverse and posteriorly with a pair of longitudinal yellow markings; epicranial area black, with longitudinal grooves, covered with short brownish pubescence. Frons black, but ventral corner yellow, covered with short yellowish pubescence. Occiput and postorbital sclerites yellow. Clypeus yellow, medially with two indistinct dark brown markings. Labrum yellow, covered with erected brownish setae at proximal margin. Genae pale yellow. Maxillary and labial palps pale yellow, terminal labial palpomere spindle-shaped, palpimacula brownish, small and circular, with short black setae. Antennae brownish, dorsal ring of scape and pedicel yellow, covered with short black setae, flagellum brownish with proximal and distal margin dark brown. Antennal sclerites yellow (Fig. 14 B). THORAX (Fig. 14 A). Pronotum slightly wider than long, yellow, medially with a longitudinal brownish stripe, slightly interrupted at anterior transverse furrow; dark brown stripe along anterior transverse furrow, not reaching at lateral margins; distally with a pair of well-separated transverse brownish stripes; covered with sparse yellow setae. Mesonotum dark brown; prescutum laterally with a narrow yellow stripe; mesoscutum with yellow markings on median and posterolateral margins; mesoscutellum at distal ⅔ yellow; covered with sparse yellow setae, but prescutum with long dark brown setae. Metanotum dark brown; prescutum medially with faintly brownish longitudinal yellow marking; metascutum distally with a pair of large yellow markings; metascutellum laterally and distally brownish yellow; covered with sparse yellow setae. Pleuron dark brown, with yellow markings, covered with sparse yellow setae (Fig. 14 E). LEGS (Fig. 14 E). Foreleg: coxa and trochanter yellow, with short yellow setae. Femur yellow, light brownish at distal ½, with short black setae, but posterolaterally with a few long black setae at proximal half; femoral sense hair shorter than proximal ½ of profemora. Tibia yellow, with mixed, short and long black setae at proximal half, antennal cleaning setae yellow; tibial spurs brownish, straight, as long as Ta 1. Tarsomeres yellow, with short black setae; Ta 1 equal to combined length of Ta 2 – Ta 3; Ta 2, Ta 3 and Ta 4 nearly equal in size; Ta 5 equal to combined length of Ta 1 – Ta 3. Pretarsal claws brownish, curved. Mid leg: coxa yellow, slightly brownish at proximal ½, with yellow setae. Trochanter yellow, with short black setae. Femur yellow, light brownish at distal ½, covered with short black setae, laterally with a few long black setae at proximal half; femoral sense hair shorter than proximal half of mid femora. Tibia yellow, covered with mixed, short and long black setae; tibial spurs similar to foreleg. Tarsomeres and pretarsal claws similar to foreleg. Hind leg: coxa and trochanter similar to mid leg. Femur yellow, light brownish at distal ⅓, covered with short black setae, proximal half with a few long black setae; femoral sense hair absent. Tibia, tarsomeres, and pretarsal claws are similar to mid leg. WINGS (Fig. 13). Forewing as long as hind wing, acute at apex; membrane hyaline; costal area slightly narrow at proximal region; venation brownish yellow, covered with sparse short black setae; poststigmal area with a few interconnected crossveins; nine presectoral crossveins; initial branching point of CuA proximal to Rs origin; Rs with 11 branches; CuP origin at the same level to basal crossveins, fused with 1 A after a short free base; pterostigma indistinct; anterior Banksian line absent; posterior Banksian present. Hind wing: relatively narrow, acute at apex; membrane hyaline; venation similar to forewing; five presectoral crossveins; median fork at proximal to Rs origin; Rs with 12 branches; pterostigma indistinct; anterior Banksian line absent; posterior Banksian indistinct; pilula axillaris small, with rounded knob covered with dense brown setae. ABDOMEN (Fig. 12). Tergites dark brown, distally with a narrow yellow stripe on terga 1 – 8, lateral margins yellow, covered with short brownish yellow setae. Sternites dark brown, distally with a narrow yellowish stripe, covered with short brownish yellow setae. MALE GENITALIA (Fig. 15). Tergum 9 subtrapezoidal in lateral view. Sternum 9 ovate-shaped, covered with long black setae at distal ⅓. Ectoproct nearly rectangular in lateral view, posteroventral corner slightly prominent, covered with long thick black setae. Gonocoxites 11 highly sclerotized, lateral arms elongated, apex broad and curved ventrad in dorsal view. Gonostylus 11 rounded in lateral view. Gonocoxites 9 narrow and elongated, wider in lateral view with pointed apex.	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED71DFFC2FDE0FB95CC5A4E84.taxon	discussion	Note Myrmeleon hyalinus currently includes five subspecies: M. h. hyalinus Olivier, 1811 (widespread in Northern Africa and the Middle East, Atlantic islands, India, and Pakistan), M. h. afghanus Hölzel, 1987 (Afghanistan), M. h. caboverdicus Hölzel, 1987 (Cape Verde Islands), M. h. cabrerai Navás, 1912 (Canary Islands), and M. h. distinguendus Rambur, 1842 (widespread in Southern Europe to the Middle East), which can be distinguished in adult morphology and geographical distribution (Hölzel 1987). The morphological characters to delimit the subspecies of M. hyalinus are largely unreliable, particularly the frontal and prothoracic marking patterns (Fig. 14 A – C; Hölzel 1987: fig. 2; Akhtar et al. 2018: fig. 3 a; Hajiesmaeilian et al. 2020: fig. 11). For example, the marking pattern of frons in our examined specimen is similar to M. h. cabrerai with lower margin of frons narrowly yellow (Fig. 13 B; Hölzel 1987: fig. 10), but different from M. h. hyalinus that is distinguished by a median yellow marking on frons at lower margin (Fig. 14 B; Hölzel 1987: fig. 8; Akhtar et al. 2018: fig. 7 a; Hajiesmaeilian et al. 2020: 20). However, the intraspecific divergence herein observed for M. h. hyalinus and M. h. distinguendus was 0.021 – 0.049 based on COI gene data. Furthermore, the monophyly of M. h. hyalinus was not recovered based on our analysis (Fig. 21). In conclusion, a combined morphological and molecular data should be applied for all subspecies to resolve the status of these geographically isolated subspecies.	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED71DFFC2FDE0FB95CC5A4E84.taxon	distribution	Distribution Pakistan: (Punjab Province: District Bahawalpur, Lal Sohanra National Park); widespread: Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Middle East, East to Western India and Macaronesia (Aspöck et al. 2001; Stange 2004; Ábrahám 2010, 2011, 2017; Akhtar et al. 2018; Hassan et al. 2019; Oswald 2020).	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED710FFFBFDC6FB10CDC44875.taxon	description	Figs 16 – 20	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED710FFFBFDC6FB10CDC44875.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Body coloration generally dark brown; frons and vertex wholly black, without yellow markings (Fig. 18 B – C); pronotum slightly wider than long, mostly yellow, with two broad median dark brown stripes, narrowly separated by a central yellow line; meso- and metanotum dark brown, posteriorly yellow, covered with scattered fine yellowish setae (Fig. 18 A).	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED710FFFBFDC6FB10CDC44875.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined PAKISTAN – Islamabad Capital Territory • 1 ♀; Faiz Abad; 33 ° 39 ′ 50.6154 ″ N, 73 ° 9 ′ 9.36 ″ E; 480 m a. s. l.; 11 Aug. 2019; Hassan M. A. leg.; CAU. – Azad Kashmir • 4 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; District Bagh, Bagh City; 33 ° 58 ′ 18.29 ″ N, 73 ° 47 ′ 37.45 ″ E; 1150 m a. s. l.; 3 – 7 Aug. 2019 • 1 ♂; District Pooch, Goi Nala, 33 ° 50 ′ 8.1594 ″ N, 73 ° 44 ′ 9.9594 ″ E; 1580 m a. s. l.; 5 Sep. 2019 • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Rawalakot Valley, the University of Poonch; 33 ° 50 ′ 58.776 ″ N, 73 ° 46 ′ 26.5434 ″ E; 1645 m a. s. l.; 1 Aug. 2019 • 1 ♀; Banjosa Lake; 33 ° 48 ′ 36.10 ″ N, 73 ° 48 ′ 58.89 ″ E; 1828 m a. s. l.; 3 Sep. 2019; Hassan M. A. and Hussain S. leg.; CAU. – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province • 6 ♂♂, 9 ♀♀; District Mansehra, Pakistan Forest Institute Filed Station, Shinkiari; 33 ° 28 ′ 58.41102 ″ N, 73 ° 17 ′ 37.43297 ″ E; 1334 m a. s. l.; 19 Aug. 2019 • 1 ♀; Garhi Habibullah; 34 ° 24 ′ 23.0394 ″ N, 73 ° 22 ′ 28.1994 ″ E; 770 m a. s. l.; 22 Aug. 2019; Hassan M. A. leg.; NIM • 1 ♀; Swat, 35 ° 3 ′ 14.7306 ″ N, 72 ° 33 ′ 53.4492 ″ E; 760 m a. s. l.; 11 Sep. 2019; Fazullah leg.; NIM • 1 ♀; District Orakzai, Tirah Valley; 33 ° 43 ′ 48 ″ N, 71 ° 0 ′ 36 ″ E; 2300 m a. s. l.; 23 Jun. 2016; Syed leg.; NIM. CHINA – Tibet • 10 ♂♂, 13 ♀♀; Shigatse, Gyirong County, Gyirong Town; 2650 m a. s. l.; 25 Jun. 2020; Yuchen Zheng leg.; CAU. – Yunnan Province • 2 ♂♂; Baoshan, Longyang District, Mangkuan Township, Baihualing Village, Hanlong Camp; 1400 m a. s. l.; 7 Jun. 2020; Yuchen Zheng and Jiazhi Zhang leg.; CAU.	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED710FFFBFDC6FB10CDC44875.taxon	description	Re-description MEASUREMENT (♂ n = 4, ♀ n = 5). Forewing: length ♂ 36.0 – 39.0 mm, ♀ 36.0 – 43.5 mm; width ♂ 7.5 – 9.0 mm, ♀ 8.2 – 9.5 mm; hind wing: length ♂ 35.5 – 38.5 mm, ♀ 35.4 – 42.5 mm; width ♂ 7.0 – 7.3 mm, ♀ 6.3 – 7.8 mm; body length: ♂ 32.0 – 37.0 mm, ♀ 31.4 – 38.0 mm. HEAD (Fig. 18 B – C). Vertex moderately raised; in frontal and dorsal view black, without yellow markings; epicranial area with longitudinal grooves, covered with short yellowish pubescence. Frons shining black, with short yellowish pubescence. Occiput shining black. Postorbital sclerite yellow. Clypeus yellow, with four long black setae on proximal margin. Labrum yellow, covered with erected brownish setae at proximal margin. Genae pale yellow. Maxillary and labial palps pale yellow, terminal labial palpomere spindle-shaped, palpimacula brownish, small and circular, with short black setae. Antennae black, with distal ring of scape and pedicel yellow, flagellum dark brown with several distal flagellomeres pointed at apex, covered with short black setae. Antennal sclerites yellow (Fig. 18 D). THORAX (Fig. 18 A). Pronotum slightly wider than long, yellow, medially with pair of longitudinal dark brown stripes, separated by a narrow central yellow line, covered with short sparse yellow setae, anterolaterally with short black setae, posterolaterally and distally with a few long black setae. Mesonotum dark brown, covered with sparse yellow setae; posterolateral margins on pre- and mesoscutum with yellow markings, prescutum covered with long dark brown setae; metascutellum distally with a narrow yellow stripe, covered with sparse yellow setae. Metanotum dark brown, metascutellum distally with a narrow yellow stripe, covered with sparse yellow setae. Pleuron dark brown, covered with sparse yellow setae (Fig. 18 E). LEGS (Fig. 18 E). Foreleg: coxa yellow, slightly brownish at proximal ⅓, with short yellow setae. Trochanter yellow, covered with mixed, short, black and yellow setae. Femur yellow, posterolaterally brownish at apex, covered with short black setae, proximal half with a few long black setae, proximal ⅓ with short yellow setae; femoral sense hair shorter than proximal half of profemora. Tibia yellow, laterally brownish in some specimens, distally shiny black, with short black setae, posterolaterally with a few long black setae, antennal cleaning setae yellow; tibial spurs brownish, straight, as long as Ta 1. Tarsomeres yellow, distally each tarsomere dark brown, with short black setae; Ta 1 longer than Ta 2; Ta 2, Ta 3 and Ta 4 nearly equal in size; Ta 5 nearly equal to combined length of Ta 1 – Ta 4. Pretarsal claws brownish, moderately curved. Mid leg: coxa and trochanter similar to foreleg. Femur yellow, anterolaterally dark brown, covered with short black setae, proximal ⅓ with short yellow setae but proximal half with a few long black setae; femoral sense hair shorter than proximal half of mid femora. Tibia yellow, anterolaterally brownish, distally shiny black, covered with short and long black setae; tibial spurs, tarsomeres and pretarsal claws similar to foreleg. Hind leg: coxa and trochanter similar to mid leg. Femur yellow, anterolaterally at distal ⅓ brownish, covered with long black setae, but proximal half with short yellow setae; femoral sense hair absent. Tibia, tibial spurs, tarsomeres, and pretarsal claws similar to mid leg. WINGS (Fig. 17). Forewing: relatively broad, slightly longer than hind wing, subacute at apex; membrane hyaline; costal area slightly narrow at proximal region; longitudinal veins yellow, except Sc and Cu at proximal half with alternate dark brown and yellow patches; crossveins yellow, except cubital area after posterior Banksian line with crossveins black; six to nine presectoral crossveins; initial branching point of CuA proximal to Rs origin; Rs with 11 – 14 branches; pterostigma small, milky white; anterior Banksian line indistinct as compared to more prominent posterior Banksian line which is proximally brownish black. Hind wing: relatively narrower than forewing, acute at apex; membrane hyaline; longitudinal veins yellow except Sc at proximal half with alternate dark brown and yellow patches; crossveins yellow, but median area after posterior Banksian line with crossveins black; five to six presectoral crossveins; median fork proximal to Rs origin; Rs with 12 – 14 branches; pterostigma milky white; anterior Banksian line absent; posterior Banksian line indistinct; pilula axillaris with rounded knob, covered with dense brown setae. ABDOMEN (Fig. 16). Tergites dark brown, distally with a narrow yellow stripe on terga 4 – 8; terga 4 – 7 relatively broader in both sexes; covered with short yellowish setae, but posterior and posterolateral margins of terga 6 – 7 with mixed, short, black and brownish setae, tergum 8 with short black setae. Sternites dark brown, sterna 7 – 8 each with distally a narrow yellow stripe; covered with short yellowish setae. MALE GENITALIA (Fig. 19 C – G). Tergum 9 trapezoidal, with anterior margin slightly prominent in middle in lateral view. Sternum 9 triangular in ventral view, covered with long and elongated black setae. Ectoproct nearly rectangular in lateral view, posterodorsal margin rounded, covered with yellow setae, posteroventral corner slightly prominent, covered with long thick black setae. Gonocoxites 11 highly sclerotized, lateral arms straight, rounded at apex in ventral view, apex curved ventrad in dorsal view. Gonostylus 11 cone-shaped, prominent in ventral view. Gonocoxites 9 separated, narrow and straight proximally, wide and curved distally with pointed apex in lateral view. FEMALE GENITALIA (Fig. 19 A – B). Tergum 9 subquadrate, covered with short black setae. Ectoproct rounded in lateral view, distal ⅔ yellow with short yellow setae, proximal ⅓ dark brown with robust digging setae. Anterior gonocoxites 8 short, as long as wide, covered with thick long black setae. Posterior gonocoxites 8 long, digitiform, covered with elongated black setae. Gonocoxites 9 broad and rounded, covered with robust digging setae, anterolaterally with a bunch of erected short black setae at proximal ⅓. Pregenital plate small, heart-shaped.	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED710FFFBFDC6FB10CDC44875.taxon	distribution	Distribution Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (District Mansehra, Garhi Habib Ullah), Azad Kashmir (District Muzaffarabad, Peer Chanasi), Punjab Province (District Rawalpindi, Murree); China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Shaanxi, Tibet, Yunnan), India (Arunachal Pradesh, Darjeeling, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal), Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam (Ghosh 1984, 2000; Zhan et al. 2011; Akhtar et al. 2018; Yang et al. 2018; Hassan et al. 2019; Ábrahám & Giacomino 2020; Oswald 2020).	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED728FFFAFDCFFEE9C8A34EE5.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Myrmeleon assamensis can be distinguished by the marking patterns on vertex and pronotum: vertex black, posteriorly with four yellow markings, two at middle and two at lateral margins in dorsal view; pronotum yellow, medially with a pair of dark brown stripes, which are separated by a narrow median yellow line.	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED728FFFAFDCFFEE9C8A34EE5.taxon	discussion	Note In the original description (solely based on male), Ghosh (1984) characterized this species based on the presence of two black stripes on the pronotum and the number of presectoral crossveins and the radial branches in both wings. Subsequently, Ghosh (1990) described the female of this species and found that the number of presectoral crossveins and the radial branches are different from that in the male previously described by him. Later, Iqbal & Yousuf (1992: fig. 2) re-described this species based on specimens from Pakistan and provided the line drawings of the head and pronotum in dorsal view as well as the male genitalia. Recently, Akhtar et al. (2018: fig. 1 a) also recorded this species in Pakistan, which, however, is a case of misidentification of M. tenuipennis (see Note to this species). In the original description of Myrmeleon assamensis, the marking patterns on vertex are as follows: vertex at distally with two longitudinal and two transverse dark spots in dorsal view (vertex with only two longitudinal yellow markings in M. tenuipennis). No new specimens of this species were found in this study.	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED728FFFAFDCFFEE9C8A34EE5.taxon	distribution	Distribution Pakistan: Punjab Province (District Jhelum, District Khanewal, District Sahiwal); India (Assam State) (Ghosh 1984, 1992, 2000; Iqbal & Yousuf 1992, 1997; Stange 2004; Akhtar et al. 2018; Hassan et al. 2019; Oswald 2020).	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED728FFF9FDAFFB1ACC784836.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Myrmeleon bore can be characterized by wholly dark brown vertex without yellow markings and the pronotum with lateral margins narrowly yellow on proximal half (Aspöck et al. 1980: fig. 822; Ábrahám & Papp 1991: fig. 2; Monserrat & Acevedo 2013: fig. 39; Tillier et al. 2013: fig. 13; Ábrahám & Giacomino 2020: fig. 3), while the species recorded from Pakistan have yellow markings on a vertex in dorsal view and the pronotum medially brownish yellow (Akhtar et al. 2018: fig. 2 a). This character suggests that the specimens from Pakistan identified as Myrmelon bore belong to a different species.	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED728FFF9FDAFFB1ACC784836.taxon	discussion	Remarks Myrmeleon bore seems widely distributed in the Palaearctic Region and was recently recorded from Pakistan. Notably, Enza otiosus Navás, 1912 has long been considered a secondary synonym of M. bore (Stange 2004; Sekimoto 2014; Wang et al. 2018). However, based on the priority of the nomenclature of the ICZN (International Code of Zoological Nomenclature), the validity of E. otiosus should be restored and transferred to Myrmeleon, then M. bore should be treated as a synonym of the former. Meanwhile, Kuwayama (1962) did not treat E. otiosus as a synonym for M. bore formally. Considering the type localities between E. otiosus (holotype in Japan) and M. bore (syntypes in Sweden and Norway) have great distance, the relationship between both species needs to be further investigated. Hence, we do not include E. otiosus in the citation of M. bore.	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED728FFF9FDAFFB1ACC784836.taxon	distribution	Distribution Pakistan? Widespread in Palaearctic Region (Röhricht 1998; Aspöck et al. 2001; Bao & Wang 2006; Akhtar et al. 2018; Yang et al. 2018; Hassan et al. 2019; Ábrahám & Giacomino 2020; Oswald 2020).	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED72BFFF9FDBCFDC6CA294EC1.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Myrmeleon clothilde can be characterized by wholly dark brown vertex with yellow markings at distal half in dorsal view; pronotum dark brown, laterally slightly narrow yellow at proximal half; medially with two narrow longitudinal yellow stripes at proximal to anterior transverse furrow (Iqbal & Yousuf 1992: fig. 1 a).	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED72BFFF9FDBCFDC6CA294EC1.taxon	discussion	Note Since its original description, this species was rarely mentioned in literature (Iqbal & Yousuf 1992, 1997; Ghosh 2000; Stange 2004). After reviewing the aforementioned literature from Pakistan and India, we found that the male genitalia of this species have not been described so far. However, further additional data on the male genitalia and distribution of this rarely known species in Pakistan need to be updated in further studies. No new specimens of this species were found in this study.	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED72BFFF9FDBCFDC6CA294EC1.taxon	distribution	Distribution Pakistan: Punjab Province (District Faisalabad); India, Sri Lanka (Iqbal & Yousuf 1992, 1997; Ghosh 2000; Stange 2004; Hassan et al. 2019; Oswald 2020).	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED72BFFF9FDDAFAFECD334DDE.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Myrmeleon inconspicuus can be characterized by a wholly dark black vertex with yellow markings at distal half in dorsal view; pronotum dark brown with a narrow median longitudinal yellow marking at proximal to anterior transverse furrow and two rounded yellow markings at distal half (Akhtar et al. 2018: fig. 4 a; Hajiesmaeilian et al. 2020: figs 11 – 12). No new specimens of this species were found in this study.	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED72BFFF9FDDAFAFECD334DDE.taxon	distribution	Distribution Pakistan: Punjab Province (District Chakwal, Lal Sunahara National Park, District Bhakkar, Darya Khan, Mithi, District Dera Ghazi Khan, Chak Talpur, District Sahiwal, Harappa); Southern Europe (widespread), Northern Africa (widespread), Middle East to Iran (Aspöck et al. 1980, 2001; Akhtar et al. 2018; Hassan et al. 2019; Hajiesmaeilian et al. 2020; Oswald 2020).	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED72AFFF8FD93FEE9CBB94E93.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Myrmeleon noacki can be characterized by a wholly dark brown vertex, without yellow markings; pronotum dark brown, laterally yellow, medially with a narrow longitudinal yellow line at proximal half wings lack pipula axillaris in males; apex of male gonocoxites 9 narrowly arcuated at anterolateral margins in ventral view.	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED72AFFF8FD93FEE9CBB94E93.taxon	discussion	Note Myrmeleon noacki is known from the southeastern parts of Europe to Turkey, and was recently reported from Iran and Pakistan (Akhtar et al. 2018; Hajiesmaeilian et al. 2020). The reports of Myrmelon noacki from Pakistan need to be re-evaluated and compared with European specimens. Typically, this species is characterized by a narrow median longitudinal yellow marking at proximal half of pronotum and the male genitalia with gonocoxites 9 at anterolateral margins arcuated at anterolateral margins at apex in ventral view (see Ohm 1965: figs 2, 6; Hajiesmaeilian et al. 2020: figs 10, 14). The prothoracic markings and the shape of male genitalia of this species recorded from Pakistan match the typical diagnosis for M. paghmanus: pronotum dark brown, medially with a narrow longitudinal yellow marking, rounded at middle; male gonocoxites 9 arcuate at distal margin in ventral view (see Akhtar et al. 2018: fig. 5 a – b; Hölzel 1972: figs 97, 101 – 102). No new specimens of this species were found in this study.	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED72AFFF8FD93FEE9CBB94E93.taxon	distribution	Distribution Pakistan: Azad Kashmir (District Bagh); Gilgit-Baltistan (District Gilgit); Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Iran, Turkey (Aspöck et al. 2001; Pantaleoni & Badano 2012; Akhtar et al. 2018; Hassan et al. 2019; Hajiesmaeilian et al. 2020; Oswald 2020).	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED72AFFFFFDCBFB2DCA5A485C.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Myrmeleon paghmanus can be characterized by the combination of the following characters: clypeus yellow, medially with two rounded brownish markings; pronotum dark brown, medially with a narrow longitudinal complete yellow stripe, laterally with a narrow yellow stripe at proximal half wings lack pipula axillaris in males; male gonocoxites 9 arcuate at distal margin in ventral view.	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED72AFFFFFDCBFB2DCA5A485C.taxon	discussion	Note Up till now, this species is only known from Afghanistan and Pakistan. No new specimens of this species were found in this study.	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED72AFFFFFDCBFB2DCA5A485C.taxon	distribution	Distribution Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (District Swat, Gabral-Tal); Afghanistan (Hölzel 1972; Stange 2004; Hassan et al. 2019; Oswald 2020).	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
03D887BED72AFFFFFDCBFB2DCA5A485C.taxon	description	Molecular identification The present phylogenetic analysis based on COI and 16 S rRNA genes shows that there is strong support for the monophyly of Baliga clade for Japanese species by BI, ML, and NJ methods, which, however, did not comprise Baliga kashmirensis sp. nov. from Pakistan. Based on COI genes, Baliga kashmirensis sp. nov. was assigned to be within a monophylum with M. tenuipennis and M. taiwanensis Miller & Stange, 1999. However, the monophyly of Baliga kashmirensis sp. nov. with M. tenuipennis, M. hyalinus, M. trivialis, and the M. formicarius clade is recovered with relatively low nodal support values. For now, the present phylogenetic analysis is largely focused on species identification due to incomplete taxon sampling. The genetic divergence between B. kashmirensis sp. nov. and the species of Myrmeleon was 0.139 – 0.188 and that between this new species and the other species of Baliga was 0.153 – 0.186. The greatest intraspecific divergence (0.049) was found respectively in B. ryukyuensis Hayashi & Matsumoto, 2020 and M. hyalinus. The minimum and maximum interspecific genetic divergence between species of Baliga and Myrmeleon ranged from 0.074 – 0.186, and 0.123 – 0.188, respectively.	en	Hassan, Muhammad Asghar, Zheng, Yuchen, Liu, Xingyue (2022): Taxonomic notes on the antlion tribe Myrmeleontini Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontinae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 831: 1-44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.831.1867
