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An unexpected new species of Isostenosmylus Krüger, 1913 (Neuroptera: Osmylidae), from the Brazilian Northeast

ABSTRACT

The genus Isostenosmylus Krüger, 1913 contains 18 species distributed in South America, especially in the Andean region and in southern Brazil and Paraguay. Herein, a new species – Isostenosmylus derpi sp. n. – from a specific habitat named “Brejo de Altitude” from Paraíba state, Northeast Brazil, is described and illustrated. Distribution map and an updated taxonomic key for the genus females are provided.

Keywords:
Brejo de Altitude; Atlantic Forest; Caatinga province: Lance lacewing; Stenosmylinae

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