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New records and new synonyms of antlions (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae) from China

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The antlions from the subfamilies Nemoleontinae and Myrmecaelurinae deposited in the Entomological Museum of the China Agricultural University (CAU) belong to 16 species, among which 11 are recorded for China for the first time. Four species with mostly Oriental distribution are recorded for the first time from the northern localities in Palaearctic China. The Dzungarian faunistic center of antlions with two species recently described from Turan is distinguished. Some species characteristic of Mongolia were found in adjacent China. Occurrence in China of three species, collected by Russian expeditions 100 years ago, is confirmed. Five species described by Yang from China have been synonymized with widely distributed species.

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Krivokhatsky, V.A., Zhiliang, W. & Xinli, W. New records and new synonyms of antlions (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae) from China. Entmol. Rev. 93, 572–583 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0013873813050059

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