A review of the alderfly genus Leptosialis Esben-Petersen (Megaloptera, Sialidae) with description of a new species from South Africa

Price, BLiu, Xde Moor, FVillet, M2019-03-132019-03-132012-06-142018-04-19Price BW, Liu X, de Moor FC, Villet MH (2012) A review of the alderfly genus Leptosialis Esben-Petersen (Megaloptera, Sialidae) with description of a new species from South Africa. ZooKeys 201: 27–41. doi: 10.3897/ zookeys.201.26231313-298910.3897/zookeys.201.2623http://hdl.handle.net/10141/622440The monotypic South African alderfly genus Leptosialis Esben-Petersen, 1920 is reviewed and Leptosialis africana Esben-Petersen, 1920 is redescribed. In the process a new species of alderfly Leptosialis necopinata sp. n. from the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa is recognised and described. Within Sialidae the new species most closely resembles L. africana. A key to the two species of Leptosialis using both adult and larval characters is provided.openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/A review of the alderfly genus Leptosialis Esben-Petersen (Megaloptera, Sialidae) with description of a new species from South AfricaJournal Article1313-2970ZooKeys20127 - 41SialidaeLeptosialistaxonomySouth Africa