title: On Afromantispa and Mantispa (Insecta, Neuroptera, Mantispidae): elucidating generic boundaries.
abstract: The genus Afromantispa Snyman & Ohl, 2012 was recently synonymised with Mantispa Illiger, 1798 by Monserrat (2014). Here morphological evidence is presented in support of restoring the genus Afromantispa stat. rev. to its previous status as a valid and morphologically distinct genus. Twelve new combinations (comb. n.) are proposed as species of Afromantispa including three new synonyms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa.
authors.forename: Louwtjie P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Snyman
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa.
authors.forename: Catherine L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Sole
authors.affiliation: Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Invalidenstr. 43, 10115 Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohl
keywords: Afromantispa; Afrotropics; Mantispa; Mantispidae; Palearctic