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Sympherobius
pygmaeus
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Subspecies
Several
subspecies have been described, but none of them
is currently being considered as valid. In
addition, several taxa described as separate
species (e.g. luqueti) are currently in
synonymy. However, this species is probably a
complex of several cryptic sibling species and
several of the names currently in synonymy might
be resurrected when more work is done on the
taxonomy of S. pygmaeus.
Original description
Synonyms
Mucropalpus pygmaeus
Rambur, 1842
Sympherobius pygmaeus (Rambur, 1842)
Sympherobius pygmaeus pygmaeus (Rambur, 1842)
Hemerobius coccophagus Göszy, 1852 (nomen
dubium)
Mucropalpus parvulus pallidus Costa, 1855
Micromus pumilio Stein, 1863
Sympherobius venosus Navás, 1908
Sympherobius conspersus Navás, 1908
Sympherobius gratiosus Navás, 1908
(unclear synonym)
Sympherobius lambereti Navás,
1910
Sympherobius pygmaeus lambereti
(Navás, 1910)
Sympherobius
bellus Navás, 1912
Sympherobius menendezi Navás,
1913
Sympherobius melanogaster Navás,
1915
Sympherobius fortini Lacroix, 1924
Nefasitus italicus Navás, 1932
Sympherobius laetus Steinmann, 1967
Sympherobius luqueti Leraut, 1991
Sympherobius pygmaeus alticolus Leraut,
1992
Note: Sympherobius gratiosus does not show any
significant differences that separate it from
Sympherobius pygmaeus. However, some authors
list it as valid species, but do not specify the
reasons for doing so; so the synonymic status of
this taxon is currently unclear.
Note: The taxon Hemerobius
coccophagus, described from Austria, is a nomen
dubium, but based on its description it is
probably identical with Sympherobius pygmaeus
(see Aspöck et al. (2001)).
Identification
Distribution
Biology
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