Hemerobius schedli Hölzel, 1970

Koch, Bärbel & Duelli, Peter, 2025, The alpine brown lacewing insect Hemerobius schedli (Neuroptera, Hemerobiidae) in Switzerland, Alpine Entomology 9, pp. 65-71 : 65-71

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.3897/alpento.9.162964

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17063914

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scientific name

Hemerobius schedli Hölzel, 1970
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Hemerobius schedli Hölzel, 1970 View in CoL

Specimens of the British Museum of Natural History ( BMNH) in London examined:

SWITZERLAND • 1 ♂; Pontresina , Switz., G. C. C.; 5000–8000 ft; McLachlan Coll. - B. M. 1938-674.; det. Bärbel Koch; in Coll. BMNH, NHMUK 015614138 About NHMUK 4 ♂♂; Switzerland, Upper Engadine ; 26. vi- 11. viii. 1927; leg. M. E. Mosely; [det. Victor Monserrat]; prep / rev. Bärbel Koch; in Coll. BMNH, NHMUK 015614139 About NHMUK / NHMUK 015614140 About NHMUK / NHMUK 015614141 About NHMUK / NHMUK 015614142 About NHMUK .

The specimen from Pontresina was originally identified by R. McLachlan as Hemerobius nitidulus . Male specimens from the Upper Engadin region housed at the BMNH were identified by Victor Monserrat ( Monserrat 1991; V. Monserrat, pers. comm.), although no identification labels were attached to them.

Specimens of the Naturhistorisches Museum Basel ( NMB) examined:

SWITZERLAND • 1 ♂; Ofenpass, Buffalora , S. N. P; 2100 m a. s. l.; Arve [ Pinus cembra ]; 30. 06. 1963; leg. W. Eglin; det. B. Koch; rev. P. Duelli; in Coll. NMB, NMB - INSEC 0010225 3 ♂; Trupchun, Schembrina , S. N. P.; 2000 and 2100 m a. s. l.; Arve [ Pinus cembra ]; 28. 07. 1956; leg. W. Eglin; det. B. Koch; rev. P. Duelli; in Coll. NMB, NMB - INSEC 0010226 / NMB - INSEC 0010227 / NMB - INSEC 0010230 1 ♂; Fuorn, Alp Buffalora , S. N. P.; 2100 m a. s. l.; Arve [ Pinus cembra ]; 22. 07. 1956; leg. W. Eglin; det. B. Koch; rev. P. Duelli; in Coll. NMB, NMB - INSEC 0010228 1 ♂; Ofenpass, Süsom Givè , S. N. P.; 2200 m a. s. l.; Arve [ Pinus cembra ]; 01. 07. 1963; leg. W. Eglin; det. B. Koch; rev. P. Duelli; in Coll. NMB, NMB - INSEC 0010229 1 ♂; Fuorn, Buffalora , S. N. P.; 2000 m a. s. l.; Arve [ Pinus cembra ] (Pin., Larix); 19. 07. 1950; leg. W. Eglin; det. B. Koch; rev. P. Duelli; in Coll. NMB, NMB - INSEC 0010231 .

All specimens identified as H. schedli had been collected by Willy Eglin between 1950 and 1963, and identified as H. handschini , when H. schedli had not yet been described and Eglin did not recognize it as a different species.

Specimens collected in Engadin and Visper Valleys in 2024 and 2025:

SWITZERLAND • 1 ♂; CH, GR, Val Müstair, Buffalora ; 816 ' 810 / 169 ' 450 [CH 1903 / LV 03 = WGS 84: 46°38'27.86"N, 10°16'15.47"E]; 1995 m a. s. l.; Pinus cembra and Pinus mugo ; 26. 07. 2024; Light trap; leg. B. Koch, P. Duelli, T. Romanski; det. B. Koch; in Coll. BNM, GBIFCH 01580200 GoogleMaps 1 ♂; CH, GR, Val Müstair, Buffalora ; 816 ' 810 / 169 ' 450 [CH 1903 / LV 03 = WGS 84: 46°38'27.86"N, 10°16'15.47"E]; 1995 m a. s. l.; Pinus cembra and Pinus mugo ; 26. 07. 2024; Light trap; leg. B. Koch, P. Duelli, T. Romanski; det. B. Koch; in Coll. B. Koch GoogleMaps 1 ♂; CH, GR, Zernez, Munt Baselgia ; 804 ' 455 / 176 ' 880 [CH 1903 / LV 03 = WGS 84: 46°42'42.37"N, 10°06'46.80"E]; 2215 m a. s. l; Pinus cembra and Pinus mugo ; 27. 07. 2024; Light trap; leg. B. Koch, P. Duelli, T. Romanski; det. B. Koch; in Coll. MCSN, GBIFCH 01389926 , NEUR 02448 GoogleMaps 1 ♂; CH, VS, Visperterminen, Giw ; 637 ' 310 / 122 ' 890 [CH 1903 / LV 03 = WGS 84: 46°15'23.05"N, 7°55'20.98"E]; 1945 m a. s. l.; Pinus cembra ; Beating; leg. B. Koch & P. Duelli; 23. 07. 2025; det. B. Koch; in Coll. B. Koch GoogleMaps .

In 2024, at Buffalora two male H. schedli were collected together with one male of H. handschini by means of light trapping, whereas in 2023 only two male H. handschini were collected with beating. In contrast, at Munt Baselgia in 2024 only H. schedli was found (and three ♀ H. cf schedli ; Fig. 3 View Figure 3 ) with light trapping. In 2024, all H. schedli were collected using light traps, whereas in 2025, one male was collected by beating Pinus cembra .

NMB

Naturhistorishes Museum

BNM

Bündner Naturmuseum

MCSN

Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Verona

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Neuroptera

Family

Hemerobiidae

Genus

Hemerobius