Plega hagenella (Westwood, 1867)

Alvim, Breno Ganns Chaves, Machado, Renato Jose Pires & Krolow, Tiago Kütter, 2019, Mantidflies (Neuroptera, Mantispidae) from Tocantins state (Brazil): distribution and identification key, Check List 15 (2), pp. 275-285 : 279

Plega hagenella (Westwood, 1867)

Figure 3 A–G

Diagnosis. This species has the body mostly yellow with dark-brown marks, pronotum broader than long, subapical flagellomeres white, foreleg with 1 pretarsal claw and forefemur with subbasal spine. Females with a long ovipositor.

Examined material. Brazil, Tocantins, Palmas, Fazenda Encantada , 10°15'0 2.6" S, 048°07'23.1" W, 09–10.xi. 2012, Krolow, T.K. & Lima, H.I.L. leg. (1♀ CEUFT) ; Brazil, Tocantins, Ponte Alta do Bom Jesus , 12°05' 46.6" S, 046°29'0 6.6" W, 30.x.2016, Santos, M.A. leg. (1♀ CEUFT)

Distribution. Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Bolivia and Brazil: Roraima, Amazonas, Pará, Maranhão, Rio Grande do Norte, Acre, Rondônia, Mato Grosso, and Minas Gerais ( Machado and Martins 2018, Ardila-Camacho et al. 2018).

New records. Tocantins: Palmas and Ponte Alta do Bom Jesus municipalities.

Comments. Plega hagenella is somewhat similar to T. varia, especially in the body color pattern, but these species can be easily distinguished based on the presence of the subbasal spine in Plega .

Figures

Figure 3. Plega hagenella (Westwood,1867).A. Head, anterior view.B. Mesonotum,lateral view.C. Head and thorax, dorsal view.D. Foreleg, external view. E. Foreleg, interior view. F. Forewing. G. Hind win.