Mantispidae

Ardila-Camacho, Adrian & García, Alexander, 2015, Mantidflies of Colombia (Neuroptera, Mantispidae), Zootaxa 3937 (3), pp. 401-455 : 404

Key to subfamilies and genera of Mantispidae with records in Colombia

1. Raptorial foreleg with two simple tarsal claws, arolium present; vertex elevated in frontal view ( Fig. 1 b)................ 2

- Raptorial foreleg with one tarsal claw, arolium absent ( Fig. 1 e); vertex concave in frontal view ( Fig. 1 c)... ( Mantispinae )...5

2. First tarsomere of foreleg elongated, with a lanceolate process at apex ( Fig. 1 d)......................( Symphrasinae )...3

- First tarsomere of foreleg short, without lanceolate process ( Fig. 1 f)................... (Drepanicinae).... Gerstaeckerella

3. Forefemur with sub-basal spine ( Fig. 2 g)................................................................... 4

- Forefemur without sub-basal spine ( Fig. 12 d)...................................................... Trichoscelia

4. Cell 2RA of forewing straight ( Fig. 2 a); hindtibia usually widened ( Fig. 2 h, i)............................... Anchieta

- Cell 2RA of forewing curve ( Fig. 1 a); hindtibia not widened............................................... Plega

5. Antennal flagellomeres wider than long in frontal view ( Fig. 19 b); mesoescutal furrow obsolete ( Fig. 20 a); wings with anterior half pale or dark amber ( Fig. 20 f); hindwing with transverse vein between CuA and AA ( Fig. 17 e)............. Climaciella

- Antennal flagellomeres as broad as long in frontal view; mesoescutal furrow conspicuous ( Fig. 22 e); wings usually almost completely hyaline; hindwing without transverse vein between CuA and AA......................................6

6. Pronotum with prominent setae over entire length in lateral view ( Hoffman 2002, Figs. 608, 609)...................... 7

- Pronotum with scattered fine setae in lateral view ( Fig. 22 a; Hoffman 2002, Figs. 606, 607)..........................8

7. Body predominantly green or pale yellow ( Machado & Rafael 2010, Figs. 27, 28); pronotum with numerous setae arising from protuberant bases ( Machado & Rafael 2010, Fig. 29c).............................................. Zeugomantispa

- Body with a mixture of brown and yellow or ochre ( Fig. 23 ); pronotum with setae arising flush with pronotal surface ( Hoffman 2002, Fig. 608)............................................................................ Leptomantispa

8. Head with inverted V-shaped mark directly beneath antennae ( Fig. 1 c); body coloration mottle, camouflage-like, consisting of green and brown ( Fig. 1 g); male ectoproct elongated, hypomeres long ( Machado & Rafael 2010, Fig. 4 e)............ Buyda

- Head with longitudinal or transverse stripes beneath antennae; body with varied color pattern; male ectoproct not elongated, hypomeres short...................................................................................... 9

9. Body mostly brown or tan ( Machado & Rafael 2010, Fig. 5 ); mesonotum with paired longitudinal yellow stripes laterally; forewing sometimes amber at base ( Machado & Rafael 2010, Fig. 13 c); male ectoproct with ventromedial lobe completely sclerotized................................................................................ Dicromantispa

- Body generally yellow and black ( Fig. 22 ); mesonotum with paired yellow stripes angled from wings bases to scutellum ( Fig. 22 e); forewing with basal third of cell 1RA amber ( Fig. 22 f); male ectoproct with ventromedial lobe partially sclerotized.............................................................................................. Entanoneura

Figures

FIGURE 1. Mantispidae spp.: a, Plega hagenella, wing venation; (b, d), P. fasciatella, b, head and forelegs, frontal, d, foreleg, outer surface (Photos by: Zoe Simmons, Oxford University Museum of Natural History); e, Buyda sp., foreleg, inner surface; f, G. gigantea, tarsi of foreleg, adapted from Poivre (1978); (c, g) B. phthisica, c, head, frontal, g, female habitus, lateral (Photo by: Francisco López Machado, Universidad del Valle, Cali).

FIGURE 2. Anchieta eurydella: a, fore- and hindwing; b, pteropleura; c, head, frontal; d, head and thorax, dorsal; e, female terminalia, lateral; f, forefemur, outer surface; g, forefemur, inner surface; h, hindtibia, inner surface; i, hindtibia, outer surface.

FIGURE 4. Plega fasciatella: a, forewing; b, hindwing; c, pteropleura; d, head, frontal; e, forefemur, inner and outer surfaces; f, head, thorax and abdomen, dorsal.

FIGURE 5. Plega fasciatella: a, male genitalia, ventral; b, male genitalia, lateral; c, apex of gonocoxite, lateral. Scale bars, 0.1 mm.

FIGURE 12. Trichoscelia gorgonensis: a, forewing; b, hindwing; c, forefemur, outer surface; d, forefemur, inner surface; e, pteropleura; f, pteronotum; g, head, frontal.

FIGURE 13. Trichoscelia gorgonensis: a, male genitalia, ventral; b, male genitalia, lateral; c, apex of gonocoxite, lateral; d, female terminalia, lateral. Scale bars, 0.1 mm.

FIGURE 17. Climaciella amapaensis: a, head and thorax, lareal; b, head and thorax, dorsal; c, forefemur, outer and inner surfaces; d, head, frontal; e, fore- and hindwing.

FIGURE 19. Climaciella obtusa: a, head and thorax, lateral; b, head and forelegs, frontal; c, fore- and hindwing.

FIGURE 20. Climaciella porosa: a, head and thorax, dorsal; b, prothorax, lateral; c, head, frontal; d, pteropleura; e, forefemur, outer surface; f, fore- and hinwing.

FIGURE 22. Entanoneura batesella: a, head and prothorax, lateral; b, head, frontal; c, pteropleura; d, forefemur, outer surface; e, head and thorax, dorsal; f, fore- and hindwing.

FIGURE 23. Leptomantispa hoffmani: a, head and thorax, dorsal; b, pteropleura; c, head, frontal; d, forelegs; e, pteronotum, dorsal; f, fore- and hindwing.