Maracandula, Currie, 1901

Miller, Robert B. & Stange, Lionel A., 2009, A revision of the genus Maracandula Currie (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae), Insecta Mundi 2009 (101), pp. 1-10 : 3-4

Key to species of Maracandula

1. Ocular width at least one-half as long as interocular width measured anteriorly, eye reaching near antennal pedicel ( Fig. 15 , 20 ); basal tarsomere of fore and mid legs about equal in length to distal tarsomere ( Fig. 17 , 22 ); hypostigmatic cell at least three times longer than high (colima Group) ....................................................................................................................................... 2

— Ocular width about one-third interocular width, eye separated from antennal pedicel by at least pedicel diameter ( Fig. 2 , 10 ); basal tarsomere of all legs shorter than distal tarsomere ( Fig. 3 , 11 ); hypostigmatic cell less than twice as long as high (pygmaeus Group) ............................ 3

2(1). Antenna tricolored, flagellomeres 1 to 5 dark brown to black, next 2 or 3 whitish, followed by dark brown club ( Fig. 20 ); pronotum mostly pale yellow with dark reddish brown areas concentrated along midline; Oaxaca, Mexico................................................. Maracandula oaxaca n. sp.

— Antenna bicolored, flagellomeres 1 to 7 whitish followed by dark brown club ( Fig. 15 ); pronotum mostly dark reddish brown with median pale white stripe; Colima, Mexico............................. ................................................................................................... Maracandula colima n. sp.

3(1). Distal tarsomere of hind leg as long as or shorter than basal tarsomere ( Fig. 11 ); pterostigma of both wings yellowish ( Fig. 9 ); membrane distal to stigma suffused with brown on its anterior one-fourth, basad to stigma not suffused; fore wing with only two cells beyond hypostigmatic cell; Puebla, Mexico.................................................................. Maracandula puebla n. sp.

— Distal tarsomere of hind leg 1.5 times longer than basal tarsomere ( Fig. 3 ); pterostigma of both wings whitish, either membrane not suffused or completely suffused with brown distal and basal to stigma; fore wing with at least 3 (usually 4) cells beyond hypostigmatic cell ( Fig. 1 ). .................................................................................................................................................. 4

4(3). Apical one-fourth of both wings prominently suffused with dark brown ( Fig. 1 ); Durango, Jalisco, Mexico................................................................................. Maracandula apicalis (Banks)

— Wings not prominently suffused with dark brown ( Fig. 7 ); “ Mexico ” ............................................ ......................................................................................... Maracandula pygmaeus (Hagen)

Figures

Figure 14-18. Maracandula colima. 14) Habitus photo of adult. 15) Frontal view of head. 16) Mid and hind legs. 17) Male genitalia. 18) Female terminalia (side view).

Figure 19-23. Maracandula oaxaca. 19) Habitus photo of adult. 20) Frontal view of head. 21) Mid and hind legs. 22) Male genitalia. 23) Female terminalia (posterior view).

Figure 1-6. Maracandula apicalis. 1) Habitus photo of adult. 2) Frontal view of head. 3) Mid and hind legs. 4) Male genitalia. 5) Female terminalia (posterior view). 6) Female terminalia (ventral view).

Figure 9-13. Maracandula puebla. 9) Habitus photo of adult. 10) Frontal view of head. 11) Mid and hind legs. 12) Male genitalia. 13) Female terminalia.

Figure 7-8. Maracandula pygmaeus, holotype male. 7) Habitus photo. 8) Side view.