Ascalaphidae

Badano, Davide & Pantaleoni, Roberto Antonio, 2014, The Larvae of European Ascalaphidae (Neuroptera), Zootaxa 3796 (2), pp. 287-319 : 291

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3796.2.4
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D64A7C50-26ED-4D39-B376-2200CCCB138E
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5083075
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DA9D6F-FF96-FFF1-92EB-D51AFA5DF804
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Ascalaphidae
status

Treatment

Key to the genera of larvae of European Ascalaphidae View in CoL

1 Head one and a half times wider than long; ocular tubercles flattened; scolus-like processes very large and flattened: 3 main pairs of thoracic scolus-like processes and 8 pairs of dorsal abdominal scolus-like processes; ventral series of abdominal processes absent ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 )................................................................................ Puer View in CoL

- Head as wide as long; ocular tubercles cylindrical; 4 pairs of thoracic scolus-like processes and 8 pairs of dorsal abdominal scolus-like processes; ventral series of abdominal processes present but mostly tubercle-like ( Figs. 4 View FIGURE 4 , 6–16 View FIGURE 6 View FIGURE 7 View FIGURE 8 View FIGURE 9 View FIGURE 10 View FIGURE 11 View FIGURE 12 View FIGURE 13 View FIGURE 14 View FIGURE 15 View FIGURE 16 ).............. 2

2 Base of the mandible covered with white dolichasters; mandibular teeth relatively small, distance between the base of the mandible and the basal tooth noticeably longer than that between the basal and apical teeth; ocular tubercles with a distinct apical bump; ventral series of abdominal processes composed by scoli-like processes on the four anterior segments and tubercle-like ones on the following segments ( Figs. 6–7 View FIGURE 6 View FIGURE 7 )........................................................... Bubopsis View in CoL

- Base of the mandible not covered with white dolichasters; teeth relatively large; distance between the base of the mandible and the basal tooth similar to that between the basal and the apical teeth; ocular tubercles without a distinct apical bump; ventral series of abdominal processes composed by scoli-like processes on the first two anterior segments and tubercle-like ones on the following segments ( Figs. 4 View FIGURE 4 , 8–16 View FIGURE 8 View FIGURE 9 View FIGURE 10 View FIGURE 11 View FIGURE 12 View FIGURE 13 View FIGURE 14 View FIGURE 15 View FIGURE 16 )..................................................................... 3

3 Dorsal posterior depression of the head capsule very deep, reaching the middle of the head; ocular tubercles large, wider than long; first pair of abdominal scoli-like processes of the dorsal series and first pair of abdominal spiracles disposed on the dorsal side ( Fig. 4 View FIGURE 4 ).................................................................................. Ascalaphus View in CoL

- Dorsal posterior depression of the head capsule shallow, not reaching half of the head length; ocular tubercles longer than wide or as long as wide; first pair of abdominal scoli-like processes of the dorsal series and first pair of abdominal spiracles disposed on the lateral sides ( Figs. 8–16 View FIGURE 8 View FIGURE 9 View FIGURE 10 View FIGURE 11 View FIGURE 12 View FIGURE 13 View FIGURE 14 View FIGURE 15 View FIGURE 16 )..........................................................................4

4 Head dilated posteriorly, body covered by short goblet- and stick-shaped dolichasters ( Figs. 3E View FIGURE 3 , 10–16 View FIGURE 10 View FIGURE 11 View FIGURE 12 View FIGURE 13 View FIGURE 14 View FIGURE 15 View FIGURE 16 )......... Libelloides View in CoL

- Head not dilated posteriorly; body exclusively covered by stick-shaped dolichasters ( Figs. 3D View FIGURE 3 , 8–9 View FIGURE 8 View FIGURE 9 )....... Deleproctophylla View in CoL