Navasoleon, Banks, Banks, 1943

Stange, Lionel A. & Miller, Robert B., 2018, A revision of the genus Navasoleon Banks (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae: Nemoleontini), Insecta Mundi 619, pp. 1-25 : 8

tarsalis group

Description. Foreleg tarsomere 1 longer than disal tarsomere, 3 about as long as distal tarsomere; midleg and hindleg tarsomeres 1–4 weakly flattened ventrally; midtibia swollen; lateral gonapophysis of female with additional gonapophysis-like structure.

Discussion. This appears to be a monotypic group since only N. tarsalis has the tarsomeres I–IV of midleg and hindleg weakly flattened ventrally and possesses an unidentified gonapophysis-like process near the ventral margin of the lateral gonapophysis extending below the vulva ( Fig. 62 ). The swollen midtibia is also unique.

Figures

Figures 53–64. Female terminalia of Navasoleon spp. 53) Navasoleon amazonas, ventral view. 54) Navasoleon bolivianus. 55) Navasoleon brasiliensis, ventral view. 56) Navasoleon brasiliensis, lateral view. 57) Navasoleon leptocerus, ventral view. 58) Navasoleon leptocerus, lateral view. 59) Navasoleon lithophilus, ventral view. 60) Navasoleon lithophilus, lateral view. 61) Navasoleon lotti, ventral view. 62) Navasoleon tarsalis, ventral view. 63) Navasoleon tarsalis, lateral view. 64) Navasoleon venezolanus, ventral view.