Neuroleon, Navas

Michel, Bruno & Akoudjin, Massouroudini, 2012, Review of Neuroleon Navás of West Africa with descriptions of four new species (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae), Zootaxa 3519, pp. 32-52 : 49

Identification key to the Neuroleon species of West Africa (excluding N. nigericus)

1 Tarsal claws capable of closing against distal tarsomere....................................................... 2

– Tarsal claws not capable of closing against distal tarsomere.................................................... 3

2 Tibial spurs as long as basal tarsomere........................................................ N. rapax , nov. sp.

– Tibial spurs absent....................................................................... N. raptor , nov. sp.

3 Tibial spurs of hind leg minute or absent................................................... N. nubilatus (Navás)

– Tibial spurs of hind leg at least one half of distal tarsomere..................................................... 4

4 Three yellow markings on the abdominal tergite III........................................... N. modestus (Navás)

– At most two dots on the abdominal tergite III................................................................ 5

5 Abdominal tergite III entirely dark........................................................................ 6

– Abdominal tergite III with two yellow dots................................................................. 7

6 Legs entirely yellow...................................................................... N. ruber , nov. sp.

– Legs yellowish with black markings........................................................ N. drosimus Navás

7 Forewing with conspicuous brown markings................................................ N. pardalice (Banks)

– Forewing without conspicuous brown markings............................................ N. lapidarius , nov. sp.