Ascalaphus Fabricius, 1775

Gupta, Ankita & Badano, Davide, 2021, Larval morphology and life history of Ascalaphus dicax Walker, 1853 (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae, Ascalaphinae), Fragmenta entomologica 53 (1), pp. 1-8 : 2

Ascalaphus Fabricius, 1775

Larval diagnosis (based on A. festivus and A. dicax ). Head capsule cordate, with dorsal depression; antenna thin, longer than ocular tubercle; ocular tubercle large, wider than long; mandible with pseudo-teeth and three teeth, of which the median largest; labial palp three-articulated (excluding premental element); mesothorax with scolus-like processes, metathorax with anterior process tubercle-like and posterior process scolus-like; spiracle of abdominal segment 1 dorsal; abdominal segments 1-8 with dorsal scolus-like processes and ventral processes reduced (except on segments 1 and 2) or entirely absent; sternite 8 with short odontoid processes bearing dolichasters; sternite 9 with short rastra bearing 3-4 digging setae; body dolichasters mostly bristle-like.