Leptomantispa, Hoffman, 2002

MACHADO, RENATO JOSÉ PIRES & RAFAEL, JOSÉ ALBERTINO, 2010, Taxonomy of the Brazilian species previously placed in Mantispa Illiger, 1798 (Neuroptera: Mantispidae), with the description of three new species, Zootaxa 2454 (1), pp. 1-61 : 37

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.2454.1.1

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FE87CD-5C6D-FFBE-FF38-FC20FA76FA73

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Felipe

scientific name

Leptomantispa
status

 

Key to the species of Leptomantispa View in CoL View at ENA with records for Brazil

1. Wing with pterostigma red and space between Sc and RA hyaline (Fig. 21g), male: hypomere as four small sclerotized marks on pseudopenal membrane ( Fig. 22e, f View FIGURE 22 ) .................................................................................... L. axillaris View in CoL

1’. Wing with pterostigma dark or light reddish brown and space between Sc and RA light brown (Fig. 19g), male: hypomere absent or as two small sclerotized marks on pseudopenal membrane ( Fig. 20d, e View FIGURE 20 ) .................................... 2

2. Forefemur anterior surface light brown or at least with a light reddish brown spot near basal spine (Fig 25e), male gonocoxite with external border bent medially, in ventral view ( Fig 26e View FIGURE 26 ) .................................................... L. nymphe View in CoL

2’. Most of forefemur anterior surface dark brown or dark reddish brown (Fig 19e), male gonocoxite with external bor- der not bent medially, in ventral view ( Fig 20d View FIGURE 20 )........................................................................................................... 3

3. Wing base hyaline (Fig. 19g); male pseudopenis as long as or slightly shorter than gonarcus median lobe ( Fig. 20e View FIGURE 20 ) .......................................................................................................................................................................... L. ariasi View in CoL

3’. Wing base light brown (Fig. 23g); male pseudopenis longer than gonarcus median lobe (Fig. 24f)........................... 4

4. Male: hypomere absent; gonocoxite with small scales at apex; tergite III without pores. Female: ectoproct as long as gonocoxite; spermathecal duct with few bends .......................................................................................... L. catarinae View in CoL

4’. Male: hypomere as two small sclerotized marks on pseudopenal membrane; gonocoxite without small scales at apex; tergite III with pores in posterior border (Fig. 24a). Female: ectoproct shorter than gonocoxite; spermathecal duct coiled (Fig. 24i) ......................................................................................................................................... L. chaos View in CoL

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Neuroptera

Family

Mantispidae

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