Myrmeleon, Linnaeus, 1767

Badano, Davide & Pantaleoni, Roberto Antonio, 2014, The larvae of European Myrmeleontidae (Neuroptera), Zootaxa 3762 (1), pp. 1-71 : 52

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3762.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:68E063AB-2C09-4FCA-8761-FBC73D562990
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5045486
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/314A4C26-9C4B-2A01-EFC1-5EA7FA1A5E01
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Myrmeleon
status

Treatment

Key to the known larvae of European Myrmeleon View in CoL View at ENA

1 Labial palpi 3-articulated ( Fig. 5D View FIGURE 5 )................................................................... M. bore View in CoL

- Labial palpi 4-articulated ( Fig. 5E View FIGURE 5 )........................................................................ 2

2 IX abdominal sternite with anterior row of digging setae composed by 4 setae ( Figs. 6A, 6G View FIGURE 6 )......................... 3

- IX abdominal sternite with anterior row of digging setae composed by at least 6 (exceptionally 5) setae ( Figs. 6E, 6F View FIGURE 6 )...... 7

3 Coxae of the hind pair of legs with large dark markings ( Figs. 26–28 View FIGURE 26 View FIGURE 27 View FIGURE 28 )............................................ 4

- Coxae of the hind pair of legs without markings ( Figs. 32 View FIGURE 32 , 33 View FIGURE 33 ).................................................. 6

4 Ventral side of the mandible with a covering of setae external to the maxilla reaching the basal tooth; femora of the hind pair of legs spotless ( Fig. 27 View FIGURE 27 )......................................................................... M. gerlindae View in CoL

- Ventral side of the mandible with a covering of setae external to the maxilla reaching the middle tooth; femora of the hind pair of legs spotted ( Figs. 26 View FIGURE 26 , 28 View FIGURE 28 )............................................................................. 5

5 Small larva, head capsule length less than 2 mm, mesothoracic coxae unspotted ( Fig. 28 View FIGURE 28 )................... M. punicanus View in CoL

- Large larva, head capsule length more than 2 mm, mesothoracic coxae spotted ( Fig. 26 View FIGURE 26 )................... M. formicarius View in CoL

6 Ventral side of the head with a pair of dark elongated markings; ventral side of the mandible with a very sparse covering of setae external to the maxilla; body with a recognizable dark pattern ( Fig. 32 View FIGURE 32 ).............................. M.hyalinus View in CoL

- Ventral side of the head without markings; ventral side of the mandible with a thick covering of setae external to the maxilla; body without contrasted dark areas ( Fig. 33 View FIGURE 33 )....................................................... M. fasciatus View in CoL

7 Dark habitus; IX abdominal sternite with the anterior row of digging setae composed by equal-sized setae ( Figs. 6E View FIGURE 6 , 30 View FIGURE 30 )............................................................................................. M.inconspicuus View in CoL

- Pale habitus; IX abdominal sternite with the anterior row of digging setae composed by large setae disorderly interspersed with shorter ones ( Figs. 6F View FIGURE 6 , 31 View FIGURE 31 )................................................................ M. mariaemathildae View in CoL