Nesoleontini Markl, 1954

Badano, Davide & Pantaleoni, Roberto Antonio, 2014, The larvae of European Myrmeleontidae (Neuroptera), Zootaxa 3762 (1), pp. 1-71 : 43

Tribe Nesoleontini Markl, 1954

Diagnosis of 3 rd instar larva. Head capsule without prominent ocular tubercles; mandibles equipped with 3 teeth; median tooth longer than the other teeth; external margin of the mandible with long setae; labial palpi fourarticulated, segments 2–4 longer than the basal width of the mandible. Mesothoracic spiracles raised on a very short tubercle. Thorax and abdomen provided with sessile setiferous processes. Metathoracic legs with a fringe of setae. VIII abdominal sternite with odontoid processes; IX abdominal sternite wider than long, with prominent rastra.

Biological notes. Pit-builder antlions also able to perform ambush hunting, they can move both forward and backward.

Comments. The tribe Nesoleontini comprises only 3 genera; two of them are limited to the Afrotropical region, while Cueta is widespread in the Old World ( Stange 2004). The larvae are extremely similar to those of Myrmecaelurini , from which they differ only in small details, suggesting a close relationship between these two tribes set apart due to some adult characters, notably genitalia.