Synclisis Navás, 1919

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Genus Synclisis Navás, 1919

Synclisis Navás, 1919 a: 218 . Type species: Acanthaclisis baetica Rambur, 1842 . Type locality: Spain: “ environs de Malaga ”.

Diagnosis.

Adult. Large sized antlions; thorax and legs densely hairy; forewing presectoral area usually with 5–10 crossveins; forewing vein RP arising beyond CuA fork; forewing vein 2 A fused with 3 A basally; hindwing presectoral area usually with five crossveins; hindwing vein RP arising beyond MP fork; male with pilula axillaris; tibial spurs strongly curved, usually as long as combined lengths of tarsomeres 1–3 ( Sekimoto 2014). Third instar larva. Mandibles with three equidistant teeth, the apical tooth is the largest; no setae between the base of the mandible and basal tooth; thorax with sessile setiferous processes; abdominal sternite VIII without digging setae; abdominal sternite IX triangular with a median series of digging setae ( Badano and Pantaleoni 2014 a).

Distribution.

Oriental ( Malaysia, Vietnam), Palearctic ( Algeria, China, Iran, Israel, Japan, Korea, Russia, Senegal, Tunisia, Ukraine, Southern Europe) ( Krivokhatsky 2011; Badano and Pantaleoni 2014 a; Wang et al. 2018; Hajiesmaeilian et al. 2019).