Cordulecerus, Rambur, 1842

Ardila-Camacho, Adrian, Noriega, Jorge Ari & Acevedo-Ramos, Fernando, 2019, New genera records of split-eyed owlflies (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae: Ascalaphinae) from Colombia, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (Pap. Avulsos Zool., S. Paulo) 59, pp. 1-18 : 16

Key to Colombian species of Cordulecerus

1 Hind wing elongated and narrow,similar to forewing,area between arch of CuA (CuP sensu Penny, 2002) and posterior wing margin narrow; female hind wing with three amber spots adjacent to posterior margin, male without spots on hind wing (Ardila-Camacho & García- García,2012, Figs.3a, b ) .................. C.praecellens ( Gerstaecker,1884)

1’ Hind wing trianguloid, area between arch of CuA (CuP sensu Penny, 2002)and posterior wing margin enlarged;hind wing membrane with different color pattern........................................................................ 2

2 Mesonotum dark brown with paired lateral light brown stripes; hind wing basal half nearly completely brown and distal half hyaline with an apical zig-zagged mark and a preapical posterior mark (Ardila- Camacho & García-García,2012, Fig.1a ).... C.subiratus (Walker,1853)

2’ Mesonotum black; hind wing basal half with an extensive brown area on the enlarged area between CuA and posterior wing margin, the remainder membrane smoky ( Fig. 9A )................................................. .......................................................... C.surinamensis ( Fabricius,1798)

Figures

Figure 1. Fillus sp.: (A) head and thorax, lateral; (B) same, dorsal; (C) antennal apical club; (D) female terminalia, lateral; (E) same, ventral. Abbreviations: sVII, seventh sternite;tVII-tIX, tergites of abdominal segments VII-IX;ep, ectoproct;dv, distivalva;vv, ventrovalva;lg, linguella.

Figure 3.Ameropterus scutellaris:(A) wing venation;(B)head and thorax,dorsal;(C) head,frontal;(D)antennal apical club,ventral and dorsalsurfaces,respectively.

Figure 9. Cordulecerus surinamensis: (A) wing venation;(B) head and thorax,dorsal;(C) head,frontal;(D) antennal apical club.