Libelloides Schäffer, 1763

Kim, Jiseung, Ahn, Neung-Ho & Kim, Sora, 2025, A taxonomic review of the family Myrmeleontidae Latreille (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontiformia) from the Korean peninsula, highlighting the conservation value of this family, ZooKeys 1262, pp. 97-174 : 97-174

Genus Libelloides Schäffer, 1763

Libelloides Schäffer, 1763: 1. Type species: Papilio coccajus Denis & Schiffermüer, 1775. Type locality: Austria.

Ascalaphus Fabricius, 1775: 313.

Diagnosis.

Adult. Wings conspicuously colored with numerous black, yellow, and white markings; triangular, short, and broad; forewing vein CuA 2 runs nearly parallel to CuP to the wing margin; abdomen short and stout; male ectoproct elongated, forming a distinct ectoproct ( Wang et al. 2018). Third instar Larva. Mandibles with three teeth, the median tooth is the largest and closer to the apical tooth than to basal tooth; mandibles with interdental pseudo-teeth; abdomen with eight pairs of dorsal cylindrical scolus-like processes; sternite VIII with short odontoid processes; sternite IX with two short rastra each four digging setae (Fig. 3 E ) ( Badano and Pantaleoni 2014 b).

Distribution.

Palaearctic region.

Figures

Figure 3. Synclisis japonica (Hagen, 1866 a), adult. A. Dorsal habitus, male; B. Head, frontal view; C. Head and thorax, dorsal view; D, E. Male terminalia: D. Lateral view; E. Ventral view; F, G. Female terminalia: F. Lateral view; G. Ventral view; H – K. Male genitalia: H. Dorsal view; I. Ventral view; J. Lateral view; K. Caudal view.