Euroleon Esben-Petersen, 1918

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

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1262.163194
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17818151
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scientific name	Euroleon Esben-Petersen, 1918
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Genus Euroleon Esben-Petersen, 1918 View in CoL View at ENA

Euroleon Esben-Petersen, 1918 a: 125 View in CoL . Type species: Myrmeleon europaeus McLachlan, 1873 .

Teula Navás, 1930 b: 5 .

Diagnosis.

Adult. Medium sized antlions; forewing vein CuA 2 and CuP + 1 A generally parallel; forewing vein RP arising beyond CuA fork; forewing vein 2 A fused with 3 A; forewing anterior Banksian lines absent; forewing posterior Banksian lines distinct; hindwing vein RP arising beyond MP fork; hindwing presectoral area with four or more crossveins; male with pilula axillaris ( Wang et al. 2018). Third instar larva. Mandibles with three equidistant teeth with the apical tooth slightly longer; external margin of the mandible with long setae; abdominal sternite VIII with odontoid processes; abdominal sternite IX with an anterior row of digging setae and two short rastra ( Badano and Pantaleoni 2014 a).

Distribution.

Palearctic (widely distributed) ( Badano and Pantaleoni 2014 a).

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Neuroptera
Family	Myrmeleontidae
SubFamily	Myrmeleontinae
Tribe	Myrmeleontini