The Larvae of European Ascalaphidae (Neuroptera) Author Badano, Davide Author Pantaleoni, Roberto Antonio text Zootaxa 2014 2014-05-19 3796 2 287 319 journal article 5602 10.11646/zootaxa.3796.2.4 e0da9034-33f3-4508-aae5-c5dbeb2ee4c3 1175-5326 4915173 D64A7C50-26ED-4D39-B376-2200CCCB138E Key to the known larvae of Libelloides 1 Abdominal scolus-like processes rounded, unbranched....................... L. lacteus (from Pieper & Willmann 1980 ) - Abdominal scolus-like processes elongated, branched......................................................... 2 2 Ventral side of the head capsule with longitudinal pale stripes (Figs. 12,16)........................................ 3 - Ventral side of the head capsule without pale stripes (Figs. 10,11,13–15).......................................... 4 3 Dorsal side of the head with yellow markings; thorax and its scolus-like processes yellowish; legs with yellowish femora and tibiae; IX abdominal sternite yellowish ( Fig. 16 )...................................................... L. siculus - Dorsal side of the head brown; thorax and its scolus-like processes grey; legs with brown femora and tibiae; IX abdominal sternite with contrasting dark markings ( Fig. 12 )...................................................... L. longicornis 4 IX abdominal sternite with contrasting dark markings ( Figs. 10–13 ).............................................. 5 - IX abdominal sternite monochrome, without contrasting dark markings ( Figs. 14 , 15 )............................... 7 5 Dorsal side of the head capsule pale brown with a median trapezoidal dark marking; IX abdominal sternite with two anterior dark spots; ventral side of abdominal scolus-like processes dark ( Fig. 11 ).................................. L. latinus - Dorsal side of the head capsule dark brown without a median marking; IX abdominal sternite without dark spots; ventral side of abdominal scolus-like processes pale ( Figs. 10 , 13 )......................................................... 6 6 Odontoid processes of VIII abdominal sternite dark brown; no more than 3 (normally 1-2) pseudo-teeth between the basal and median teeth ( Fig. 10 ).......................................................................... L. coccajus - Odontoid processes of VIII abdominal sternite pale; at least 4 pseudo-teeth between the basal and median teeth ( Fig. 13 )............................................................................................ .. L. macaronius 7 General colouring of the body, including the ventral side, dark brown; dorsal side of the head capsule with distinct dark spots at the base of the larger dolichasters ( Fig. 15 )........................................................ .. L. corsicus - General colouring of the body pale; dorsal side of the head capsule without distinct dark spots at the base of dolichasters ( Fig. 14 )........................................................................................ .. L. ictericus