The larvae of European Myrmeleontidae (Neuroptera) Author Badano, Davide davide.badano@gmail.com Author Pantaleoni, Roberto Antonio r.pantaleoni@ise.cnr.it text Zootaxa 2014 2014-02-05 3762 1 1 71 journal article 5916 10.11646/zootaxa.3762.1.1 4577eacc-752d-4eb7-bf1b-6585f03d7d6a 1175-5326 4909357 68E063AB-2C09-4FCA-8761-FBC73D562990 Tribe Nesoleontini Markl, 1954 Diagnosis of 3 rd instar larva. Head capsule without prominent ocular tubercles; mandibles equipped with 3 teeth; median tooth longer than the other teeth; external margin of the mandible with long setae; labial palpi fourarticulated, segments 2–4 longer than the basal width of the mandible. Mesothoracic spiracles raised on a very short tubercle. Thorax and abdomen provided with sessile setiferous processes. Metathoracic legs with a fringe of setae. VIII abdominal sternite with odontoid processes; IX abdominal sternite wider than long, with prominent rastra. Biological notes. Pit-builder antlions also able to perform ambush hunting, they can move both forward and backward. Comments. The tribe Nesoleontini comprises only 3 genera; two of them are limited to the Afrotropical region, while Cueta is widespread in the Old World ( Stange 2004 ). The larvae are extremely similar to those of Myrmecaelurini , from which they differ only in small details, suggesting a close relationship between these two tribes set apart due to some adult characters, notably genitalia.