A revision of the genus Maracandula Currie (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)
Author
Miller, Robert B.
Author
Stange, Lionel A.
text
Insecta Mundi
2009
2009-10-25
2009
101
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5167860
1942-1354
5167860
Key to species of
Maracandula
1. Ocular width at least one-half as long as interocular width measured anteriorly, eye reaching near antennal pedicel (
Fig. 15
,
20
); basal tarsomere of fore and mid legs about equal in length to distal tarsomere (
Fig. 17
,
22
); hypostigmatic cell at least three times longer than high (colima Group) .......................................................................................................................................
2
— Ocular width about one-third interocular width, eye separated from antennal pedicel by at least pedicel diameter (
Fig. 2
,
10
); basal tarsomere of all legs shorter than distal tarsomere (
Fig. 3
,
11
); hypostigmatic cell less than twice as long as high (pygmaeus Group) ............................
3
2(1). Antenna tricolored, flagellomeres 1 to 5 dark brown to black, next 2 or 3 whitish, followed by dark brown club (
Fig. 20
); pronotum mostly pale yellow with dark reddish brown areas concentrated along midline;
Oaxaca
,
Mexico
.................................................
Maracandula oaxaca
n. sp.
— Antenna bicolored, flagellomeres 1 to 7 whitish followed by dark brown club (
Fig. 15
); pronotum mostly dark reddish brown with median pale white stripe;
Colima
,
Mexico
............................. ...................................................................................................
Maracandula colima
n. sp.
3(1). Distal tarsomere of hind leg as long as or shorter than basal tarsomere (
Fig. 11
); pterostigma of both wings yellowish (
Fig. 9
); membrane distal to stigma suffused with brown on its anterior one-fourth, basad to stigma not suffused; fore wing with only two cells beyond hypostigmatic cell;
Puebla
,
Mexico
..................................................................
Maracandula puebla
n. sp.
— Distal tarsomere of hind leg 1.5 times longer than basal tarsomere (
Fig. 3
); pterostigma of both wings whitish, either membrane not suffused or completely suffused with brown distal and basal to stigma; fore wing with at least 3 (usually 4) cells beyond hypostigmatic cell (
Fig. 1
). ..................................................................................................................................................
4
4(3). Apical one-fourth of both wings prominently suffused with dark brown (
Fig. 1
);
Durango
,
Jalisco
,
Mexico
.................................................................................
Maracandula apicalis
(Banks)
— Wings not prominently suffused with dark brown (
Fig. 7
); “
Mexico
” ............................................ .........................................................................................
Maracandula pygmaeus
(Hagen)