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 1 10 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)