A revision of and keys to the genera of the Mantispinae of the Oriental and Palearctic regions (Neuroptera: Mantispidae)
Author
Snyman, Louwrens P.
Author
Sole, Catherine L.
Author
Ohl, Michael
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Zootaxa
2018
2018-07-27
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10.11646/zootaxa.4450.5.1
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Genus
Euclimacia
Enderlein
Euclimacia
Enderlein, 1910
. Type species:
Euclimаciа pаrtitа
Enderlein, 1910
, by original designation.
FIGURE 6.
Mimetispa
sp., undescribed: a. Head and thorax dorsum; c. head and thorax in lateral view; e. habitus.
Euclimacia cottami
: b Head and thorax dorsum; d. head and thorax in lateral view; f. habitus.
Distribution: Palearctic
,
Oriental
:
Widespread.
Australasian
: northern
Australia
.
Diagnosis
(modified from
Lambkin (1986b))
(
Fig. 6b, d and f
):
Euclimacia
can be distinguished from other
Oriental
and Palearctic genera by the symmetrical, perfoliate flagellomeres (
Fig. 6b and d
), the very short, distinctly shaped pronotum (shorter than the pterothorax), and conspicuous wing pigmentation (
Fig. 6f
). The species are often brightly coloured and metallic; they resemble several wasp species.
Notes:
Euclimacia
is a well-known wasp mimicking genus common throughout the Orient (Beck 2005, Bhattacharjee
et al.
2010 and
Ohl 2004a
, 2011).
Euclimacia
is a large genus comprising at least 31 described species. No key to the species have been published, however, a revision of the genus is ongoing (teste M. Ohl) (see Appendix). A single undescribed species of
Euclimacia
has been reared from a spider nest in Malaysia (Ohl 2011).