Mantispidae, Leach, 1815

Alvim, Breno Ganns Chaves, Machado, Renato Jose Pires & Krolow, Tiago Kütter, 2019, Mantidflies (Neuroptera, Mantispidae) from Tocantins state (Brazil): distribution and identification key, Check List 15 (2), pp. 275-285 : 277

Identification Key to the species of Mantispidae from

Tocantins (modified from Penny 1982; Machado and

Rafael 2010)

1 Pronotum wider than long; foreleg with 2 pretarsal claws ...................................................................... 2

1' Pronotum longer than wide; foreleg with 1 pretarsal claw ........................................................................ 4

2 Forefemur with a subbasal spine............................ 3

2' Forefemur without a subbasal spine ........................ ..................................................... Trichoscelia varia

3 Body yellow with black spots; forewing with a large amber spot in subcostal and radial cells; second radial cell straight with 5 veins originating from it ................................................... Anchieta fumosella

3' Body dark brown with yellow spots; forewing hyaline; second radial cell slightly curved at distal area, with 2 veins originating from it ..... Plega hagenella

4 Pronotum completely covered by setae ................. 5

4' Pronotum with setae only on the anterior and posterior ends ................................................................. 9

5 Body predominantly dark-red Haematomantispa sp.

5' Body with a different color pattern ........................ 6

6 Body mostly green, pronotal setae arising from distinct bumps............................................................. 7

6 ʹ Body with a different color pattern, pronotal setae arising flush with pronotal surface......................... 8

7 Pterostigma and parts of pronotum light-red ........... ....................................... Zeugomantispa compellens

7' Pterostigma and pronotum green ............................. .......................................... Zeugomantispa virescens

8 Forewing pterostigma red, space between subcostal and radial veins hyaline, forefemur entirely dark- brown ventrally .................. Leptomantispa axillaris

8' Forewing pterostigma dark-brown, space between subcostal and radial veins light-brown, forefemur with a ventral dark brown spot ................................ ................................................ Leptomantispa chaos

9 Body dark-yellow with brown marks; pterostigma elongated, forewing with a large amber spot, foreleg midtarsomere equal or longer than other tarsomeres combined.............................. Entanoneura batesella

9' Body brown to light-brown, pterostigma not elongated, forewing hyaline with small dark spots at base, foreleg midtarsomere shorter than other tarsomeres combined ................................................... 10

10 Forewing membrane with brown marks at base ...... ............................................... Dicromantispa moulti

10' Forewing membrane hyaline at base.................... 11

11 Pterostigma reddish, male ventromedial lobe straight ............................................... Dicromantispa gracilis

11 ʹ Pterostigma yellowish with tip brown, male ventromedial lobe curved.............. Dicromantispa hyalina