Abronius Needham, 1909

Hassan, Muhammad Asghar & Liu, Xingyue, 2021, Taxonomic notes on owlflies from Pakistan (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae Ascalaphinae), Zootaxa 4970 (3), pp. 401-452 : 439

Genus Abronius Needham, 1909

Abronius Needham, 1909: 197 . Type species: Abronius canescens Needham, 1909: 197 . Monotypy.

Diagnosis. Abronius is similar to Protidricerus , the only genus with entire-eyes in the tribe Ascalaphini , in having the apical area beyond Sc+R with three rows of cells and can be distinguished by the length of tibial spurs, which are as long as the combined length of Ta1–Ta 3 in Abronius and Ta1–Ta 2 in the hind leg of Protidricerus . Moreover, it can be distinguished from Idricerus McLachlan and Ptyngidricerus van der Weele by the presence of a distinct triangular projection on the anal area of the forewing, and the apical area beyond Sc+R having three rows of cells.

Note. To date, Abronius canescens is the only known member of this genus from the type locality in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.