Mantidflies (Neuroptera, Mantispidae) from Tocantins state (Brazil): distribution and identification key Author Alvim, Breno Ganns Chaves Author Machado, Renato Jose Pires Author Krolow, Tiago Kütter text Check List 2019 2019-03-22 15 2 275 285 journal article 27623 10.15560/15.2.275 77681f01-edd3-4313-9ecf-f1ffb7a127de 2617010 Plega hagenella (Westwood, 1867) Figure 3 A–G Diagnosis. This species has the body mostly yellow with dark-brown marks, pronotum broader than long, subapical flagellomeres white, foreleg with 1 pretarsal claw and forefemur with subbasal spine. Females with a long ovipositor. Examined material. Brazil , Tocantins , Palmas , Fazenda Encantada , 10°15'0 2.6" S , 048°07'23.1" W , 09–10.xi. 2012 , Krolow, T.K. & Lima, H.I.L. leg. ( 1♀ CEUFT ) ; Brazil , Tocantins , Ponte Alta do Bom Jesus , 12°05' 46.6" S , 046°29'0 6.6" W , 30.x.2016 , Santos, M.A. leg. ( 1♀ CEUFT ) Distribution. Nicaragua , Costa Rica , Panama , Colombia , Venezuela , Trinidad and Tobago , Bolivia and Brazil : Roraima , Amazonas, Pará, Maranhão , Rio Grande do Norte , Acre , Rondônia , Mato Grosso , and Minas Gerais ( Machado and Martins 2018 , Ardila-Camacho et al. 2018 ). New records. Tocantins : Palmas and Ponte Alta do Bom Jesus municipalities. Comments. Plega hagenella is somewhat similar to T. varia , especially in the body color pattern, but these species can be easily distinguished based on the presence of the subbasal spine in Plega .