Mantispidae, Leach, 1815

Yamamoto, Hiroshi Nakamine and Shûhei, 2024, Taxonomic Notes on the Mantispidae (Insecta: Neuroptera) from Japan, Species Diversity 29 (2), pp. 209-234 : 232-233

Key to Species of Japanese Mantispidae

1. Antenna longer than prothorax, flagellomeres disc-like, pronotum shorter than pterothorax ( Fig. 6A, B ).............................. Euclimacia badia Okamoto, 1910

—Antenna shorter than prothorax, flagellomeres moniliform, pronotum longer than pterothorax..............2

2. Wing membrane partly with amber pigmentation or amber areas.......................................3

—Wing membrane hyaline............................4

3. Pronotum prozone with transversal yellow stripe and midzone conspicuously corrugated ( Fig. 3B, D, E ).......... Austroclimaciella quadrituberculata (Westwood, 1852)

—Pronotum irregularly rugose, generally brown to blackish brown ( Fig. 10B )................................................. Tuberonotha strenua ( Gerstaecker, 1894)

4. Fore- and hind wing with more than four anterior Radial cells ( Fig. 8A, E–L ).................................................... Eumantispa harmandi ( Navás, 1909)

—Fore- and hind wing with three anterior Radial cells....5

5. Forecoxa without longitudinal stripe on anterolateral side ( Fig. 12B )............. Necyla shirozui ( Nakahara, 1961)

—Forecoxa with longitudinal stripe on anterolateral side....6

6. Mid- and hind femur with a longitudinal brown stripe on ventral side ( Fig. 14I )............................................... Mantispilla japonica ( McLachlan, 1875)

—Mid- and hind femur without a longitudinal brown stripe on ventral side........ Mantispilla transversa Stitz, 1913

Figures

Fig. 6. Euclimacia badia Okamoto, 1910, OMNH-N000009463 (A), MPIM-4210 (B–D), MPIM-4211 (E, F). A, Male habitus, dorsal view; B, head, prothorax and forelegs, lateral view; C, head, frontal view; D, head and pronotum, dorsal view; E, forewing venation; F, hind wing venation. Scale bars:A, 10.0mm; B, E, F, 5.0mm; C, D, 2.0mm.

Fig. 3. Austroclimaciella quadrituberculata (Westwood, 1852), MPIM-HN-001 (A–D), OMNH-N000009461 (E), OMNH-N000009460 (F–H), OMNH-N000009462 (I). A, Male habitus, dorsal view; B, head, prothorax and forelegs, lateral view; C, head, frontal view; D, head and pronotum, dorsal view; E, ditto; F, forewing venation; G, hind wing venation; H, details of MA and first RP stem; I, ditto. Scale bars: A, F, G, 5.0mm; B, 2.0mm; C–E, 1.0mm; H, I, 0.5mm.

Fig. 10. Tuberonotha strenua (Gerstaecker, 1894), OMNH-N000009468 (A, D–F), OMNH-N000009469 (B, C), MPIM-HN-002 (G, I), MPIM-HN-003 (H). A, Female habitus, dorsal view; B, head, prothorax, and forelegs, lateral view; C, head, frontal view; D, head and pronotum, dorsal view; E, forewing venation; F, hind wing venation; G, details of hind wing M and RP venation; H, ditto; I, details of MA and 1r-m connection. Scale bars: A, 10.0mm; B, E, F, 5.0mm; C, 1.0mm; D, G, H, 2.0mm; I, 0.5mm.

Fig. 8. Eumantispa harmandi (Navás, 1909), MPIM-N002 (A), MPIM-N003 (B, K), MPIM-4186 (C, L), MPIM-N004 (D, J), MPIM-N005 (E, F), MPIM-4184 (G), MPIM-4188 (H), MPIM-N006 (I). A, Female habitus, dorsal view; B, head, prothorax and forelegs, lateral view; C, male head, frontal view; D, female head, frontal view; E, forewing venation and anomalies (short arrows); F, hind wing venation and anomalies (short arrows); G–L, variation of fore- and hind wing venation and anomalies (short arrows). Scale bars: A, E–L, 5.0mm; B, 2.0mm; C, D, 1.0mm.

Fig. 12. Necyla shirozui (Nakahara, 1961), MPIM-HN-004 (A, E, F), MPIM-HN-005 (B), MPIM-4173 (C, D). A, Female habitus, dorsal view; B, head, prothorax and forelegs, lateral view; C, head, frontal view; D, head and pronotum, dorsal view; E, forewing venation; F, hind wing venation. Scale bars: A, E, F, 5.0mm; B, 2.0mm; C, D, 1.0mm.

Fig. 14. Mantispilla japonica (McLachlan, 1875), MPIM-N008 (A, F), MPIM-4155 (B, G), MPIM-HN-006 (C), MPIM-4153 (D), MPIM- 4154 (E), MPIM-HN-010 (H, I), MPIM-HN-007 (J, K), MPIM-N009 (L). A, Habitus of the pale brown female specimen, dorsal view; B, habitus of the brown female specimen, dorsal view; C, head, prothorax and forelegs, lateral view; D, head of the pale brown specimen, frontal view; E, head of the brown specimen, frontal view; F, head and pronotum of the pale brown specimen, dorsal view; G, head and pronotum of the brown specimen, dorsal view; H, coxa of mid and hind legs, left lateral view; I, mid and hind legs, ventral view; J, forewing venation; K, hind wing venation; L, tergites, dorsal view. Scale bars: A, B, 5.0mm; C, I–K, 2.0mm; D–H, L, 1.0mm.