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Vol. 60-39, 2021
Larval Morphology of Pit-building Antlions of the Tribe Myrmeleontini (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae) from Taiwan
Yu-Hsiu Lin, Jhih-Rong Liao*, Chiun-Cheng Ko
Communicated by Shen-Horn Yen

The larvae of nine species of the pit-building tribe Myrmeleontini from Taiwan are described, belonging to the genera Baliga Navás and Myrmeleon Linnaeus. The nine species can be distinguished from each other by the body markings, mandible chaetotaxy and arrangement of the abdominal digging setae. Additionally, this study is also the first to describe the larvae of M. bimaculatus Yang and the first to report this species in Taiwan. A key to the larvae of nine examined species from Taiwan is provided.

Keywords

Neuroptera, Myrmeleontini, Antlions, Larval morphology, Taiwan.

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Lin YH, Liao JR, Ko CC. 2021. Larval morphology of pit-building antlions of the tribe Myrmeleontini (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae) from Taiwan. Zool Stud 60:39. doi:10.6620/ZS.2021.60-39.

( Received 25 December 2020 / Accepted 09 May 2021 / Published 13 July 2021 )
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6620/ZS.2021.60-39