title: The larvae of European Ascalaphidae (Neuroptera).
abstract: The larvae of all the European genera of Ascalaphidae are compared for the first time, highlighting the differential characters for identification purposes. The larva of the genus Ascalaphus is described for the first time while those of Puer, Bubopsis and Deleproctophylla are deeply revised. Actually, the larvae of Ascalaphus festivus (Rambur), Puer maculatus (Olivier), Bubopsis agrionoides (Rambur), Deleproctophylla australis (Rambur), Libelloides latinus (Lefebvre), Libelloides corsicus (Rambur) and Libelloides siculus (Angelini) are described or accurately depicted for the first time. The known larvae of the genus Libelloides are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Istituto per lo Studio degli Ecosistemi, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ISE-CNR), Traversa la Crucca 3, Regione Baldinca, I-07100 Li Punti SS, Italy & Sezione di Entomologia e Patologia Vegetale, Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi, via Enrico De Nicola, I-07100 Sassari SS, Italy.; Email: davide.badano@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Badano
authors.affiliation: Istituto per lo Studio degli Ecosistemi, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ISE-CNR), Traversa la Crucca 3, Regione Baldinca, I-07100 Li Punti SS, Italy & Sezione di Entomologia e Patologia Vegetale, Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi, via Enrico De Nicola, I-07100 Sassari SS, Italy.; Email: r.pantaleoni@ise.cnr.it.
authors.forename: Roberto Antonio
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Pantaleoni
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005060:Europe; D007313:Insecta / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification