taxonID	type	description	language	source
03DD77086F2BFFCA322EFD4AF2ECA8E6.taxon	diagnosis	Larval diagnosis (based on A. festivus and A. dicax). Head capsule cordate, with dorsal depression; antenna thin, longer than ocular tubercle; ocular tubercle large, wider than long; mandible with pseudo-teeth and three teeth, of which the median largest; labial palp three-articulated (excluding premental element); mesothorax with scolus-like processes, metathorax with anterior process tubercle-like and posterior process scolus-like; spiracle of abdominal segment 1 dorsal; abdominal segments 1 - 8 with dorsal scolus-like processes and ventral processes reduced (except on segments 1 and 2) or entirely absent; sternite 8 with short odontoid processes bearing dolichasters; sternite 9 with short rastra bearing 3 - 4 digging setae; body dolichasters mostly bristle-like.	en	Gupta, Ankita, Badano, Davide (2021): Larval morphology and life history of Ascalaphus dicax Walker, 1853 (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae, Ascalaphinae). Fragmenta entomologica 53 (1): 1-8, DOI: 10.13133/2284-4880/480, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.13133/2284-4880/480
03DD77086F2DFFCC3196FB2AF44EA966.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. INDIA: Bengaluru: ICAR-NBAIR Yelahanka campus; 2. v. 2018 (date of egg collection); coll. Ashwath. 14 larvae preserved in alcohol, 10 adults (1 ♂, 9 ♀) pinned and 3 (1 ♂, 2 ♀) in alcohol.	en	Gupta, Ankita, Badano, Davide (2021): Larval morphology and life history of Ascalaphus dicax Walker, 1853 (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae, Ascalaphinae). Fragmenta entomologica 53 (1): 1-8, DOI: 10.13133/2284-4880/480, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.13133/2284-4880/480
