Moved from Meleoma.

Distributional data places 2 species in the eastern part of Canada: M. emuncta and M. signoretti. At present, only the former is directly reported from Newfoundland & Labrador, though the latter is reported in Quebec.

In Tauber's key(1), the two species split at node 14 based on thoracic spines (denser medially in M. signoretti, uniformly spaced in M. emuncta). Looking at Toschi's(2) figure of M. emuncta (reported as M. comata) and Tauber's figure of M. signoretti, I do think this aligns better with M. emuncta. There's an anterior median spot here, which I see in the M. emuncta figure but not that of M. signoretti. There's also a stripe that goes all the way to the antennae in M. emuncta but not in M. signoretti. It also looks like M. signoretti should have denser setae near the eyes. Tauber et al. (2014)(3) actually include a photo of a M. signoretti larva. It's similar in the body but differs in markings on the head capsule.

The kicker should be this statement by Garland (1985):(4) "The third-instar larva [of M. emuncta] has a frontal spot, which will distinguish it from the third-instar larva of M. signoretti in the greater part of Canada." This is most visible in the third photo.

Moved from Unidentified Naked Larvae.

Moved from Lacewings, Mantidflies and Allies.

Moved from ID Request.

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