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Species Euptilon sinuatum

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Neuroptera (Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies)
Suborder Myrmeleontiformia (Antlions and Allies)
Family Myrmeleontidae (Antlions & Owlflies)
Subfamily Nemoleontinae (Picture-winged Antlions and Allies)
Genus Euptilon
Species sinuatum (Euptilon sinuatum)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Psammoleon sinuatus Currie 1903
Explanation of Names
Euptilon sinuatum (Currie 1903)
Identification
Readily identified by the ornate, white-marked abdomen (with segments having alternating bands and paired spots) and the dark, sinuate mark in the forewing.
Range
AZ, CO, NM, & UT(1); TX? (BG data)
See Also
Purenleon albovarius has a similar dark, sinuate line in the forewing but differs in the darker abdomen having only narrow pale brown stripes, interconnected crossveins, and an additional dark line at the base of the forewing.


Purenleon connexus is also similar in wing patterning but differs in the darker abdomen having only narrow pale brown stripes. Like E. sinuatum, there are no interconnections between the crossveins and no basal mark on the forewing.
Works Cited
1.Species catalog of the Neuroptera, Megaloptera, and Raphidioptera of America North of Mexico
Penny N.D., Adams P.A., Stange L.A. 1997. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 50: 39‒114.
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 18 August, 2006 - 4:30pm
Additional contributions by v belov, Robert H. Biagi, PaleoJon
Last updated 14 July, 2021 - 2:10pm

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