Mantispidae Leach 1815

Key to know pupae of Mantispidae of North America (modified from Hoffman & Brushwein 1992).

1. Head with coronal suture; mandible uniformly colored (Fig. 2A)......... Symphrasinae... Plega yucatanae Parker & Stange

- Head without coronal suture; mandible with inner margin brown distally (Fig. 2B)...................... Mantispinae...2

2. Abdominal tergites III–IV each with setae only as long as height of dorsal hooks in lateral view (Fig. 2C)................................................................... Dicromantispa interrupta (Say) / Dicromantispa sayi (Banks) - Abdominal tergites III–IV each with setae 2–3 times as long as height of dorsal hooks in lateral view (Fig. 2D)........... 3 3. Abdominal tergites IV–V each with a transverse band of red circular pores (Fig. 1C)............ Climaciella brunnea (Say) - Abdominal tergites IV–V without a transverse band of red circular pores.......................................... 4 4. Abdominal tergite IX with setae in one transverse row laterally (Fig. 2E)................ Leptomantispa pulchella (Banks) - Abdominal tergite IX with setae in two transverse rows laterally (Fig. 2F).............. Zeugomantispa minuta (Fabricius)