Skip to main content

Kwik-Key to Common Families of Neuroptera, Megaloptera, and Raphidioptera

Select "A" or "B" for your specimen:

A.   Front legs attach close to the head and are enlarged for catching prey (raptorial = mantis-like).

A: Family Mantispidae


B.   Front legs attach near the back of the prothorax and are adapted for walking/running (cursorial).

B: Raphidiomorpha


Copyright 2019, John R. Meyer, North Carolina State University
All rights reserved