R and submedian setae)………………………………………………………..2 Head predominantly white to cream-colored; epicranial marking consisting of two longitudinally elongate brown stripes, with mesal and lateral arms completely separate (Figs 2B-C, 2E); abdominal segments A1-A5 each with total of 14 long, hooked, dorsal setae (spiracular and submedian setae)…….3 Cranium with two dorsal setae (S1 and S11) thorny (Fig. 5A in Tauber 2003); dorsum of abdominal segments A1-A5 each with total of more than 30 elongate, smooth, hooked setae (submedian and spiracular setae) (Fig. 5C) ……… ………………………………………………………………………………….C. (C.) divisus Cranium with four dorsal setae (S1, S4, S6 and S11) thorny; dorsum of abdominal segments A1-A5 each with total of 16?0 elongate, smooth, hooked setae (submedian and spiracular setae) (Fig. 19C) ………….C. (C.) lineafrons??Larvae of five horticulturally important species of Chrysopodes…Figure 1. Examples of dorsal setae that typify Chrysopodes larvae (laboratory-reared third instar Chrysopodes divisus) A Two types of dorsal prothoracic setae: (1) thorny, pointed or blunt (S1, S1Sc1) and smooth, pointed (S2, S2Sc1) [Note the position of the setae relative to the dark sclerite.] B Elongate, robust, thorny, blunt or PP58 chemical information spatulate setae on lateral tubercle (LS) C Elongate, smooth, hooked submedian setae of anterior abdominal segments [Note the narrowed and bent middle section and the enlarged, laterally flattened, hooked terminus.].3 ?4 ?Paired frontal marking with posterior ends straight, not meeting mesally (Fig. 2B) …………………………………………………………………………..C. (C.) fumosus Paired frontal marking with posterior ends curved inward, meeting mesally (Fig. 2C, 2E)…………………………………………………………………………………..4 More than three (usually six) cranial setae (S1, S3, S4, S5, S6, S11) thorny (Fig. 5A in Tauber 2003); large lateral tubercles on thorax and abdomen with setae (LS) light amber to light brown (Fig. 23C) …………….. C. (C.) spinellus Only two or three cranial setae (S1, S11, sometimes S4) thorny; large lateral tubercles on thorax and abdomen with setae (LS) dark brown (Fig. 14C) ….. …………………………………………………………………………………….C. (C.) geayiSecond and third instars (Semaphoront B) 1 Epicranial mark broad, with two arms wholly or partly confluent; paired frontal markings broadly fused mesally (Figs 3A, 3D, 4A, 4D) ……………….Patr ia S. Silva et al. / ZooKeys 262: 39?2 (2013)??3 ??Epicranial mark consisting of two paired longitudinal stripes (= mesal and lateral arms); paired frontal markings close to each other, but separate, except sometimes posterior tips curve and meet mesally (Figs 3B-C, 3E, 4B-C, 4E) ………. 3 Mesal and lateral arms of epicranial marking fully confluent throughout (Figs 3A, 4A); cranial seta S1 smooth; pronotum with sparse covering of PP58 biological activity largely transparent spinules; metathorax with posterior fold bearing transverse row of 14?5 long, thorny setae arising from robust, brown chalazae and one pair of smooth, lateral setae arising from smaller chalazae (Figs 6C, 7A, 8A) …….. ………………………………………………………………………………….C. (C.) divisus Mesal and lateral arms of epicranial marking confluent basally, s.R and submedian setae)………………………………………………………..2 Head predominantly white to cream-colored; epicranial marking consisting of two longitudinally elongate brown stripes, with mesal and lateral arms completely separate (Figs 2B-C, 2E); abdominal segments A1-A5 each with total of 14 long, hooked, dorsal setae (spiracular and submedian setae)…….3 Cranium with two dorsal setae (S1 and S11) thorny (Fig. 5A in Tauber 2003); dorsum of abdominal segments A1-A5 each with total of more than 30 elongate, smooth, hooked setae (submedian and spiracular setae) (Fig. 5C) ……… ………………………………………………………………………………….C. (C.) divisus Cranium with four dorsal setae (S1, S4, S6 and S11) thorny; dorsum of abdominal segments A1-A5 each with total of 16?0 elongate, smooth, hooked setae (submedian and spiracular setae) (Fig. 19C) ………….C. (C.) lineafrons??Larvae of five horticulturally important species of Chrysopodes…Figure 1. Examples of dorsal setae that typify Chrysopodes larvae (laboratory-reared third instar Chrysopodes divisus) A Two types of dorsal prothoracic setae: (1) thorny, pointed or blunt (S1, S1Sc1) and smooth, pointed (S2, S2Sc1) [Note the position of the setae relative to the dark sclerite.] B Elongate, robust, thorny, blunt or spatulate setae on lateral tubercle (LS) C Elongate, smooth, hooked submedian setae of anterior abdominal segments [Note the narrowed and bent middle section and the enlarged, laterally flattened, hooked terminus.].3 ?4 ?Paired frontal marking with posterior ends straight, not meeting mesally (Fig. 2B) …………………………………………………………………………..C. (C.) fumosus Paired frontal marking with posterior ends curved inward, meeting mesally (Fig. 2C, 2E)…………………………………………………………………………………..4 More than three (usually six) cranial setae (S1, S3, S4, S5, S6, S11) thorny (Fig. 5A in Tauber 2003); large lateral tubercles on thorax and abdomen with setae (LS) light amber to light brown (Fig. 23C) …………….. C. (C.) spinellus Only two or three cranial setae (S1, S11, sometimes S4) thorny; large lateral tubercles on thorax and abdomen with setae (LS) dark brown (Fig. 14C) ….. …………………………………………………………………………………….C. (C.) geayiSecond and third instars (Semaphoront B) 1 Epicranial mark broad, with two arms wholly or partly confluent; paired frontal markings broadly fused mesally (Figs 3A, 3D, 4A, 4D) ……………….Patr ia S. Silva et al. / ZooKeys 262: 39?2 (2013)??3 ??Epicranial mark consisting of two paired longitudinal stripes (= mesal and lateral arms); paired frontal markings close to each other, but separate, except sometimes posterior tips curve and meet mesally (Figs 3B-C, 3E, 4B-C, 4E) ………. 3 Mesal and lateral arms of epicranial marking fully confluent throughout (Figs 3A, 4A); cranial seta S1 smooth; pronotum with sparse covering of largely transparent spinules; metathorax with posterior fold bearing transverse row of 14?5 long, thorny setae arising from robust, brown chalazae and one pair of smooth, lateral setae arising from smaller chalazae (Figs 6C, 7A, 8A) …….. ………………………………………………………………………………….C. (C.) divisus Mesal and lateral arms of epicranial marking confluent basally, s.