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Genus Suarius Navas 1914a: 73 
'=XJngla Navas 1914b: 224. New synonymy (subjective) ; type species, 
U. annulata Navas (by original designation). 
Suarius is regarded as a distinct genus by Holzel, 1970. Fre- 
quently species can be assigned here without reference to genitalic 
structures, on the basis of some combination of a series of rlather 
variable characters: short pronotum with arcuate anterior margin, 
tarsal claws with a very wide notch and small basal expansion, short 
body and wing setae, coloration often predominately brownish, 
blackish, or yellowish, costal margin often narrow. Usually the 
zig-zagging of veins comprising pseudomedia not strong, so that 
2 or 3 sections of psm consist of crossveins and the apical pseudo- 
medial veins (apparent crossveins) are strongly inclined (Fig. iA). 
Basal inner gradate crossvein ends on psm in the hind wing as least, 
in nearly all New World species. Frequently, enough of these 
characters are present to result in a distinctive habitus, reminiscent 
of a Pimachrysa or small Nodita. 
The male genitalia consist of gonarcus, with mediuncus (— arces- 
sus), gonocoxites ( =entoprocessi) , frequently with gonosetae and 
gonocristae, never with gonapsis or tignum; eighth and ninth ster- 
nites fused, microtholi occasionally present. The condition of media 
and generalized male genitalia preclude derivation of this genus 
from Chrysopa s. str. or Mallada. 
Ungla was based upon U. annulata Navas, known from ia single 
specimen, and distinguished by its unusual foreleg. Navas states 
(translation mine), “The peculiar form of the anterior leg with long 
and thin tibial spurs and claws, a thing which is not seen in any 
other genus of chrysopids; the same with the elongate tarsus, is 
characteristic of this new genus”. N. Banks’ card file (unpublished) 
contains a note which succinctly expresses the suspicion long shared 
by me and others: “leg of a myrmeleontid”. The type specimen 
indeed proves to be a Suarius argentinus with ia, single grotesquely 
oversized myrmeleontid leg loosely clasped among its own, un- 
doubtedly acquired during the final struggle in the killing bottle. 
As the genus Ungla was based upon the composite nature of the 
unique specimen of the type species, the name must be rejected under 
the provisions of Article 1 of the International Code. Furthermore, 
Suarius was published earlier and has priority. According to C. 
Courtoy (pers. comm.) the number of the “Annales de la Societe 
scientifique de Bruxelles” containing the description of Suarius was 
published either in December 1913 or January 1914; the entire 
