New species and synonymy in the genus Meleoma (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae), with a discussion of genitalic homologies

Three new species of Meleoma are described, carapana from Mexico, poolei from Venezuela, and festivata from Colombia. M. dolicharthra (Navás) ( = M. cavifrons Banks, new synonymy) is redescribed; M. tezcucana (Banks) (from Chrysopa) new combination, is recorded from Arizona. The pseudopenis of Chrysopidae is homologous to the mediuncus; the secondary mediuncus of Meleoma derives from fused gonocoxite dorsal horns as found in M. poolei, members of Chrysopa s. str., and the Chrysopa lineaticornis group