Puncha ratzeburgi

Puncha ratzeburgi is a species of snakefly in the monotypic genus Puncha belonging to the family Raphidiidae.

Distribution and habitat
This species is widely distributed in Central and Eastern Europe (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland). Isolated populations have been found from southern France, the Apennine and Balkan Peninsula. These insects inhabit mountains at an elevation up to 1100 m above sea level.

Description
Puncha ratzeburgi can reach a wingspan of about 24 mm. These snakeflies have a long prothorax, hyaline wings with characteristic venation, a distinct pterostigma ranging from yellow-ocher to ocher-brown, and a long ovipositor in females.

Biology
They are predatory, both as adults and larvae.