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Checklist for Family Vermileonidae Williston, 1886 (wormlion)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
113
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
30
99
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Vermileonomorpha
Griffiths, 1994
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vermileonoidea
Williston, 1886
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVermileonidae
Williston, 1886
Wormlion, Wormlions
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Peninsula
3 Genera with 3 Species
Lampromyia Macquart, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Leptynoma Westwood, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Vermipardus Stuckenberg, 19601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
3 Species
Lampromyia argentata (Bigot, 1886)⇒ Leptynoma sericea Westwood, 1876
Leptynoma sericea Westwood, 1876
Vermipardus brincki Stuckenberg, 1960


Links, sources and further information
Vermileonidae at gbif.org
Vermileonidae at irmng.org
Vermileonidae at itis.gov