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Checklist of Order Neuroptera Linnaeus, 1758 (And Allies)
for Benelux (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
659
8933
30963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
656
8921
30946
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
612
8762
30626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
14
64
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
11
56
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Benelux
11 Families width 134 Species and 1 Subspecies
Prohemerobiidae Handlirsch, 19060SpeciesTaxom
Nemopteridae Rambur, 1842Spoonwings4SpeciesTaxom
Coniopterygidae Burmeister, 1839Dusty lacewings16SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopidae (Schneider, 1851)And Green Lacewings43SpeciesTaxom
Osmylidae Leach, 1815Giant lacewings3SpeciesTaxom
Ascalaphidae Rambur, 1842Owlflies6SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802Ant lions19SpeciesTaxom
Hemerobiidae Latreille, 1802Brown Lacewing35SpeciesTaxom
Mantispidae Leach, 1815Mantid lacewings2SpeciesTaxom
Berothidae Handlirsch, 1906Beaded lacewing1SpeciesTaxom
Sisyridae Handlirsch, 1908Spongeflies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Benelux
56 Genera with 134 Species
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Actinophlebia Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Afroptera1SpeciesTaxom
Aleuropteryx Löw, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Apochrysa Schneider, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Australysmus Kimmins, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Brevibarbis Tjeder & Han..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Brinckochrysa Tjeder, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopa Leach, 1851Green-Lacewing12SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoperla Steinmann, 19147SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotropia Navas, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Coniopteryx Curtis, 18348SpeciesTaxom
Conwentzia Enderlein, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Creoleon Tillyard, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Cueta Navas, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Cunctochrysa Hölzel, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Cymothales Gerstaecker, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Dichochrysa Yang, 18343SpeciesTaxom
Dielocroce Cowley, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Drepanepteryx Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Euroleon Esben-Petersen, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Hemerobius Linnaeus, 185514SpeciesTaxom
Hypochrysa Hagen, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Italochrysa Principi, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Kimminsia Killington, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Laurhervasia Navas, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Libelloides Schäffer, 17633SpeciesTaxom
Macronemurus Costa, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Mantispa Illiger, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Megalomus Rambur, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Micromus Rambur, 1793Brown Lacewings6SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecaelurus Costa, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1758Antlion7SpeciesTaxom
Nacarina Navas, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Neomelambrotus Weele, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Nesoleon Banks, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Neuroleon Navas, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Nimboa Navas, 19854SpeciesTaxom
Nineta Navas, 18415SpeciesTaxom
Nodalla Navas, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Nothochrysa McLachlan, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Notiobiella Banks, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Osmylus Latreille, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Palpares Rambur, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Pamexis Hagen, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Peyerimhoffina LaCroix, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Prohemerobius Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Protoaristenymphes Nel & Henrotay, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Psectra Hagen, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomallada Tsukaguchi, 18346SpeciesTaxom
Semidalis Enderlein, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Sisyra Burmeister, 18546SpeciesTaxom
Stephanolasca van der Weele, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Suarius Navas, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Sympherobius Banks, 18427SpeciesTaxom
Tjederina Holzel, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Wesmaelius Kruger, 18946SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benelux
134 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afroptera bitis Tjeder, 1967
Aleuropteryx juniperi Ohm, 1968Dusty lacewing
Aleuropteryx loewii Klapálek, 1894
Apochrysa montrouzieri Girard, 1862
Australysmus neboissi New, 1983
Brevibarbis argyroptera E. L. Tasche..., 1879
Brinckochrysa stenoptera Navas, 1910
Chrysopa abbreviata Curtis, 1834
Chrysopa carnea (Stephens, 1836)⇒ Chrysoperla carnea Stephens, 1836
Chrysopa coloradensis Banks, 1895
Chrysopa commata Kis & Ujhelyi, 1965
Chrysopa dorsalis Burmeister, 1839
Chrysopa flava (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Nineta flava Scopoli, 1763
Chrysopa intima McLachlan, 1893
Chrysopa pallens Rambur, 1838
Chrysopa perla Linnaeus, 1758Green Lacewing
Chrysopa phyllochroma Wesmael, 1841
Chrysopa ventralis (Curtis, 1834)⇒ Pseudomallada ventralis Curtis, , 1834
Chrysopa vulgaris (Schneider, 1851)⇒ Chrysoperla carnea Stephens, 1836
Chrysoperla affinis Stephens, 1836
Chrysoperla carnea Stephens, 1836Aphid lion
Chrysoperla lucasina LaCroix, 1912
Chrysoperla nipponensis Okamoto, 1914
Chrysoperla plorabunda Fitch, 1855Common green lacewing
Chrysoperla pudica Navas, 1914
Chrysotropia ciliata (Wesmael, 1841)⇒ Chrysopidia ciliata Wesmael, 1841
Coniopteryx (Coniopteryx) borealis Tjeder, 1930
Coniopteryx (Coniopteryx) caffer Tjeder, 1957
Coniopteryx (Coniopteryx) pygmaea Enderlein, 1906
Coniopteryx (Coniopteryx) tineiformis Curtis, 1834
Coniopteryx (Metaconiopteryx) esbenpeterseni Tjeder, 1930
Coniopteryx (Xeroconiopteryx) triantennata Monserrat, 1994
Coniopteryx psociformis (Curtis, 1834)⇒ Conwentzia psociformis Curtis, 1834
Conwentzia pineticola Enderlein, 1905
Conwentzia psociformis Curtis, 1834
Creoleon africanus Rambur, 1842
Cueta trivirgata Gerstäcker, 1885
Cunctochrysa albolineata Killington, 1935
Cymothales illustris Navas, 1913
Dichochrysa flavifrons (Brauer, 1851)⇒ Pseudomallada flavifrons Brauer, 1851
Dichochrysa prasina Burmeister, 1839
Dichochrysa ventralis (Curtis, 1834)⇒ Pseudomallada ventralis Curtis, , 1834
Dielocroce alfierina Navas, 1926
Dielocroce ephemera Gerstäcker, 1894
Drepanepteryx phalaenoides Linnaeus, 1758Leaf-like lacewing
Euroleon nostras Fourcroy, 1785
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) atrifrons McLachlan, 1868
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) humulinus Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) lutescens Fabricius, 1793
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) micans Olivier, 1792
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) nitidulus Fabricius, 1777
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) perelegans Stephens, 1836
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) pini Stephens, 1836
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) simulans Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
Hemerobius (Hemerobius) stigma (Stephens, 1836)⇒ Apochrysa montrouzieri Girard, 1862
Hemerobius betulinus (Strøm, 1788)⇒ Wesmaelius nervosus Fabricius, 1793
Hemerobius conjunctus Fitch, 1855
Hemerobius marginatus Stephens, 1836
Hemerobius orotypus (Wallengren, 1870)⇒ Hemerobius simulans Walker, 1853
Hemerobius pinidumus Fitch, 1855
Hypochrysa elegans Burmeister, 1839
Italochrysa italica Rossi, 1790
Kimminsia betulina Ström, 1788
Laurhervasia setacea Klug, 1838
Libelloides coccajus Denis & Schi..., 1775Owlfly sulfur
Libelloides longicornis Linnaeus, 1764
Libelloides macaronius Scopoli, 1763Owlfly
Macronemurus tinctus Kolbe, 1897
Mantispa perla perla (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Sagittalata perla Pallas, 1772
Mantispa styriaca Poda, 1761
Megalomus tortricoides Rambur, 1842
Micromus angulatus Stephens, 1836
Micromus paganus Linnaeus, 1767
Micromus sjostedti van der Weele, 1910
Micromus subanticus Walker, 1853
Micromus variegatus Fabricius, 1793Brown Lacewing
Myrmecaelurus (Myrmecaelurus) trigrammus Pallas, 1771
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) alcestris Banks, 1911
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) doralice Banks, 1911
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) formicarius Linnaeus, 1767Ant Lion
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) lanceolatus Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) quinquemaculatus Hagen, 1853
Myrmeleon (Nehornius) obscurus Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Myrmeleon formicalynx (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Myrmeleon formicarius Linnaeus, 1767
Nacarina panchlora Gerstaecker, 1888Aku
Neomelambrotus striatus Tjeder, 1992
Nesoleon boschimanus Péringuey, 1910
Neuroleon (Neuroleon) chloranthe Banks, 1911
Nimboa albizziae Kimmins, 1952
Nimboa bifurcata Meinander, 1998
Nimboa capensis Tjeder, 1957
Nimboa marroquina Monserrat, 1985
Nineta flava Scopoli, 1763
Nineta inpunctata Reuter, 1894
Nineta pallida Schneider, 1846
Nineta vittata Wesmael, 1841
Nodalla (Nodalla) saharica Esben-Petersen, 1920
Nothochrysa capitata Fabricius, 1793
Nothochrysa fulviceps Stephens, 1836
Notiobiella nitidula Navas, 1910
Osmylus chrysops (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chrysopa perla Linnaeus, 1758
Osmylus fulvicephalus Scopoli, 1763Giant lacewing
Palpares caffer Burmeister, 1839
Palpares libelluloides Linnaeus, 1764
Palpares speciosus Linnaeus, 1758
Pamexis karoo Mansell, 1992
Peyerimhoffina gracilis Schneider, 1851
Protoaristenymphes bascharagensis A. Nel, 1994
Psectra diptera Burmeister, 1839
Pseudomallada flavifrons Brauer, 1851
Pseudomallada prasinus (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Dichochrysa prasina Burmeister, 1839
Pseudomallada rubicundus Hölzel, 1993
Pseudomallada tactus Navás, , 1921
Pseudomallada ventralis Curtis, , 1834
Semidalis aleyrodiformis Stephens, 1836
Sisyra dalii McLachlan, 1866
Sisyra fuscata (Retzius, 1783)⇒ Sisyra nigra Retzius, 1783
Sisyra jutlandica Esben-Petersen, 1915
Sisyra nigra Retzius, 1783Black Spongillafly
Sisyra terminalis Curtis, 1854Sponge fly
Stephanolasca alfierii Navas, 1925
Suarius storeyi Navas, 1926
Sympherobius (Niremberge) fuscescens Wallengren, 1863
Sympherobius (Niremberge) klapaleki Zeleny, 1963
Sympherobius (Niremberge) pellucidus Walker, 1853
Sympherobius (Sympherobius) elegans Stephens, 1836
Sympherobius (Sympherobius) fallax Navas, 1908
Sympherobius (Sympherobius) pygmaeus Rambur, 1842
Tjederina gracilis (Schneider, 1851)⇒ Peyerimhoffina gracilis Schneider, 1851
Wesmaelius (Kimminsia) nervosus Fabricius, 1793
Wesmaelius (Kimminsia) ravus Withycombe, 1923New house borer
Wesmaelius (Kimminsia) subnebulosus Stephens, 1836
Wesmaelius (Wesmaelius) concinnus Stephens, 1836
Wesmaelius (Wesmaelius) quadrifasciatus Reuter, 1894

Subnodes of Neuroptera with occurrences in Benelux
SuborderHemerobiiformia
Henry, 1982
7
36
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuborderMyrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
4
20
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Neuroptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Neuroptera (Linnaeus 1758)


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