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Checklist for Superorder Neuropterida Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
and region West Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
11
85
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Africa
11 Families width 142 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ascalaphidae Rambur, 1842Owlflies30SpeciesTaxom
Mantispidae (Leach, 1815)Mantid lacewings23SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802Ant lions48SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopidae Schneider, 1851And Green Lacewings20SpeciesTaxom
Corydalidae (Burmeister, 1839)Dobsonflies8SpeciesTaxom
Coniopterygidae Burmeister, 1839Dusty lacewings2SpeciesTaxom
Berothidae Handlirsch, 1906Beaded lacewing5SpeciesTaxom
Hemerobiidae Latreille, 1802Brown Lacewing4SpeciesTaxom
Raphidiidae Latreille, 1810Raphidiid snakeflies1SpeciesTaxom
Nemopteridae Rambur, 1842Spoonwings0SpeciesTaxom
Sialidae Leach, 1815Alderflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Africa
85 Genera with 142 Species
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Abascalaphus Tjeder & Han..., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Afromantispa Snyman & Ohl, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Allocormodes McLachlan, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Amoea Lefèbvre, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Ascalaphus cunii. Navás, 19494SpeciesTaxom
Ascalobyas Penny, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Banyutus Navas, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Brevibarbis Tjeder & Han..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Campylophlebia McLachlan, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Centroclisis Navas, 18854SpeciesTaxom
Ceraeochrysa Adams, 18955SpeciesTaxom
Ceratochrysa Tjeder, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Cercomantispa Handschin, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Chloronia Banks, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoperla Steinmann, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopiella Banks, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopodes Navas, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Cirrops Tjeder, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Climaciella Enderlein, 2002Wasp Mantidflies2SpeciesTaxom
Coniopteryx Curtis, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Cordulecerus Rambur, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Corydalus Linnaeus, 1903American Dobsonflies5SpeciesTaxom
Creoleon Tillyard, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Cueta Navas, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Cymothales Gerstaecker, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Dejuna Navas, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Dichochrysa Yang, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Dicolpus Gerstaecker, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Dicromantispa Hoffman, 20023SpeciesTaxom
Disparomitus Weele, 20194SpeciesTaxom
Distoleon Banks, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Ganguilus Navas, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Glenochrysa Esben-Petersen, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Glenurus Hagen, 1930Antlion1SpeciesTaxom
Gonzaga Navas, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Gymnoleon Banks, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Hagenomyia Banks, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Haploglenius Burmeister, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Helicomitus McLachlan, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Jaya Navas, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Lachlathetes Navas, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Lekrugeria Navas, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Macroleon Banks, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Macronemurus Costa, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Mallada Navas, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Mantispa Illiger, 19255SpeciesTaxom
Meleoma Fitch, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Micromus Rambur, 1853Brown Lacewings1SpeciesTaxom
Mongoloraphidia Aspock & Aspock, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecaelurus Costa, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1894Antlion6SpeciesTaxom
Nacarina Navas, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Nemoleon Navas, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Nemopistha Navas, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Neosemidalis Enderlein, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Neuroleon Navas, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Nosa Navas, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Notiobiella Banks, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Nusalala Navas, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Oyochrysa Brooks, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Palpares Rambur, 18235SpeciesTaxom
Parapalpares Insom & Carfi, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Phalascusa Kolbe, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Phanoclisis Banks, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Platyneuromus Weele, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Plega Navas, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Plesiochrysa Adams, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Podallea Navas, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclimaciella Handschin, 18526SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohybris Weele, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Purenleon Stange, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Sagittalata Handschin, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Semachrysa Brooks, 1983
0SpeciesTaxom
Sialis Latreille, 1937Alderflies1SpeciesTaxom
Spiroberotha Adams, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Stenares Hagen, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Stephanolasca van der Weele, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Suarius Navas, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Syngenes Kolbe, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Tmesibasis McLachlan, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Tomatares Hagen, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Tytomyia Tjeder & Han..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Ululodes Currie, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Vella Navas, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Zeugomantispa Hoffman, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
142 Species and 3 Subspecies
Abascalaphus nigripes van der Weele, 1909
Afromantispa nana Erichson, 1839
Afromantispa zonaria Navás, 1925Yellowfinned albacore
Allocormodes intractabilis Walker, 1860
Allocormodes maculipennis E. L. Tasche..., 1879
Amoea vacua Gerstäcker, 1894
Ascalaphus festivus Rambur, 1842
Ascalaphus nigripes (van der Weele, 1909)⇒ Abascalaphus nigripes van der Weele, 1909
Ascalaphus pallidulus Prost, 2013
Ascalaphus worthingtoni Kimmins, 1949
Ascalobyas albistigma Walker, 1853
Banyutus hesione Banks, 1911
Banyutus lethifer Navas, 1912
Brevibarbis decellei Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Campylophlebia magnifica McLachlan, 1891
Centroclisis brachygaster brachygaster (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Centroclisis brachygaster Rambur, 1842
Centroclisis dasymalla Gerstaecker, 1863
Centroclisis distincta Rambur, 1842
Centroclisis rufescens Gerstäcker, 1885
Ceraeochrysa cubana Hagen, 1861
Ceraeochrysa everes Banks, 1920
Ceraeochrysa sanchezi Navas, 1924
Ceraeochrysa smithi Navas, 1914
Ceraeochrysa valida Banks, 1895
Ceratochrysa antica Walker, 1853
Cercomantispa decellei Poivre, 1982
Cercomantispa vulpes Stitz, 1913
Chloronia mexicana Stitz, 1914Smoothfruit chewstick
Chloronia mirifica Navas, 1925
Chrysoperla plicata Tjeder, 1966
Chrysoperla pudica Navas, 1914
Chrysopiella argentina trapezia (Navas, 1918)⇒ Parachrysopiella argentina Banks, 1910
Cirrops kumari Tjeder, 1980
Climaciella brunnea Say, 1824Brown Mantidfly
Climaciella porosa Hoffman, 2002Smalleye squaretail
Coniopteryx enderleini Meunier, 1910
Cordulecerus praecellens Gerstäcker, 1885
Cordulecerus subiratus Walker, 1853
Corydalus armatus (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Corydalus luteus Hagen, 1861
Corydalus flavicornis Stitz, 1914
Corydalus luteus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Corydalus magnus Contreras-Ramos, 1998
Corydalus peruvianus K. Davis, 1903
Creoleon africanus Rambur, 1842
Creoleon nubifer Kolbe, 1897
Cueta beckerina Navas, 1932
Cymothales delicatus Banks, 1911
Cymothales liberiensis van der Weele, 1904
Dejuna mimica Stange, 1970
Dejuna setosa Stange, 1970
Dichochrysa allochroma (C.-k. Yang &..., 1999)⇒ Pseudomallada allochromus C.-k. Yang &..., 1999
Dicolpus sjostedti van der Weele, 1905
Dicolpus volucris Gerstäcker, 1885
Dicromantispa gracilis Erichson, 1839
Dicromantispa sayi Banks, 1897Say'S Mantidfly
Dicromantispa synapsis Hoffman, 2002Smalleye squaretail
Disparomitus bacillus Gerstäcker, 1885
Disparomitus caviceps Michel, 2019
Disparomitus lineatus Michel, 2019
Disparomitus spatula Michel, 2019
Distoleon harpalyce Banks, 1911
Distoleon persephone Banks, 1911
Distoleon tholloni Navas, 1914
Ganguilus pallescens Navas, 1912
Glenochrysa conradina Navas, 1910
Glenochrysa typica (Esben-Petersen, 1920)⇒ Glenochrysa conradina Navas, 1910
Glenurus proi Navas, 1930
Gonzaga torquatus Navas, 1913
Gymnoleon exilis Banks, 1911
Hagenomyia tristis Walker, 1853
Haploglenius flavicornis (McLachlan, 1871)⇒ Neohaploglenius flavicornis McLachlan, 1871
Haploglenius luteus Walker, 1853
Helicomitus worthingtoni (Kimmins, 1949)⇒ Ascalaphus worthingtoni Kimmins, 1949
Jaya rogeri (Navas, 1912)⇒ Centroclisis dasymalla Gerstaecker, 1863
Lachlathetes gigas Dalman, 1823Band-winged Dragonlet
Lekrugeria koenigi Esben-Petersen, 1915
Macroleon lynceus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Myrmeleon lynceus Fabricius, 1787
Macronemurus loranthe Banks, 1911
Macronemurus melanthe Banks, 1911
Mallada boninensis (Okamoto, 1914)⇒ Mallada desjardinsi Navas, 1911
Mantispa nabota Olivier, , 1797
Mantispa nana (Lichtenstein, 1802)⇒ Mantispa nabota Olivier, , 1797
Mantispa paraguayana Ohl, 2004Climbing bass
Mantispa tessmanni Stitz, 1913
Mantispa zonaria Navas, 1925Japanese mud shrimp
Meleoma titschaki Navas, 1928
Micromus timidus Hagen, 1853Brown lacewing
Mongoloraphidia (Alatauoraphidia) drapetis U. Aspöck & ..., 1993
Myrmecaelurus atomarius Rambur, 1842
Myrmecaelurus gestroanus Navas, 1932Black butterfish
Myrmecaelurus sectorius Navas, 1912
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) doralice Banks, 1911
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) lynceus Fabricius, 1787
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) sexmaculatus Navas, 1912
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) timidus Gerstäcker, 1888Black ruffs
Myrmeleon (Nehornius) obscurus Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Myrmeleon (Nehornius) perspicuus Gerstäcker, 1894
Nacarina balboana Banks, 1941
Nacarina cordillera Banks, 1910
Neosemidalis enderleini Meunier, 1910
Nosa tigris Dalman, 1823Band-winged Dragonlet
Notiobiella rosea Kimmins, 1933
Nusalala tessellata Gersta2cker, 1888
Nusalala uncata Kimmins, 1936
Oyochrysa ancora Brooks, 1985
Palpares digitatus Gerstäcker, 1894
Palpares gigas (Dalman, 1823)⇒ Lachlathetes gigas Dalman, 1823
Palpares incommodus Walker, 1853
Palpares latipennis (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Parapalpares latipennis Rambur, 1842
Palpares tigris (Dalman, 1823)⇒ Nosa tigris Dalman, 1823
Parapalpares latipennis Rambur, 1842
Phalascusa pardalis Gerstäcker, 1888
Phanoclisis longicollis Rambur, 1842
Platyneuromus soror (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Platyneuromus honduranus Navas, 1928
Plega hagenella Westwood, 1867Black marlin
Plesiochrysa elongata Navas, 1913
Podallea pellita U. Aspöck & ..., 1981
Podallea tjederi U. Aspöck & ..., 1981
Podallea vasseana Navas, 1910
Pseudoclimaciella alberti Navas, 1936Atlantic white marlin
Pseudoclimaciella apicipennis Kolbe, 1897
Pseudoclimaciella congensis Navas, 1936Atlantic white marlin
Pseudoclimaciella coronata Stitz, 1913
Pseudoclimaciella loanga Navas, 1909
Pseudoclimaciella tropica Westwood, 1852
Pseudohybris heymonsi van der Weele, 1909
Purenleon iniquus Navas, 1914
Sagittalata hilaris Navas, 1925Yellowfinned albacore
Sialis joppa Ross, 1937
Spiroberotha sanctarosae Adams, 1990
Stenares hyaena Dalman, 1823
Stenares hyena Dalman, 1823Band-winged Dragonlet
Stephanolasca rufopicta Walker, 1853
Suarius walsinghami walsinghami Navas, 1914
Syngenes debilis Gerstäcker, 1888Aku
Tmesibasis royi Tjeder, 1980
Tmesibasis waelbroecki van der Weele, 1909
Tomatares clavicornis Latreille, 1829
Tytomyia flinti Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Ululodes macleayanus Guilding, 1825
Vella fallax Rambur, 1842
Zeugomantispa virescens (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Mantispa virescens Rambur, 1842

Subnodes of Neuropterida with occurrences in West Africa
OrderMegaloptera
Latreille, 1802
Alder Fly, Alderflies, Alderfly, And Fishflies, Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Snakeflies
2
4
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderNeuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing, Lacewings, Mantidflies, Mantisflies, Mantispids, Nerve-Winged Insects, Net-veined insects, Net-winged insects, Owlflies, Spongillaflies
8
80
132
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderRaphidioptera
Handlirsch, 1908
Snake flies, Snake Fly, Snakeflies, snakefly
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom