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Taxonomy of Genus Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1767
Antlion


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
84
1908
17158
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
64
1693
15696
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
13
767
6420
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
5
595
5725
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyMyrmeleontidae
Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions
422
4524
Genera
Species
SubfamilyMyrmeleontinae
Latreille, 1802
190
3264
Genera
Species
TribeMyrmeleontini
Latreille, 1802
20
956
Genera
Species
SubtribeMyrmeleontina
Latreille, 1802
10
757
Genera
Species
GenusMyrmeleon
Linnaeus, 1767
Antlion
610Species
Subnodes of Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1767
SubgenusMyrmeleon (Morter)
Morter, 1915
8Species
SubgenusMyrmeleon (Myrmeleon)
Linnaeus, 1767
Antlion, Jones's bushmallow, San Luis Obispo
187Species
SubgenusMyrmeleon (Nehornius)
Navas, 1925
6Species
SpeciesMyrmeleon abditus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Bandidus abditus
SpeciesMyrmeleon abdominalis Say, 1823  ⇒ Brachynemurus abdominalis
SpeciesMyrmeleon abdominalus
SpeciesMyrmeleon abyssinicus Klapálek, 1911  ⇒ Cueta pallens
SpeciesMyrmeleon acerbus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Myrmecaelurus acerbus
SpeciesMyrmeleon acutus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Weeleus acutus
SpeciesMyrmeleon adversus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Creoleon griseus
SpeciesMyrmeleon aegyptiacus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Creoleon aegyptiacus
SpeciesMyrmeleon aeschnoides Illiger in Rossi, 1807  ⇒ Palpares aeschnoides
SpeciesMyrmeleon africanus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Creoleon africanus
SpeciesMyrmeleon agriope Banks, 1914  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) rusticus
SpeciesMyrmeleon albidilinea Walker, 1860  ⇒ Dimares elegans
SpeciesMyrmeleon almohadarum Badano & al., 2016
SpeciesMyrmeleon alternans Brullé in Webb & Berthelot, 1839
SpeciesMyrmeleon alticola Miller & Stange, 1999
SpeciesMyrmeleon amabilis Gerstaecker, 1885  ⇒ Dendroleon amabilis
SpeciesMyrmeleon americanus Drury, 1773  ⇒ Vella americana
SpeciesMyrmeleon angusticollis Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Chaetoleon pumilis
SpeciesMyrmeleon annulatus Klug in Ehrenberg, 1834  ⇒ Distoleon annulatus
SpeciesMyrmeleon anomalus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Eremoleon anomalus
SpeciesMyrmeleon appendiculatus Latreille, 1807  ⇒ Ascaloptynx appendiculata
SpeciesMyrmeleon arcuatus Hagen, 1861  ⇒ Dimarella (Dimarella) praedator
SpeciesMyrmeleon arenarius Navas, 1904  ⇒ Neuroleon (Neuroleon) arenarius
SpeciesMyrmeleon ariasi Navas, 1913  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Morter) inconspicuus
SpeciesMyrmeleon aricensis Navás, 1933
SpeciesMyrmeleon asakurae Okamoto, 1910  ⇒ Baliga asakurae
SpeciesMyrmeleon astutus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Palparellus astutus
SpeciesMyrmeleon atomarius Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Myrmecaelurus atomarius
SpeciesMyrmeleon atratus Fabricius, 1781  ⇒ Jaya atrata
SpeciesMyrmeleon atrox Walker, 1853  ⇒ Myrmecaelurus acerbus
SpeciesMyrmeleon audax Walker, 1853  ⇒ Indoleon audax
SpeciesMyrmeleon australis Fabricius, 1787  ⇒ Deleproctophylla australis
SpeciesMyrmeleon baeticus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Synclisis baetica
SpeciesMyrmeleon barbarum Linné, 1767
SpeciesMyrmeleon barbarus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Indoleon barbarus
SpeciesMyrmeleon bicarunculatus Brauer, 1868
SpeciesMyrmeleon bifasciatus Olivier, 1811  ⇒ Pamexis bifasciata
SpeciesMyrmeleon bilineatus Brauer, 1868
SpeciesMyrmeleon bilunis Hagen, 1858  ⇒ Deutoleon lineatus
SpeciesMyrmeleon bisignatus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Megistopus flavicornis
SpeciesMyrmeleon bistictus Hagen, 1861  ⇒ Purenleon bistictus
SpeciesMyrmeleon bistrigatus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Distoleon bistrigatus
SpeciesMyrmeleon blandus Hagen, 1861  ⇒ Brachynemurus blandus
SpeciesMyrmeleon boschimanus Péringuey, 1910  ⇒ Nesoleon boschimanus
SpeciesMyrmeleon brevipenne Charpentier, 1843
SpeciesMyrmeleon brevipennis Charpentier, 1843
SpeciesMyrmeleon breviusculus Gerstaecker, 1885  ⇒ Bandidus breviusculus
SpeciesMyrmeleon cabrerai Navas, 1912  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Morter) hyalinus
SpeciesMyrmeleon caffer Burmeister, 1839  ⇒ Palpares caffer
SpeciesMyrmeleon cajennensis Fabricius, 1787  ⇒ Ululodes cajennensis
SpeciesMyrmeleon callidus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Nemoleon callidus
SpeciesMyrmeleon camposi Navas, 1935  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) timidus
SpeciesMyrmeleon canariensis Navas, 1906  ⇒ Neuroleon (Neuroleon) canariensis
SpeciesMyrmeleon caninum Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesMyrmeleon capense Thunberg, 1784
SpeciesMyrmeleon capensis Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) obscurus
SpeciesMyrmeleon catta Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Distoleon catta
SpeciesMyrmeleon cautus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Dimarella (Dimarella) cauta
SpeciesMyrmeleon cephalotes Klug in Ehrenberg, 1834  ⇒ Palpares cephalotes
SpeciesMyrmeleon cinereus Klug in Ehrenberg, 1834  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Morter) hyalinus
SpeciesMyrmeleon circuiter Walker, 1853  ⇒ Periclystus circuiter
SpeciesMyrmeleon circulis Bao & Wang, 2006
SpeciesMyrmeleon clavicornis Latreille, 1829  ⇒ Tomatares clavicornis
SpeciesMyrmeleon cognatus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Palpares cognatus
SpeciesMyrmeleon compositus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Tomatares pardalis
SpeciesMyrmeleon confusus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Neuroleon (Neuroleon) confusus
SpeciesMyrmeleon congestus Gerstaecker, 1885  ⇒ Bandidus congestus
SpeciesMyrmeleon congruus Hagen, 1861  ⇒ Dimares elegans
SpeciesMyrmeleon conicollis Walker, 1860  ⇒ Dimares elegans
SpeciesMyrmeleon conspersus Rambur, 1842
SpeciesMyrmeleon conspurcatus Burmeister, 1839  ⇒ Lopezus fedtschenkoi
SpeciesMyrmeleon contaminatus Burmeister, 1839
SpeciesMyrmeleon contractus Walker, 1860
Mexican whorled milkweed, Narrow-leaved milkweed
SpeciesMyrmeleon contrarius Walker, 1853  ⇒ Palpares contrarius
SpeciesMyrmeleon contubernalis McLachlan, 1875  ⇒ Distoleon contubernalis
SpeciesMyrmeleon corsicus Hagen, 1860  ⇒ Creoleon aegyptiacus
SpeciesMyrmeleon croceus Esben-Petersen, 1918  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) comptus
SpeciesMyrmeleon cruciatus Hagen, 1858  ⇒ Myrmecaelurus (Myrmecaelurus) trigrammus
SpeciesMyrmeleon cubanus Hagen, 1860  ⇒ Vella eggerti
SpeciesMyrmeleon dasypterus Hagen, 1858  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) formicarius
SpeciesMyrmeleon desperatus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Bandidus vafer
SpeciesMyrmeleon dille Olivier, 1828
SpeciesMyrmeleon dirus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Distoleon dirus
SpeciesMyrmeleon dissolutus Gerstaecker, 1885  ⇒ Glenoleon dissolutus
SpeciesMyrmeleon distans Banks, 1898  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) rusticus
SpeciesMyrmeleon distichus Navas, 1903  ⇒ Neuroleon (Neuroleon) distichus
SpeciesMyrmeleon distinctus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Centroclisis distincta
SpeciesMyrmeleon distinguendus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Morter) hyalinus
SpeciesMyrmeleon diversus Hagen, 1873  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) rusticus
SpeciesMyrmeleon durus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Solter durus
SpeciesMyrmeleon eccentros Walker, 1860  ⇒ Cymothales eccentros
SpeciesMyrmeleon edax Walker, 1853  ⇒ Centroclisis distincta
SpeciesMyrmeleon efferus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Dimarella (Dimarella) effera
SpeciesMyrmeleon egenus Navas, 1915
SpeciesMyrmeleon elegans Perty, 1833  ⇒ Dimares elegans
SpeciesMyrmeleon erberi Brauer, 1868  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Morter) inconspicuus
SpeciesMyrmeleon erythrocephalus Leach, 1814  ⇒ Callistoleon erythrocephalus
SpeciesMyrmeleon erythropus Klug, 1841
SpeciesMyrmeleon europeus McLachlan, 1873  ⇒ Euroleon nostras
SpeciesMyrmeleon eurystictus Gerstaecker, 1885  ⇒ Baliga eurysticta
SpeciesMyrmeleon excogitans Walker, 1860  ⇒ Phanoclisis longicollis
SpeciesMyrmeleon expertus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Indopalpares pardus
SpeciesMyrmeleon extinctus Weyenbergh, 1869
SpeciesMyrmeleon falcipennis A. Costa, 1883  ⇒ Creoleon aegyptiacus
SpeciesMyrmeleon fallax Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Vella fallax
SpeciesMyrmeleon falsus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Glenoleon falsus
SpeciesMyrmeleon fanaticus McLachlan in Fedchenko, 1875  ⇒ Neuroleon (Neuroleon) fanaticus
SpeciesMyrmeleon fascinatus Navas, 1912
SpeciesMyrmeleon fedtschenkoi McLachlan, 1875
SpeciesMyrmeleon felinus Lichtenstein, 1796  ⇒ Megistopus flavicornis
SpeciesMyrmeleon feralis Walker, 1853  ⇒ Centroclisis feralis
SpeciesMyrmeleon ferox Walker, 1853  ⇒ Brachynemurus ferox
SpeciesMyrmeleon ferrosus Navás, 1924
SpeciesMyrmeleon ferrugineipennis Bao & al., 2009
SpeciesMyrmeleon ferus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Jaya atrata
SpeciesMyrmeleon fictus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) obscurus
SpeciesMyrmeleon figrinum
SpeciesMyrmeleon filiformis Gerstaecker, 1885  ⇒ Nemoleon filiformis
SpeciesMyrmeleon flavicornis Rossi, 1790  ⇒ Megistopus flavicornis
SpeciesMyrmeleon flavomaculatus Eversmann, 1841  ⇒ Distoleon tetragrammicus
SpeciesMyrmeleon flavus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Myrmecaelurus (Myrmecaelurus) trigrammus
SpeciesMyrmeleon formicaleo Linnaeus, 1758  ⇒ Euroleon nostras
SpeciesMyrmeleon formicalyn Linné, 1767
SpeciesMyrmeleon formicalynx Linnaeus, 1758  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) formicarius
SpeciesMyrmeleon formicaroides van der Weele, 1908
SpeciesMyrmeleon formicarum Fischer, 1778
SpeciesMyrmeleon fryeri Navas, 1914  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) tenuipennis
SpeciesMyrmeleon fundatus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Heoclisis fundata
SpeciesMyrmeleon furfuraceus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Lachlathetes furfuraceus
SpeciesMyrmeleon fusculus Navas, 1912  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) pertyi
SpeciesMyrmeleon fusiformis Esben-Petersen, 1912  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) obscurus
SpeciesMyrmeleon gabonicus Fairmaire in Thomson, 1858  ⇒ Centroclisis gabonica
SpeciesMyrmeleon geayanus Navas, 1934  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) metuendus
SpeciesMyrmeleon genini Navas, 1925  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) timidus
SpeciesMyrmeleon georgianus Fischer von Waldheim, 1822  ⇒ Acanthaclisis occitanica
SpeciesMyrmeleon gigas Dalman, 1823  ⇒ Lachlathetes gigas
SpeciesMyrmeleon glirinus Hagen, 1866  ⇒ Creoleon plumbeus
SpeciesMyrmeleon gracilis Klug in Ehrenberg, 1834  ⇒ Pseudoformicaleo gracilis
SpeciesMyrmeleon grammaticus Navas, 1912  ⇒ Cueta lineosa
SpeciesMyrmeleon gratus Say, 1839  ⇒ Glenurus gratus
SpeciesMyrmeleon gravis Walker, 1853  ⇒ Indoleon audax
SpeciesMyrmeleon griseus Klug in Ehrenberg, 1834  ⇒ Creoleon griseus
SpeciesMyrmeleon gulo Dalman, 1823  ⇒ Jaya atrata
SpeciesMyrmeleon guttata Navás, 1936
Atlantic white marlin, Skilligalee, White marlin
SpeciesMyrmeleon heriocles Banks, 1915  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) invisus
SpeciesMyrmeleon horridus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Syngenes horridus
SpeciesMyrmeleon hostilis Walker, 1853  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) acer
SpeciesMyrmeleon hyaena Dalman, 1823  ⇒ Stenares hyaena
SpeciesMyrmeleon hyaenodulus Stange, 2004  ⇒ Stenares hyaena
SpeciesMyrmeleon illustris Gerstaecker, 1885  ⇒ Australeon illustris
SpeciesMyrmeleon imbecillus Stein, 1863
SpeciesMyrmeleon imitus Walker, 1853
SpeciesMyrmeleon immaculatum De Geer, 1773
SpeciesMyrmeleon immanus Walker, 1853
SpeciesMyrmeleon immitis Walker, 1853  ⇒ Austroleon immitis
SpeciesMyrmeleon implexus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Myrmecaelurus implexus
SpeciesMyrmeleon impostor Walker, 1853  ⇒ Vella fallax
SpeciesMyrmeleon impressus Putnam, 1876
SpeciesMyrmeleon improbus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Stenares improbus
SpeciesMyrmeleon incertus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Morter) inconspicuus
SpeciesMyrmeleon inclemens Walker, 1853  ⇒ Palpares inclemens
SpeciesMyrmeleon inclusus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Stiphroneura inclusa
SpeciesMyrmeleon incommodus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Palpares incommodus
SpeciesMyrmeleon incompletus Banks, 1920  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) timidus
SpeciesMyrmeleon incuratus Walker, 1860  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) lethifer
SpeciesMyrmeleon indiges Walker, 1860  ⇒ Peruveleon indiges
SpeciesMyrmeleon iners Walker, 1853  ⇒ Myrmecaelurus acerbus
SpeciesMyrmeleon infensus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Cueta infensa
SpeciesMyrmeleon infestus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Indoleon infestus
SpeciesMyrmeleon infidus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Neuroleon (Neuroleon) infidus
SpeciesMyrmeleon infimus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Palpares infimus
SpeciesMyrmeleon ingeniosus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Euptilon ornatum
SpeciesMyrmeleon iniquus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Brachynemurus abdominalis
SpeciesMyrmeleon innotatus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) formicarius
SpeciesMyrmeleon inopinus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) acer
SpeciesMyrmeleon inscriptus Hagen, 1861  ⇒ Purenleon inscriptus
SpeciesMyrmeleon insidiosus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Macronemurus appendiculatus
SpeciesMyrmeleon insignis Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Ripalda insignis
SpeciesMyrmeleon insolitus Walker, 1860  ⇒ Gatzara insolita
SpeciesMyrmeleon insomnis Walker, 1853  ⇒ Distoleon insomnis
SpeciesMyrmeleon irinus Palisot de Beauvois, 1805  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) fulgens
SpeciesMyrmeleon irrigatus Gerstaecker, 1894  ⇒ Argentoleon irrigatus
SpeciesMyrmeleon irroratus Olivier, 1811  ⇒ Creoleon surcoufi
SpeciesMyrmeleon italicus Fabricius, 1781  ⇒ Libelloides italicus
SpeciesMyrmeleon juvencus Hagen, 1861  ⇒ Brachynemurus abdominalis
SpeciesMyrmeleon kituanus Kolbe, 1897  ⇒ Nemoleon kituanus
SpeciesMyrmeleon kolywanense Laxmann, 1770
SpeciesMyrmeleon kolywanensis Laxmann, 1770  ⇒ Libelloides macaronius
SpeciesMyrmeleon lambkini New, 1996
SpeciesMyrmeleon latipennis Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Parapalpares latipennis
SpeciesMyrmeleon laufferi Navas, 1909  ⇒ Neuroleon (Neuroleon) laufferi
SpeciesMyrmeleon lentus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Distoleon dirus
SpeciesMyrmeleon leonina
SpeciesMyrmeleon leopardus Dalman, 1823  ⇒ Palpares speciosus
SpeciesMyrmeleon lepidus Klug in Ehrenberg, 1834  ⇒ Myrmecaelurus lepidus
SpeciesMyrmeleon leporinus Hagen, 1866  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) lanceolatus
SpeciesMyrmeleon leptaleus Navas, 1924  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) uniformis
SpeciesMyrmeleon lethalis Walker, 1853  ⇒ Banyutus lethalis
SpeciesMyrmeleon leucospilos Hagen, 1853  ⇒ Banyutus lethalis
SpeciesMyrmeleon leucospilus Hagen, 1866  ⇒ Banyutus lethalis
SpeciesMyrmeleon leucostigma Hagen, 1866  ⇒ Myrmeleon alternans
SpeciesMyrmeleon leucostigmatus van der Weele, 1905  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) lynceus
SpeciesMyrmeleon libelloides Linnaeus, 1764  ⇒ Palpares libelloides
2Subspecies
SpeciesMyrmeleon libelluloides Linné, 1767  ⇒ Palpares libelluloides
2Subspecies
SpeciesMyrmeleon libelluloidesan der Weele, 1775
SpeciesMyrmeleon linearis Klug in Ehrenberg, 1834  ⇒ Macronemurus linearis
SpeciesMyrmeleon lineatus Kirby in Forbes, 1903  ⇒ Deutoleon lineatus
SpeciesMyrmeleon lineolus Rambur, 1842
SpeciesMyrmeleon lineosus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Cueta lineosa
SpeciesMyrmeleon litturatus Olivier, 1811  ⇒ Neuroleon (Neuroleon) nemausiensis
SpeciesMyrmeleon longicaudus Burmeister, 1839  ⇒ Brachynemurus longicaudus
SpeciesMyrmeleon longicollis Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Phanoclisis longicollis
SpeciesMyrmeleon longicorne Linné, 1767
SpeciesMyrmeleon longicornis Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Syngenes longicornis
SpeciesMyrmeleon loweri Tillyard, 1916  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) croceicollis
SpeciesMyrmeleon luctuosus Navas, 1912  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) lethifer
SpeciesMyrmeleon lugdunense Villers, 1789
SpeciesMyrmeleon lugdunensis Villers, 1789  ⇒ Creoleon lugdunensis
SpeciesMyrmeleon lupinus Olivier, 1811  ⇒ Creoleon lupinus
SpeciesMyrmeleon luteipennis Burmeister, 1839  ⇒ Creoleon luteipennis
SpeciesMyrmeleon luteum Thunberg, 1784  ⇒ Pamexis luteus
SpeciesMyrmeleon luteus Hagen, 1858  ⇒ Pamexis lutea
SpeciesMyrmeleon lynx Hagen, 1866  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) lynceus
SpeciesMyrmeleon macaronius Scopoli, 1763  ⇒ Libelloides macaronius
SpeciesMyrmeleon macer Hagen, 1861  ⇒ Eremoleon macer
SpeciesMyrmeleon macfarlandi New, 1985
SpeciesMyrmeleon maculatum De Geer, 1773
SpeciesMyrmeleon maculatus De Geer, 1773  ⇒ Palpares speciosus
SpeciesMyrmeleon malefidus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Bandidus vafer
SpeciesMyrmeleon malignus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) obscurus
SpeciesMyrmeleon malus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Stenogymnocnemia malus
SpeciesMyrmeleon manicatus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Nosa tigris
SpeciesMyrmeleon mariaemathildae Pantaleoni & al., 2010
SpeciesMyrmeleon mariemathildae Pantaleoni, Cesaroni & Aldini, 2010
Southern lyctus beetle
SpeciesMyrmeleon melanocephalus Olivier, 1811  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) immaculatus
SpeciesMyrmeleon meteoricus Gerstaecker, 1885  ⇒ Glenoleon meteoricus
SpeciesMyrmeleon micans McLachlan, 1875  ⇒ Baliga micans
SpeciesMyrmeleon microstenus McLachlan, 1898  ⇒ Neuroleon (Neuroleon) microstenus
SpeciesMyrmeleon minax Walker, 1853  ⇒ Distoleon verendus
SpeciesMyrmeleon mocsaryi Pongracz, 1910  ⇒ Gymnocnemia variegata
SpeciesMyrmeleon modestus Blanchard in Gay, 1851  ⇒ Lemolemus modestus
SpeciesMyrmeleon molentus Walker, 1853
SpeciesMyrmeleon molestus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Centroclisis distincta
SpeciesMyrmeleon morosus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Cueta lineosa
SpeciesMyrmeleon mortifer Walker, 1853  ⇒ Creoleon mortifer
SpeciesMyrmeleon murinus Klug in Ehrenberg, 1834  ⇒ Creoleon plumbeus
SpeciesMyrmeleon mustelinus Fabricius, 1798  ⇒ Distoleon pugnax
SpeciesMyrmeleon myrmerophagus Navas, 1912  ⇒ Dimares elegans
SpeciesMyrmeleon mysteriosum
SpeciesMyrmeleon mysteriosus Gerstaecker, 1894  ⇒ Cueta mysteriosa
SpeciesMyrmeleon nebulosus Olivier, 1811  ⇒ Brachynemurus ramburi
SpeciesMyrmeleon nefandus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Distoleon nefandus
SpeciesMyrmeleon nekkacus Okamoto, 1934
SpeciesMyrmeleon nemausiensis Borkhausen, 1791  ⇒ Neuroleon (Neuroleon) nemausiensis
1Subspecies
SpeciesMyrmeleon neocaledonius Navás, 1922
Agassiz clam shrimp
SpeciesMyrmeleon nepalensis Hagen, 1866  ⇒ Indopalpares pardus
SpeciesMyrmeleon neutrus Fischer von Waldheim, 1822  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) formicarius
SpeciesMyrmeleon nicobaricus Brauer, 1865  ⇒ Baliga nicobarica
SpeciesMyrmeleon niger Linnaeus in Afzelius & Linnaeus, 1823
SpeciesMyrmeleon nigricans Okamoto, 1905  ⇒ Distoleon nigricans
SpeciesMyrmeleon nigridorsis Kolbe, 1897  ⇒ Hagenomyia lethifer
SpeciesMyrmeleon nigrinus Esben-Petersen, 1927  ⇒ Baliga sumatrensis
SpeciesMyrmeleon nigrivenosus Okamoto, 1905  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) formicarius
SpeciesMyrmeleon nigriventris Walker, 1860  ⇒ Ameromyia nigriventris
SpeciesMyrmeleon nigrocinctus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Dendroleon obsoletus
SpeciesMyrmeleon nordmanni Kolenati, 1846  ⇒ Palpares libelluloides
SpeciesMyrmeleon nostras Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785  ⇒ Euroleon nostras
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SpeciesMyrmeleon notatus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Nemoleon notatus
SpeciesMyrmeleon novaezealandiae Colenso, 1885  ⇒ Weeleus acutus
SpeciesMyrmeleon obsletus Nawa, 1905  ⇒ Distoleon nigricans
SpeciesMyrmeleon obsoletus Say, 1839  ⇒ Dendroleon obsoletus
SpeciesMyrmeleon obtabilis Péringuey, 1910  ⇒ Exaetoleon obtabilis
SpeciesMyrmeleon occidentalis Currie, 1903
SpeciesMyrmeleon occitanicus Villers, 1789  ⇒ Acanthaclisis occitanica
SpeciesMyrmeleon occultus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Compsoleon occultus
SpeciesMyrmeleon ocellatum Borkhausen, 1791  ⇒ Dendroleon pantherinus
SpeciesMyrmeleon ocellatus Borkhausen, 1791
SpeciesMyrmeleon ochraceopennis Nakahara, 1913  ⇒ Baliga asakurae
SpeciesMyrmeleon ochratus Navás, 1904
SpeciesMyrmeleon ochreatus Navas, 1904  ⇒ Neuroleon (Neuroleon) ochreatus
SpeciesMyrmeleon ornatus Drury, 1773  ⇒ Euptilon ornatum
SpeciesMyrmeleon osmyloides Gerstaecker, 1885  ⇒ Glenoleon osmyloides
SpeciesMyrmeleon otiosus Navas, 1912  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Morter) bore
SpeciesMyrmeleon pallens Klug in Ehrenberg, 1834  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) immanis
SpeciesMyrmeleon pallidipennis Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Creoleon lugdunensis
SpeciesMyrmeleon pantherinus Fabricius, 1787  ⇒ Dendroleon pantherinus
SpeciesMyrmeleon papilionoides Klug in Ehrenberg, 1834  ⇒ Palpares papilionoides
SpeciesMyrmeleon pardalinus Burmeister, 1839  ⇒ Pamexis bifasciata
SpeciesMyrmeleon pardalis Fabricius, 1781  ⇒ Tomatares pardalis
SpeciesMyrmeleon pardus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Indopalpares pardus
SpeciesMyrmeleon parvulus Matsumura, 1908  ⇒ Distoleon parvulus
SpeciesMyrmeleon patiens Walker, 1853  ⇒ Palpares infimus
SpeciesMyrmeleon peculiaris Walker, 1860  ⇒ Glenurus peculiaris
SpeciesMyrmeleon percheronii Guérin-Méneville, 1831  ⇒ Palpares percheronii
SpeciesMyrmeleon peregrinus Hagen, 1861  ⇒ Scotoleon peregrinus
SpeciesMyrmeleon perfidus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Creoleon griseus
SpeciesMyrmeleon peritus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Stenares hyaena
SpeciesMyrmeleon perjurus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Distoleon bistrigatus
SpeciesMyrmeleon perniciosus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Bandidus vafer
SpeciesMyrmeleon perpilosus Banks, 1924  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) timidus
SpeciesMyrmeleon perplexus Walker, 1860  ⇒ Distoleon pugnax
SpeciesMyrmeleon pertenuis Klapálek, 1912  ⇒ Cueta pallens
SpeciesMyrmeleon peruanus Navás, 1933
SpeciesMyrmeleon pervigil Walker, 1853  ⇒ Creoleon mortifer
SpeciesMyrmeleon pharaonis Navás, 1912
SpeciesMyrmeleon pictus Fabricius, 1798  ⇒ Myrmecaelurus (Myrmecaelurus) trigrammus
SpeciesMyrmeleon pisanus Rossi, 1790  ⇒ Acanthaclisis occitanica
SpeciesMyrmeleon plumbeus Olivier, 1811  ⇒ Creoleon plumbeus
SpeciesMyrmeleon poecilopterus Stein, 1863  ⇒ Nemoleon poecilopterus
SpeciesMyrmeleon polyspilus Gerstaecker, 1885  ⇒ Euroleon polyspilus
SpeciesMyrmeleon polyzonus Gerstaecker, 1885  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) quinquemaculatus
SpeciesMyrmeleon praedator Walker, 1853  ⇒ Dimarella (Dimarella) praedator
SpeciesMyrmeleon praetor Navas, 1914  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) doralice
SpeciesMyrmeleon procubitalis Navas, 1935  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) immanis
SpeciesMyrmeleon protensus Gerstaecker, 1894  ⇒ Ameromyia protensa
SpeciesMyrmeleon pubiventris Walker, 1860  ⇒ Ameromyia pubiventris
SpeciesMyrmeleon pugnax Walker, 1853  ⇒ Distoleon pugnax
SpeciesMyrmeleon pulchellus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Glenoleon pulchellus
SpeciesMyrmeleon pulverulentus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Banyutus pulverulentus
SpeciesMyrmeleon pumilio Klapálek, 1914  ⇒ Isoleon pumilio
SpeciesMyrmeleon pumilis Burmeister, 1839  ⇒ Chaetoleon pumilis
SpeciesMyrmeleon punctatissimus Gerstaecker, 1894  ⇒ Cueta punctatissima
SpeciesMyrmeleon punctulatus Steven in Fischer von Waldheim, 1849  ⇒ Myrmecaelurus zigan
SpeciesMyrmeleon punicanus Pantaleoni & Badano, 2012
SpeciesMyrmeleon pygmaeus Hagen, 1861  ⇒ Maracandula pygmaea
SpeciesMyrmeleon quedenfeldti Kolbe, 1884  ⇒ Macronemurus quedenfeldti
SpeciesMyrmeleon radiatus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Palpares radiatus
SpeciesMyrmeleon rapax Kolbe, 1897  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) quinquemaculatus
SpeciesMyrmeleon reticulatum T. Charpentier, 1843
SpeciesMyrmeleon reticulatus Charpentier, 1843
SpeciesMyrmeleon ritsemae van der Weele, 1907  ⇒ Megistoleon ritsemae
SpeciesMyrmeleon roseipennis Burmeister, 1839  ⇒ Glenurus gratus
SpeciesMyrmeleon saevus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Myrmecaelurus saevus
SpeciesMyrmeleon sagar
SpeciesMyrmeleon sagax Walker, 1853  ⇒ Baliga sumatrensis
5Subspecies
SpeciesMyrmeleon saldaitisi Ábrahám, 2010
SpeciesMyrmeleon salvus Hagen, 1861  ⇒ Brachynemurus abdominalis
SpeciesMyrmeleon sciopterus Navas, 1914  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) alcestris
SpeciesMyrmeleon scopifer Gerstaecker, 1888  ⇒ Paraglenurus scopifer
SpeciesMyrmeleon scutellatus Klapálek, 1914
SpeciesMyrmeleon secretus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) obscurus
SpeciesMyrmeleon sedulus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Creoleon griseus
SpeciesMyrmeleon senilis Hagen, 1861  ⇒ Vella fallax
SpeciesMyrmeleon sibiricus Fischer von Waldheim, 1822  ⇒ Deutoleon lineatus
SpeciesMyrmeleon singularis Westwood, 1847  ⇒ Indoclystus singularis
SpeciesMyrmeleon sinuatus Olivier, 1811  ⇒ Crambomorphus sinuatus
SpeciesMyrmeleon sjoestedti van der Weele, 1908
SpeciesMyrmeleon socotranus E. O. Taschenberg, 1883  ⇒ Neuroleon (Neuroleon) socotranus
SpeciesMyrmeleon sollicitus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Palpares cephalotes
SpeciesMyrmeleon spectrum Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Palparellus spectrum
SpeciesMyrmeleon striola Walker, 1853
SpeciesMyrmeleon striolus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Distoleon bistrigatus
SpeciesMyrmeleon subdolus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Millerleon subdolus
SpeciesMyrmeleon subducens Walker, 1853  ⇒ Palpares cephalotes
SpeciesMyrmeleon submaculosus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Creoleon aegyptiacus
SpeciesMyrmeleon subpunctatus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Distoleon subpunctatus
SpeciesMyrmeleon subtendens Walker, 1853  ⇒ Heoclisis fundata
SpeciesMyrmeleon syriacus Klug in Ehrenberg, 1834  ⇒ Creoleon plumbeus
SpeciesMyrmeleon tabidus Eversmann, 1841  ⇒ Creoleon plumbeus
SpeciesMyrmeleon tacitus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Indoleon tacitus
SpeciesMyrmeleon talpinus Hagen, 1866
SpeciesMyrmeleon tappa Walker, 1853  ⇒ Distoleon tappa
SpeciesMyrmeleon tarsalis Guilding, 1833  ⇒ Dimarella (Dimarella) tarsalis
SpeciesMyrmeleon tectus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) crudelis
SpeciesMyrmeleon tendinosus Gerstaecker, 1894  ⇒ Ameromyia tendinosa
SpeciesMyrmeleon tenellus Klug in Ehrenberg, 1834  ⇒ Neuroleon (Ganussa) tenellus
SpeciesMyrmeleon tenuis Navas, 1912  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) ambiens
SpeciesMyrmeleon tessellatus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Palpares percheronii
SpeciesMyrmeleon tetragrammicus Fabricius, 1798  ⇒ Distoleon tetragrammicus
SpeciesMyrmeleon tigrinum Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) tigrinus
SpeciesMyrmeleon tigris Dalman, 1823  ⇒ Nosa tigris
SpeciesMyrmeleon tigroides Walker, 1860  ⇒ Palpares tigroides
SpeciesMyrmeleon torridus Westwood in Drury, 1837  ⇒ Lachlathetes gigas
SpeciesMyrmeleon torvus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Distoleon bistrigatus
SpeciesMyrmeleon translatus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Pamexis translatus
SpeciesMyrmeleon trifoli Fraser, 1950
SpeciesMyrmeleon trigonois Bao & Wang, 2006
SpeciesMyrmeleon trigrammus Pallas, 1771  ⇒ Myrmecaelurus (Myrmecaelurus) trigrammus
SpeciesMyrmeleon tristis Walker, 1853  ⇒ Hagenomyia tristis
SpeciesMyrmeleon trivirgatus Gerstaecker, 1885  ⇒ Cueta trivirgata
SpeciesMyrmeleon truculentus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Solter truculentus
SpeciesMyrmeleon tschernovi Krivokhatsky & A.Shapoval, 2014
SpeciesMyrmeleon ulianini McLachlan in Fedchenko, 1875  ⇒ Cueta lineosa
SpeciesMyrmeleon uniseriatus Gerstaecker, 1885  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) acer
SpeciesMyrmeleon v-nigrum Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Creoleon aegyptiacus
SpeciesMyrmeleon vafer Walker, 1853  ⇒ Bandidus vafer
SpeciesMyrmeleon valentini Krivokhatsky, 2002
SpeciesMyrmeleon venosus Burmeister, 1839  ⇒ Pamexis lutea
SpeciesMyrmeleon verendus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Distoleon verendus
SpeciesMyrmeleon versutus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Brachynemurus versutus
SpeciesMyrmeleon vesanus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Distoleon vesanus
SpeciesMyrmeleon violentus Walker, 1853  ⇒ Distoleon bistrigatus
SpeciesMyrmeleon virgatus Klug in Ehrenberg, 1834  ⇒ Cueta virgata
SpeciesMyrmeleon viridis Böber, 1793
SpeciesMyrmeleon wangxinlii Ã�brahám, 2017, 2017
SpeciesMyrmeleon yemenicus Hölzel, 2002
SpeciesMyrmeleon zanganus C.-k. Yang, 1987  ⇒ Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) trivialis
SpeciesMyrmeleon zebratus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Palpares zebratus

Synonyms
Dicholeon (Navas, 1920)
Grocus (Navas, 1925)
Leptoleon (Esben-Petersen, 1918)
Mirmileo (Radermacher, 1779)
Morter (Navas, 1915)
Myrmecoleon (Berthold, 1827)
Myrmekoleon (Gistl, 1848)
Myrmeleo (Pallas, 1771)
Myrmeleonellus (Esben-Petersen, 1918)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Myrmeleon
EnglishAntlion
ItalianFormicaleone


Distribution of Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1767
Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic South Africa, Romania, Russia, Senegal, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe


Distribution on islands
Capricorn Group


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