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Checklist for Family Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802 (Ant lions)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
6
24
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
5
23
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
3
21
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
20
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMyrmeleontidae
Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions
15
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
15 Genera with 16 Species
Crambomorphus McLachlan, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Creoleon Tillyard, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Cueta Navas, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Hagenomyia Banks, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Jaya Navas, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Lachlathetes Navas, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Macronemurus Costa, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1911Antlion1SpeciesTaxom
Palparellus Navas, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Palpares Rambur, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Palparidius Péringuey, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pamares Mansell, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalpares Insom & Carfi, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Syngenes Kolbe, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Tomatares Hagen, 18531SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
16 Species
Crambomorphus kalaharicus Mansell, 2018
Creoleon diana Kolbe, 1897
Cueta punctatissima Gerstäcker, 1894
Hagenomyia tristis Walker, 1853
Jaya dasymalla Gerstäcker, 1863
Lachlathetes moestus Hagen, 1853
Macronemurus tinctus Kolbe, 1897
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) doralice Banks, 1911
Palparellus nyassanus Navas, 1911
Palpares sobrinus Péringuey, 1911
Palpares sparsus (McLachlan, 1867)⇒ Palpares sobrinus Péringuey, 1911
Palparidius concinnus Péringuey, 1910
Pamares damarus Mansell, 1990
Pseudopalpares sparsus McLachlan, 1867
Syngenes medialis Mansell, 2018
Tomatares citrinus Hagen, 1853

Subnodes of Myrmeleontidae with occurrences in Botswana
SubfamilyMyrmeleontinae
Latreille, 1802
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPalparinae
Banks, 1912
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Myrmeleontidae at researcharchive.calacademy.org
Myrmeleontidae at artfakta.se
Myrmeleontidae at dyntaxa.se
Myrmeleontidae at gbif.org
Myrmeleontidae at irmng.org
Myrmeleontidae at itis.gov