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Checklist of Family Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802 (Ant lions)
for Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
652
12103
37600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12086
37564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
623
11935
37166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
14
75
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
11
69
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
3
23
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
22
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMyrmeleontidae
Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions
17
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
17 Genera with 49 Species
Abatoleon Banks, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Araucaleon Banks, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Austroleon Banks, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Brachynemurus Hagen, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Cueta Navas, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Dimarella Banks, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Elachyleon Esben-Petersen, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Eremoleon Banks, 19147SpeciesTaxom
Gepus Navas, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Glenurus Hagen, 1885Antlion1SpeciesTaxom
Hagenomyia Banks, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1842Antlion9SpeciesTaxom
Peruveleon Miller and S..., 18602SpeciesTaxom
Porrerus Navas, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Psammoleon Banks, 19686SpeciesTaxom
Purenleon Stange, 196810SpeciesTaxom
Vella Navas, 19315SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
49 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abatoleon bruneri (Alayo, 1968)⇒ Peruveleon bruneri Alayo, 1968
Abatoleon garcianus Banks, 1930
Araucaleon withycombei Esben-Petersen, 1927
Austroleon indiges (Walker, 1860)⇒ Peruveleon indiges Walker, 1860
Brachynemurus bruneri (Alayo, 1968)⇒ Peruveleon bruneri Alayo, 1968
Brachynemurus indiges (Walker, 1860)⇒ Peruveleon indiges Walker, 1860
Cueta beckerina Navas, 1932
Dimarella (Dimarella) tarsalis Guilding, 1833
Elachyleon punctipennis Esben-Petersen, 1927
Eremoleon cerverai Navas, 1921Largescaled tunny
Eremoleon cerverinus Navas, 1921Largescaled tunny
Eremoleon ornatipennis Alayo, 1968Chunky fathead
Eremoleon petrophila Miller and S..., 2011
Eremoleon phasma Miller and S..., 2011
Eremoleon punctipennis Banks, 1910
Eremoleon triguttatus Navas, 1914
Glenurus heteropteryx Gerstäcker, 1885
Hagenomyia dolosa (Walker, 1853)⇒ Myrmeleon dolosus Walker, 1853
Myrmeleon (Morter) inconspicuus Rambur, 1842
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) inconspicuus (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Myrmeleon obscurus Rambur, 1842
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) insertus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) leachii Guilding, 1833
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) metuendus Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) obscurus Rambur, 1842
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) wrighti Banks, 1930
Myrmeleon (Nehornius) dolosus Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
Myrmeleon incertus (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Myrmeleon inconspicuus Rambur, 1842
Peruveleon bruneri Alayo, 1968Chunky fathead
Peruveleon indiges Walker, 1860
Porrerus dominicanus Poinar & Stange, 1996
Psammoleon cubensis (Alayo, 1968)⇒ Purenleon cubensis Alayo, 1968
Psammoleon imbellis (Banks, 1941)⇒ Purenleon imbellis Banks, 1941
Psammoleon leachii (Guilding, 1833)⇒ Myrmeleon leachii Guilding, 1833
Psammoleon reductus (Banks, 1941)⇒ Purenleon reductus Banks, 1941
Psammoleon serrei (Navas, 1920)⇒ Purenleon clavatus Navas, 1914
Psammoleon zayasi (Alayo, 1968)⇒ Purenleon zayasi Alayo, 1968
Purenleon bistictus Hagen, 1861
Purenleon clavatus Navas, 1914
Purenleon cubensis Alayo, 1968Chunky fathead
Purenleon farri Miller & Stange, 2014
Purenleon imbellis Banks, 1941
Purenleon minor Banks, 1927Australian tuna
Purenleon nunezi Miller and S..., 2011
Purenleon reductus Banks, 1941
Purenleon woodruffi Miller and S..., 2011
Purenleon zayasi Alayo, 1968Chunky fathead
Vella eggerti Esben-Petersen, 1928
Vella fallax Rambur, 1842
Vella fallax fallax Rambur, 1842
Vella fallax texana Hagen, 1887
Vella haitiensis (Smith, 1931)⇒ Vella eggerti Esben-Petersen, 1928

Subnodes of Myrmeleontidae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilyGlenurinae
Banks, 1927
1
6
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmeleontinae
Latreille, 1802
16
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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