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Checklist for Family Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802 (Ant lions)
and region Colombia (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
598
10458
32334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
595
10451
32326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
10215
31633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
13
47
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
10
41
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
2
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMyrmeleontidae
Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions
7
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colombia
7 Genera with 7 Species
Cueta Navas, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Dendroleon Brauer, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Eremoleon Banks, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Glenurus Hagen, 1885Antlion1SpeciesTaxom
Megistopus Rambur, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1853Antlion2SpeciesTaxom
Palpares Rambur, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombia
7 Species
Cueta beckerina Navas, 1932
Dendroleon obsoletus Say, 1839Eastern Spotted-Winged Antlion
Eremoleon punctipennis Banks, 1910
Glenurus heteropteryx Gerstäcker, 1885
Megistopus flavicornis Rossi, 1790
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) immaculatus Morton, 1921
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) metuendus Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed

Subnodes of Myrmeleontidae with occurrences in Colombia
SubfamilyMyrmeleontinae
Latreille, 1802
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPalparinae
Banks, 1912
1
0
Genus
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