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Checklist for Family Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802 (Ant lions)
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
12
63
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
8
58
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
4
34
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
28
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMyrmeleontidae
Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions
21
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Cape
21 Genera with 42 Species
#BCDJMNOPST
Banyutus Navas, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Centroclisis Navas, 19125SpeciesTaxom
Crambomorphus McLachlan, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Creoleon Tillyard, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Cueta Navas, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Cymothales Gerstaecker, 19164SpeciesTaxom
Distoleon Banks, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Jaya Navas, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1842Antlion7SpeciesTaxom
Nannoleon Esben- Petersen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Nemoleon Navas, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Nesoleon Banks, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Neuroleon Navas, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Obus Navas, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Palparellus Navas, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Palpares Rambur, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Palparidius Péringuey, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pamexis Hagen, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Suca Navas, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Syngenes Kolbe, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Tricholeon Esben- Petersen, 19482SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
42 Species
Banyutus lethalis Walker, 1853
Banyutus pulverulentus Rambur, 1842
Centroclisis brachygaster Rambur, 1842
Centroclisis distincta Rambur, 1842
Centroclisis maligna Navas, 1912
Centroclisis mendax Navas, 1912
Centroclisis vitanda Navas, 1912
Crambomorphus sinuatus Olivier, 1811
Creoleon africanus Rambur, 1842
Creoleon mortifer Walker, 1853
Cueta trivirgata Gerstäcker, 1885
Cymothales capensis Mansell, 1987
Cymothales eccentros Walker, 1860
Cymothales illustris Navas, 1913
Cymothales spectabilis Esben-Petersen, 1916
Distoleon pondoensis Kimmins, 1948
Jaya dasymalla Gerstäcker, 1863
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) alcestris Banks, 1911
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) doralice Banks, 1911
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) lanceolatus Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) lethifer (Walker, 1853)⇒ Hagenomyia lethifer
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) medialis (Banks, 1911)⇒ Myrmeleon immanis Walker, 1853
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) quinquemaculatus Hagen, 1853
Myrmeleon (Nehornius) obscurus Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Nannoleon michaelseni Esben-Petersen, 1928
Nemoleon callidus Walker, 1853
Nesoleon boschimanus Péringuey, 1910
Nesoleon braunsi Banks, 1909
Neuroleon (Neuroleon) basutinus Navas, 1927Whario
Neuroleon (Neuroleon) chloranthe Banks, 1911
Obus elizabethae Banks, 1911
Palparellus dubiosus (Péringuey, 1910)⇒ Palparellus astutus Walker, 1853
Palpares caffer Burmeister, 1839
Palpares sobrinus Péringuey, 1911
Palpares speciosus Linnaeus, 1758
Palparidius capicola Péringuey, 1910
Pamexis karoo Mansell, 1992
Suca delicata Navas, 1921
Syngenes longicornis Rambur, 1842
Syngenes medialis Mansell, 2018
Tricholeon hirtellus Esben-Petersen, 1925
Tricholeon nigripes Kimmins, 1948

Subnodes of Myrmeleontidae with occurrences in Eastern Cape
SubfamilyMyrmeleontinae
Latreille, 1802
16
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPalparinae
Banks, 1912
5
7
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