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Checklist for Family Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802 (Ant lions)
and region Gambia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
2438
4344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
2437
4343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
2394
4248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
6
33
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
5
32
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
2
23
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
23
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMyrmeleontidae
Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions
18
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gambia
18 Genera with 21 Species
Banyutus Navas, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Centroclisis Navas, 18854SpeciesTaxom
Creoleon Tillyard, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Cymothales Gerstaecker, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Distoleon Banks, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Ganguilus Navas, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Gymnoleon Banks, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Hagenomyia Banks, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Jaya Navas, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecaelurus Costa, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1842Antlion1SpeciesTaxom
Nemoleon Navas, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Neuroleon Navas, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Nosa Navas, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Palpares Rambur, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Parapalpares Insom & Carfi, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Phanoclisis Banks, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Tomatares Hagen, 18291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
21 Species and 1 Subspecies
Banyutus hesione Banks, 1911
Banyutus lethifer Navas, 1912
Centroclisis brachygaster brachygaster (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Centroclisis brachygaster Rambur, 1842
Centroclisis dasymalla Gerstaecker, 1863
Centroclisis distincta Rambur, 1842
Centroclisis rufescens Gerstäcker, 1885
Creoleon africanus Rambur, 1842
Creoleon nubifer Kolbe, 1897
Cymothales delicatus Banks, 1911
Distoleon tholloni Navas, 1914
Ganguilus pallescens Navas, 1912
Gymnoleon exilis Banks, 1911
Hagenomyia tristis Walker, 1853
Jaya rogeri (Navas, 1912)⇒ Centroclisis dasymalla Gerstaecker, 1863
Myrmecaelurus sectorius Navas, 1912
Myrmeleon (Nehornius) obscurus Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Nosa tigris Dalman, 1823Band-winged Dragonlet
Palpares latipennis (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Parapalpares latipennis Rambur, 1842
Parapalpares latipennis Rambur, 1842
Phanoclisis longicollis Rambur, 1842
Tomatares clavicornis Latreille, 1829

Subnodes of Myrmeleontidae with occurrences in Gambia
SubfamilyMyrmeleontinae
Latreille, 1802
14
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPalparinae
Banks, 1912
4
4
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