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Checklist for Family Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802 (Ant lions)
and region Gauteng (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
332
2972
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
2971
5514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
314
2913
5427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
9
57
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
9
57
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
3
28
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
26
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMyrmeleontidae
Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions
17
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gauteng
17 Genera with 34 Species
Bankisus Navas, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Banyutus Navas, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Centroclisis Navas, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Creoleon Tillyard, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Cueta Navas, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Cymothales Gerstaecker, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Distoleon Banks, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Hagenomyia Banks, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Macronemurus Costa, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1842Antlion6SpeciesTaxom
Nemoleon Navas, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Nesoleon Banks, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Neuroleon Navas, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Palpares Rambur, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Palparidius Péringuey, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalpares Insom & Carfi, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Tomatares Hagen, 18531SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gauteng
34 Species
Bankisus oculatus Navas, 1912
Banyutus lethalis Walker, 1853
Centroclisis brachygaster Rambur, 1842
Creoleon africanus Rambur, 1842
Creoleon diana Kolbe, 1897
Creoleon mortifer Walker, 1853
Creoleon nubifer Kolbe, 1897
Cueta punctatissima Gerstäcker, 1894
Cueta trivirgata Gerstäcker, 1885
Cymothales spectabilis Esben-Petersen, 1916
Distoleon scolius Navas, 1914
Hagenomyia tristis Walker, 1853
Macronemurus euanthe Banks, 1911
Macronemurus fictus Navas, 1913
Macronemurus perlatus Gerstäcker, 1885
Macronemurus tinctus Kolbe, 1897
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) quinquemaculatus Hagen, 1853
Myrmeleon (Nehornius) obscurus Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Nemoleon iolanthe Banks, 1911
Nesoleon boschimanus Péringuey, 1910
Nesoleon braunsi Banks, 1909
Neuroleon (Neuroleon) basutinus Navas, 1927Whario
Neuroleon (Neuroleon) chloranthe Banks, 1911
Neuroleon (Neuroleon) guttatus Navas, 1914
Palpares caffer Burmeister, 1839
Palpares sobrinus Péringuey, 1911
Palpares speciosus Linnaeus, 1758
Palparidius concinnus Péringuey, 1910
Pseudopalpares sparsus McLachlan, 1867
Tomatares citrinus Hagen, 1853

Subnodes of Myrmeleontidae with occurrences in Gauteng
SubfamilyMyrmeleontinae
Latreille, 1802
13
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPalparinae
Banks, 1912
4
6
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