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Checklist for Family Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802 (Ant lions)
and region Illinois (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
5949
13945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
5944
13941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
568
5782
13587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
13
37
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
10
28
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
4
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
3
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMyrmeleontidae
Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Illinois
5 Genera with 8 Species
Brachynemurus Hagen, 18112SpeciesTaxom
Dendroleon Brauer, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Glenurus Hagen, 1839Antlion1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1888Antlion3SpeciesTaxom
Scotoleon Banks, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Illinois
8 Species
Brachynemurus abdominalis Say, 1823
Brachynemurus nebulosus (Olivier, 1811)⇒ Brachynemurus ramburi Banks, 1907
Dendroleon obsoletus Say, 1839Eastern Spotted-Winged Antlion
Glenurus gratus Say, 1839
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) crudelis Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) immaculatus Morton, 1921
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) mobilis Hagen, 1888
Scotoleon minusculus Banks, 1898

Subnodes of Myrmeleontidae with occurrences in Illinois
SubfamilyMyrmeleontinae
Latreille, 1802
5
8
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