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Checklist for Family Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802 (Ant lions)
and region Ireland (British Isles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
490
4724
11892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
487
4717
11885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
469
4660
11771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
8
27
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
7
26
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
2
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
7
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMyrmeleontidae
Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ireland
7 Genera with 10 Species
Centroclisis Navas, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Cymothales Gerstaecker, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Glenoleon Banks, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Jaya Navas, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1842Antlion4SpeciesTaxom
Nemoleon Navas, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpares Rambur, 17583SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ireland
10 Species
Centroclisis distincta Rambur, 1842
Glenoleon nigristriatus New, 1985
Jaya dasymalla Gerstäcker, 1863
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) lanceolatus Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) medialis (Banks, 1911)⇒ Myrmeleon immanis Walker, 1853
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) pallidus Esben-Petersen, 1918
Myrmeleon (Nehornius) obscurus Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Palpares caffer Burmeister, 1839
Palpares sobrinus Péringuey, 1911
Palpares speciosus Linnaeus, 1758

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPalparinae
Banks, 1912
1
3
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