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Checklist for Family Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802 (Ant lions)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
5
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
5
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
3
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMyrmeleontidae
Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
7 Genera with 10 Species
Centroclisis Navas, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Cymothales Gerstaecker, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Hagenomyia Banks, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1853Antlion2SpeciesTaxom
Omoleon Navas, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Palpares Rambur, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Parapalpares Insom & Carfi, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Centroclisis brachygaster brachygaster (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Centroclisis brachygaster Rambur, 1842
Centroclisis minor Banks, 1930
Cymothales bouvieri van der Weele, 1907
Cymothales eccentros Walker, 1860
Hagenomyia tristis Walker, 1853
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) lethifer (Walker, 1853)⇒ Hagenomyia lethifer
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) quinquemaculatus Hagen, 1853
Omoleon jeanneli Navas, 1936
Palpares inclemens Walker, 1853
Parapalpares latipennis Rambur, 1842

Subnodes of Myrmeleontidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyMyrmeleontinae
Latreille, 1802
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPalparinae
Banks, 1912
2
2
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