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Checklist for Family Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802 (Ant lions)
and region Lower Cretaceous (Cretaceous)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
566
2074
3587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
2073
3586
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
506
1892
3348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
32
167
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
27
131
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
9
55
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
4
28
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMyrmeleontidae
Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions
10
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lower Cretaceous
10 Genera with 21 Species
Bleyeria Martins-Neto, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Blittersdorffia Martins-Neto..., 19895SpeciesTaxom
Caldasia Martins-Neto..., 19891SpeciesTaxom
Choromyrmeleon Ren & Guo, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Cratoalloneura Martins-Neto, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Cratoneura Martins-Neto, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Cratonympha Martins-Neto..., 19901SpeciesTaxom
Krika Martins-Neto, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Liaoximyia Hong, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonymphes Martins-Neto..., 19984SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lower Cretaceous
21 Species
Bleyeria nordestina ♰ R. G. Martin..., 1992
Blittersdorffia dicotomica ♰ R. G. Martin..., 1990
Blittersdorffia pleoneura ♰ R. G. Martin..., 1989
Blittersdorffia polyplusia Martins-Neto, 1997
Blittersdorffia pulcherrima Martins-Neto..., 1997
Blittersdorffia volkheimeri ♰ R. G. Martin..., 1989
Caldasia cretacea ♰ R. G. Martin..., 1989
Choromyrmeleon aspoeckorum ♰ D. Ren, 2008
Choromyrmeleon othneius ♰ D. Ren, 1996
Cratoalloneura acuminata ♰ R. G. Martin..., 1989
Cratoalloneura verdandia Martins-Neto, 2002
Cratoneura dividens ♰ R. G. Martin..., 1994
Cratoneura longissima ♰ R. G. Martin..., 1992
Cratoneura pulchella ♰ R. G. Martin..., 1992
Cratonympha microcelata ♰ R. G. Martin..., 1990
Krika pilosa ♰ R. G. Martin..., 1992
Liaoximyia sinica ♰ Y. C. Hong, 1988
Pseudonymphes araripensis ♰ R. G. Martin..., 1989
Pseudonymphes brunherottae ♰ R. G. Martin..., 1994
Pseudonymphes ponomarenkoi ♰ R. G. Martin..., 1992
Pseudonymphes zambonii Martins-Neto, 1998


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