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Checklist for Family Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802 (Ant lions)
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3771
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
3769
6639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
376
3726
6590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
8
27
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
7
26
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
2
15
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
15
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMyrmeleontidae
Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions
10
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Natal
10 Genera with 18 Species
Banyutus Navas, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Centroclisis Navas, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Creoleon Tillyard, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Cymothales Gerstaecker, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Glenuroides Okamoto, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Jaya Navas, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1842Antlion3SpeciesTaxom
Nemoleon Navas, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Palpares Rambur, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Syngenes Kolbe, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
18 Species
Banyutus lethalis Walker, 1853
Centroclisis distincta Rambur, 1842
Creoleon diana Kolbe, 1897
Creoleon mortifer Walker, 1853
Creoleon nubifer Kolbe, 1897
Cymothales eccentros Walker, 1860
Cymothales spectabilis Esben-Petersen, 1916
Jaya dasymalla Gerstäcker, 1863
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) lethifer (Walker, 1853)⇒ Hagenomyia lethifer
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) stigmalis Navas, 1912
Myrmeleon (Nehornius) obscurus Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Nemoleon callidus Walker, 1853
Palpares caffer Burmeister, 1839
Palpares contrarius Walker, 1853
Palpares inclemens Walker, 1853
Palpares nyicanus Kolbe, 1897
Palpares speciosus Linnaeus, 1758
Syngenes longicornis Rambur, 1842

Subnodes of Myrmeleontidae with occurrences in Natal
SubfamilyGlenurinae
Banks, 1927
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmeleontinae
Latreille, 1802
8
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPalparinae
Banks, 1912
1
5
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