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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
10948
38362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
10924
38301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
10787
38002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
12
71
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
9
61
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
3
32
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
28
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMyrmeleontidae
Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions
23
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Africa
23 Genera with 39 Species
#CDGJLMNPQS
Centroclisis Navas, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Creoleon Tillyard, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Delfimeus Navas, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Distoleon Banks, 18854SpeciesTaxom
Ganguilus Navas, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Gepus Navas, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Jaffuelia Navas, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Lachlathetes Navas, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Lemolemus Navas, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Lopezus Navas, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Macronemurus Costa, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecaelurus Costa, 18344SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1839Antlion7SpeciesTaxom
Naya Navas, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Neuroleon Navas, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Nohoveus Navas, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Nophis Navas, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Palpares Rambur, 17643SpeciesTaxom
Phanoclisis Banks, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Porrerus Navas, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Quinemurus Kimmins, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Subgulina Krivokhatsky, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Synclisis Navas, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Africa
39 Species
Centroclisis cervina Gerstäcker, 1863
Centroclisis punctulata Navas, 1912
Creoleon diana Kolbe, 1897
Creoleon lugdunensis de Villers, 1789Antlion
Delfimeus scriptus Navas, 1912
Distoleon canariensis Tjeder, 1940
Distoleon catta Fabricius, 1775
Distoleon cuigneti Navas, 1912
Distoleon somnolentus Gerstäcker, 1885
Ganguilus pallescens Navas, 1912
Gepus tersus Navas, 1918
Jaffuelia chilensis Navas, 1918
Lachlathetes gigas Dalman, 1823Band-winged Dragonlet
Lemolemus modestus Blanchard, 1851
Lopezus fedtschenkoi McLachlan, 1875
Macronemurus appendiculatus Latreille, 1807
Myrmecaelurus (Myrmecaelurus) trigrammus Pallas, 1771
Myrmecaelurus acerbus Walker, 1853
Myrmecaelurus armenicus Krivokhatsky, 1993
Myrmecaelurus lepidus Klug, 1834
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) gerlindae Hölzel, 1974
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) hyalinus Olivier, 1811Littleleaf mockorange
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) inconspicuus (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Myrmeleon obscurus Rambur, 1842
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) obscurus Rambur, 1842
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) pseudofasciatus Hölzel, 1981
Myrmeleon almohadarum Badano & al., 2016
Myrmeleon alternans Brullé, 1839
Naya palpalis Klapálek, 1914
Neuroleon cuigneti Navás, 1912
Nohoveus palpalis (Klapálek, 1914)⇒ Naya palpalis Klapálek, 1914
Nophis teillardi Navas, 1912
Palpares angustus McLachlan, 1898
Palpares hispanus Hagen, 1860
Palpares libelluloides Linnaeus, 1764
Phanoclisis longicollis Rambur, 1842
Porrerus dominicanus Poinar & Stange, 1996
Quinemurus numidus Navas, 1928Silver warehou
Subgulina lineata Navas, 1913
Synclisis baetica Rambur, 1842

Subnodes of Myrmeleontidae with occurrences in North Africa
SubfamilyMyrmeleontinae
Latreille, 1802
21
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPalparinae
Banks, 1912
2
4
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