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Checklist of Family Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802 (Ant lions)
for North America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1132
30009
212597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1126
29956
212492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1034
29487
210126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
28
198
920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
22
167
797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
6
55
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
3
49
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMyrmeleontidae
Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions
36
218
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
36 Genera with 218 Species
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Ameroleon Navas, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Atricholeon Stange, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Austrogymnocnemia Esben-Petersen, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Austroleon Banks, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Brachynemurus Hagen, 190367SpeciesTaxom
Calinemurus Banks, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Centroclisis Navas, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Chaetoleon Banks, 19424SpeciesTaxom
Clathroneuria Banks, 19705SpeciesTaxom
Cryptoleon Banks, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Cueta Navas, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Dejuna Navas, 19703SpeciesTaxom
Dendroleon Brauer, 19056SpeciesTaxom
Dimarella Banks, 19894SpeciesTaxom
Distoleon Banks, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Epignopholeon1SpeciesTaxom
Eremoleon Banks, 195810SpeciesTaxom
Euptilon Westwood, 19036SpeciesTaxom
Gepus Navas, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Glenurus Hagen, 1907Antlion7SpeciesTaxom
Gnopholeon Stange, 19703SpeciesTaxom
Goniocercus Insom, Carfi, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Hesperoleon Banks, 188814SpeciesTaxom
Lemolemus Navas, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Maracandula Currie, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Menkeleon Stange, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Mexoleon Stange, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1915Antlion21SpeciesTaxom
Palpares Rambur, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Paranthaclisis Banks, 19395SpeciesTaxom
Peruveleon Miller and S..., 18602SpeciesTaxom
Psammoleon Banks, 190310SpeciesTaxom
Purenleon Stange, 19276SpeciesTaxom
Scotoleon Banks, 190324SpeciesTaxom
Tyttholeon Adams, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Vella Navas, 19439SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
218 Species and 5 Subspecies
Ameroleon incertus (Navas, 1926)⇒ Brachynemurus signatus Hagen, 1887
Atricholeon parkeri Stange, 1970
Atricholeon tuberculatus Banks, 1899
Austrogymnocnemia nigrescens New, 1985
Austrogymnocnemia pentagramma Gerstäcker, 1885
Austroleon barberi (Currie, 1903)⇒ Gnopholeon barberi Currie, 1903
Brachynemurus abdominalis Say, 1823
Brachynemurus arapahoe (Banks, 1938)⇒ Clathroneuria arapahoe Banks, 1938
Brachynemurus barberi (Currie, 1903)⇒ Gnopholeon barberi Currie, 1903
Brachynemurus blandus Hagen, 1861
Brachynemurus brunneus (Currie, 1898)⇒ Brachynemurus ferox Walker, 1853
Brachynemurus californicus Banks, 1895
Brachynemurus carolinus Banks, 1911
Brachynemurus carrizonus (Hagen, 1888)⇒ Scotoleon carrizonus Hagen, 1888
Brachynemurus coquilletti (Currie, 1898)⇒ Clathroneuria coquilletti Currie, 1898
Brachynemurus curriei (McClendon, 1906)⇒ Peruveleon dorsalis Banks, 1903
Brachynemurus deflexus (Adams, 1957)⇒ Scotoleon deflexus Adams, 1957
Brachynemurus delicatulus (Currie, 1903)⇒ Gnopholeon delicatulus Currie, 1903
Brachynemurus dissimilis (Banks, 1903)⇒ Scotoleon dissimilis Banks, 1903
Brachynemurus divisus Navas, 1928Silver warehou
Brachynemurus dorsalis (Banks, 1903)⇒ Peruveleon dorsalis Banks, 1903
Brachynemurus eiseni (Banks, 1908)⇒ Scotoleon eiseni Banks, 1908
Brachynemurus elongatus Banks, 1904
Brachynemurus expansus (Navas, 1913)⇒ Scotoleon expansus Navas, 1913
Brachynemurus ferox Walker, 1853
Brachynemurus fidelitas (Adams, 1957)⇒ Scotoleon fidelitas Adams, 1957
Brachynemurus fuscus Banks, 1905
Brachynemurus henshawi Hagen, 1887
Brachynemurus hubbardi (Currie, 1898)⇒ Brachynemurus hubbardii Currie, 1898
Brachynemurus hubbardii Currie, 1898
Brachynemurus hubbardii nubeculipennis (Currie, 1903)⇒ Brachynemurus hubbardii Currie, 1898
Brachynemurus indiges (Walker, 1860)⇒ Peruveleon indiges Walker, 1860
Brachynemurus infuscatus (Adams, 1957)⇒ Scotoleon infuscatus Adams, 1957
Brachynemurus intermedius (Currie, 1903)⇒ Scotoleon intermedius Currie, 1903
Brachynemurus irregularis Currie, 1906
Brachynemurus longicaudus Burmeister, 1839
Brachynemurus longipalpis (Hagen, 1888)⇒ Scotoleon longipalpis Hagen, 1888
Brachynemurus marshi (Stange, 1970)⇒ Scotoleon marshi Stange, 1970
Brachynemurus mexicanus Banks, 1895
Brachynemurus mimicus (Stange, 1970)⇒ Dejuna mimica Stange, 1970
Brachynemurus minusculus (Banks, 1898)⇒ Scotoleon minusculus Banks, 1898
Brachynemurus minutus (Adams, 1957)⇒ Scotoleon minutus Adams, 1957
Brachynemurus mixtecus (Stange, 1970)⇒ Mexoleon mixtecus Stange, 1970
Brachynemurus navajo (Banks, 1938)⇒ Clathroneuria navajo Banks, 1938
Brachynemurus nebulosum Olivier, 1811
Brachynemurus nebulosus (Olivier, 1811)⇒ Brachynemurus ramburi Banks, 1907
Brachynemurus niger (Currie, 1898)⇒ Scotoleon niger Currie, 1898
Brachynemurus nigrescens (Stange, 1970)⇒ Scotoleon nigrescens Stange, 1970
Brachynemurus nigrilabris (Hagen, 1888)⇒ Scotoleon nigrilabris Hagen, 1888
Brachynemurus nivatensis (Navas, 1915)⇒ Scotoleon nivatensis Navas, 1915
Brachynemurus pallidus (Banks, 1899)⇒ Scotoleon pallidus Banks, 1899
Brachynemurus papago (Currie, 1899)⇒ Mexoleon papago Currie, 1899
Brachynemurus parkeri (Stange, 1970)⇒ Atricholeon parkeri Stange, 1970
Brachynemurus peregrinus (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Scotoleon peregrinus Hagen, 1861
Brachynemurus persimilis (Stange, 1970)⇒ Dejuna persimilis Stange, 1970
Brachynemurus pulchellus Banks, 1911
Brachynemurus pumilis (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Chaetoleon pumilis Burmeister, 1839
Brachynemurus pusillus (Currie, 1899)⇒ Chaetoleon pusillus Currie, 1899
Brachynemurus quadripunctatus (Currie, 1898)⇒ Scotoleon quadripunctatus Currie, 1898
Brachynemurus ramburi Banks, 1907
Brachynemurus sackeni Hagen, 1888
Brachynemurus schwarzi (Currie, 1903)⇒ Clathroneuria schwarzi Currie, 1903
Brachynemurus seminolae Stange, 1970
Brachynemurus signata Hagen, 1887
Brachynemurus signatus Hagen, 1887
Brachynemurus singularis (Currie, 1903)⇒ Scotoleon singularis Currie, 1903
Brachynemurus stramineus (Stange, 1970)⇒ Dejuna straminea Stange, 1970
Brachynemurus tripunctatus (Banks, 1922)⇒ Chaetoleon tripunctatus Banks, 1922
Brachynemurus tuberculatus (Banks, 1899)⇒ Atricholeon tuberculatus Banks, 1899
Brachynemurus versutus Walker, 1853
Brachynemurus westcotti (Stange, 1970)⇒ Clathroneuria westcotti Stange, 1970
Brachynemurus yavapai (Currie, 1903)⇒ Scotoleon yavapai Currie, 1903
Calinemurus californicus (Banks, 1895)⇒ Brachynemurus californicus Banks, 1895
Centroclisis brachygaster Rambur, 1842
Centroclisis brachygaster brachygaster (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Centroclisis brachygaster Rambur, 1842
Chaetoleon pumilis Burmeister, 1839
Chaetoleon pusillus Currie, 1899
Chaetoleon tripunctatus Banks, 1922
Chaetoleon variabilis Banks, 1942
Clathroneuria arapahoe Banks, 1938
Clathroneuria coquilletti Currie, 1898
Clathroneuria navajo Banks, 1938
Clathroneuria schwarzi Currie, 1903
Clathroneuria westcotti Stange, 1970
Cryptoleon nebulosum
Cryptoleon signatum
Cryptoleon signatus (Hagen, 1887)⇒ Brachynemurus signatus Hagen, 1887
Cueta beckerina Navas, 1932
Dejuna mimica Stange, 1970
Dejuna persimilis Stange, 1970
Dejuna straminea Stange, 1970
Dendroleon melanocoris (C.-k. Yang, 1997)⇒ Layahima elegans Banks, 1937
Dendroleon obsoletum
Dendroleon obsoletus Say, 1839Eastern Spotted-Winged Antlion
Dendroleon speciosum Banks, 1906
Dendroleon speciosus Banks, 1905
Dimarella (Dimarella) menkei Stange, 1963Man-of-war fish
Dimarella (Dimarella) mixteca Miller, 1989
Dimarella (Dimarella) psammophila Stange, 1963Man-of-war fish
Dimarella (Dimarella) zulia Miller, 1989
Distoleon bistrigatus Rambur, 1842Antlion Lacewing
Distoleon wilsoni McLachlan, 1892
Epignopholeon sophiae Makarkin, 2017
Eremoleon femoralis Banks, 1942
Eremoleon gracile (Adams, 1956)⇒ Eremoleon gracilis Adams, 1957
Eremoleon gracilis Adams, 1957
Eremoleon insipidus Adams, 1957
Eremoleon longior Banks, 1938
Eremoleon macer Hagen, 1861
Eremoleon nigribasis Banks, 1920
Eremoleon pallens Banks, 1941
Eremoleon sectoralis (Adams, 1958)⇒ Eremoleon pallens Banks, 1941
Euptilon arizonense Banks, 1935
Euptilon decipiens Banks, 1935
Euptilon normale Banks, 1942
Euptilon ornatum Drury, 1773
Euptilon sinuatum Currie, 1903
Glenurus grata Say, 1839
Glenurus gratus Say, 1839
Glenurus luniger Gerstäcker, 1894
Glenurus proi Navas, 1930
Glenurus snowi Banks, 1907
Glenurus snowii Banks, 1907
Gnopholeon barberi Currie, 1903
Gnopholeon delicatulus Currie, 1903
Gnopholeon zapotecus Stange, 1970
Goniocercus similis Stitz, 1912
Hesperoleon abdominalis (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Brachynemurus abdominalis Say, 1823
Hesperoleon apache (Banks, 1938)⇒ Scotoleon expansus Navas, 1913
Hesperoleon brunneus (Currie, 1898)⇒ Brachynemurus ferox Walker, 1853
Hesperoleon coquilletti (Currie, 1898)⇒ Clathroneuria coquilletti Currie, 1898
Hesperoleon curriei (Banks, 1938)⇒ Scotoleon dissimilis Banks, 1903
Hesperoleon fidelitas (Adams, 1957)⇒ Scotoleon fidelitas Adams, 1957
Hesperoleon hubbardii (Banks, 1927)⇒ Brachynemurus hubbardii Currie, 1898
Hesperoleon intermedius (Currie, 1903)⇒ Scotoleon intermedius Currie, 1903
Hesperoleon nigrilabris (Hagen, 1888)⇒ Scotoleon nigrilabris Hagen, 1888
Hesperoleon pallidus (Banks, 1899)⇒ Scotoleon pallidus Banks, 1899
Hesperoleon papago (Currie, 1899)⇒ Mexoleon papago Currie, 1899
Hesperoleon quadripunctatus (Currie, 1898)⇒ Scotoleon quadripunctatus Currie, 1898
Hesperoleon sackeni (Hagen, 1888)⇒ Brachynemurus sackeni Hagen, 1888
Lemolemus connexus Banks, 1920
Lemolemus inscriptus Hagen, 1861
Maracandula apicalis Banks, 1901
Menkeleon bellula Banks, 1906
Menkeleon bellulus Banks, 1905
Mexoleon mixtecus Stange, 1970
Mexoleon papago Currie, 1899
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) arizonicus Banks, 1943
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) californicus Banks, 1943
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) carolinus Banks, 1943
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) crudelis Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) exitialis Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) immaculatus Morton, 1921
Myrmeleon immaculatus occidentalis (Currie, 1903)⇒ Myrmeleon exitialis Walker, 1853
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) insertus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) invisus Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) lethifer (Walker, 1853)⇒ Hagenomyia lethifer
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) littoralis Miller & Stange, 1999
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) mexicanus Banks, 1903
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) mobilis Hagen, 1888
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) rusticus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) texanus Banks, 1900
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) timidus Gerstäcker, 1888Black ruffs
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) uniformis Navas, 1920Atlantic white marlin
Myrmeleon distans (Banks, 1898)⇒ Myrmeleon rusticus Hagen, 1861
Myrmeleon diversus (Hagen, 1873)⇒ Myrmeleon rusticus Hagen, 1861
Myrmeleon heriocles (Banks, 1915)⇒ Myrmeleon invisus Walker, 1853
Palpares caffer Burmeister, 1839
Paranthaclisis congener Hagen, 1861
Paranthaclisis floridensis Stange and M..., 2012
Paranthaclisis hageni Banks, 1899
Paranthaclisis nevadensis Banks, 1939
Peruveleon dorsalis Banks, 1903
Peruveleon indiges Walker, 1860
Psammoleon albovaria (Banks, 1942)⇒ Purenleon albovarius Banks, 1942
Psammoleon arizonensis (Banks, 1935)⇒ Euptilon arizonense Banks, 1935
Psammoleon bistictus (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Purenleon bistictus Hagen, 1861
Psammoleon connexus (Banks, 1920)⇒ Purenleon connexus Banks, 1920
Psammoleon decipiens (Banks, 1935)⇒ Euptilon decipiens Banks, 1935
Psammoleon guttipes (Banks, 1906)⇒ Euptilon ornatum Drury, 1773
Psammoleon ingeniosus (Walker, 1853)⇒ Euptilon ornatum Drury, 1773
Psammoleon minor (Banks, 1927)⇒ Purenleon minor Banks, 1927
Psammoleon normalis (Banks, 1942)⇒ Euptilon normale Banks, 1942
Psammoleon sinuatus (Currie, 1903)⇒ Euptilon sinuatum Currie, 1903
Purenleon albovarius Banks, 1942
Purenleon apache Miller & Stange, 2014
Purenleon bistictus Hagen, 1861
Purenleon connexus Banks, 1920
Purenleon inscriptus Hagen, 1861
Purenleon minor Banks, 1927Australian tuna
Scotoleon carrizonus Hagen, 1888Pond skaters
Scotoleon deflexus Adams, 1957
Scotoleon digueti Navas, 1913
Scotoleon dissimilis Banks, 1903
Scotoleon eiseni Banks, 1908
Scotoleon expansus Navas, 1913
Scotoleon fidelitas Adams, 1957
Scotoleon infuscatus Adams, 1957
Scotoleon intermedius Currie, 1903
Scotoleon longipalpis Hagen, 1888Pond skaters
Scotoleon marshi Stange, 1970
Scotoleon minusculus Banks, 1898
Scotoleon minutus Adams, 1957
Scotoleon niger Currie, 1898
Scotoleon nigrescens Stange, 1970
Scotoleon nigrilabris Hagen, 1888Pond skaters
Scotoleon nivatensis Navas, 1915
Scotoleon pallidus Banks, 1899
Scotoleon peninsulanus Banks, 1942
Scotoleon peregrinus Hagen, 1861
Scotoleon quadripunctatus Currie, 1898
Scotoleon singularis Currie, 1903
Scotoleon yavapai Currie, 1903
Tyttholeon puerilis Adams, 1957
Vella americana Drury, 1773
Vella americanum Drury, 1770
Vella eggerti Esben-Petersen, 1928
Vella fallax Rambur, 1842
Vella fallax fallax Rambur, 1842
Vella fallax texana Hagen, 1887
Vella haitiensis (Smith, 1931)⇒ Vella eggerti Esben-Petersen, 1928
Vella hespera Banks, 1914
Vella texana (Banks, 1943)⇒ Vella fallax Rambur, 1842

Subnodes of Myrmeleontidae with occurrences in North America
SubfamilyGlenurinae
Banks, 1927
1
10
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmeleontinae
Latreille, 1802
29
188
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPalparinae
Banks, 1912
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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