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Checklist for Family Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802 (Ant lions)
and region Northern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
317
2422
5011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
316
2415
4984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
301
2376
4934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
9
66
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
9
66
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
4
49
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
37
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMyrmeleontidae
Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions
27
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Cape
27 Genera with 59 Species
#ACFGJMNOPS
Annulares Mansell, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Capophanes Banks, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Centroclisis Navas, 19125SpeciesTaxom
Crambomorphus McLachlan, 18113SpeciesTaxom
Creoleon Tillyard, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Cueta Navas, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Cymothales Gerstaecker, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Furgella Markl, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Golafrus Navas, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Jaya Navas, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Macronemurus Costa, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1842Antlion6SpeciesTaxom
Nannoleon Esben- Petersen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Nemoleon Navas, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Nesoleon Banks, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Neuroleon Navas, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Notioleon1SpeciesTaxom
Obus Navas, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Palparellus Navas, 19964SpeciesTaxom
Palpares Rambur, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Palparidius Péringuey, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Pamares Mansell, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Pamexis Hagen, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalpares Insom & Carfi, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Solter Navas, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Suca Navas, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Syngenes Kolbe, 20181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Cape
59 Species
Annulares annulatus Stitz, 1912
Capophanes conspersa Banks, 1938
Centroclisis brachygaster Rambur, 1842
Centroclisis distincta Rambur, 1842
Centroclisis maligna Navas, 1912
Centroclisis mendax Navas, 1912
Centroclisis vitanda Navas, 1912
Crambomorphus kalaharicus Mansell, 2018
Crambomorphus karrooanus Péringuey, 1910
Crambomorphus sinuatus Olivier, 1811
Creoleon africanus Rambur, 1842
Creoleon diana Kolbe, 1897
Creoleon mortifer Walker, 1853
Cueta punctatissima Gerstäcker, 1894
Cueta trivirgata Gerstäcker, 1885
Cymothales illustris Navas, 1913
Cymothales spectabilis Esben-Petersen, 1916
Furgella damarina Péringuey, 1910
Furgella intermedia (Markl, 1953)⇒ Furgella damarinus
Golafrus oneili Péringuey, 1911
Jaya dasymalla Gerstäcker, 1863
Macronemurus euanthe Banks, 1911
Macronemurus perlatus Gerstäcker, 1885
Macronemurus tinctus Kolbe, 1897
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) alcestris Banks, 1911
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) doralice Banks, 1911
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) lanceolatus Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) medialis (Banks, 1911)⇒ Myrmeleon immanis Walker, 1853
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) pallescens Navas, 1934
Myrmeleon (Nehornius) obscurus Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Nannoleon michaelseni Esben-Petersen, 1928
Nemoleon becqueti Navas, 1929
Nesoleon boschimanus Péringuey, 1910
Nesoleon braunsi Banks, 1909
Neuroleon (Neuroleon) chloranthe Banks, 1911
Neuroleon (Neuroleon) guttatus Navas, 1914
Neuroleon (Neuroleon) striolus Kolbe, 1897
Notioleon minor
Obus capensis Navas, 1925Yellowfinned albacore
Obus elizabethae Banks, 1911
Palparellus damarensis McLachlan, 1867
Palparellus dubiosus (Péringuey, 1910)⇒ Palparellus astutus Walker, 1853
Palparellus pulchellus Esben-Petersen, 1922
Palparellus ulrike (Mansell, 1996)⇒ 
Palpares caffer Burmeister, 1839
Palpares elegantulus Péringuey, 1910
Palpares immensus McLachlan, 1867
Palpares speciosus Linnaeus, 1758
Palparidius capicola Péringuey, 1910
Palparidius concinnus Péringuey, 1910
Pamares nephele (Mansell, 1990)⇒ 
Pamares parvus (Mansell, 1990)⇒ 
Pamexis hantam Mansell & Ball, 2016
Pamexis karoo Mansell, 1992
Pamexis namaqua Mansell, 1992
Pseudopalpares sparsus McLachlan, 1867
Solter san Mansell, 2013
Suca delicata Navas, 1921
Syngenes scholtzi Mansell, 2018

Subnodes of Myrmeleontidae with occurrences in Northern Cape
SubfamilyMyrmeleontinae
Latreille, 1802
17
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPalparinae
Banks, 1912
8
20
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