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Checklist for Family Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802 (Ant lions)
and region Pretoria (Gauteng)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
204
1365
2074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
7
27
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
7
27
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
2
15
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
15
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMyrmeleontidae
Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions
10
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pretoria
10 Genera with 18 Species
Bankisus Navas, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Creoleon Tillyard, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Cueta Navas, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Cymothales Gerstaecker, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Distoleon Banks, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Hagenomyia Banks, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Macronemurus Costa, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1842Antlion3SpeciesTaxom
Palpares Rambur, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Tomatares Hagen, 18531SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pretoria
18 Species
Bankisus oculatus Navas, 1912
Creoleon africanus Rambur, 1842
Creoleon diana Kolbe, 1897
Creoleon mortifer Walker, 1853
Creoleon nubifer Kolbe, 1897
Cueta trivirgata Gerstäcker, 1885
Cymothales spectabilis Esben-Petersen, 1916
Distoleon scolius Navas, 1914
Hagenomyia tristis Walker, 1853
Macronemurus fictus Navas, 1913
Macronemurus perlatus Gerstäcker, 1885
Macronemurus tinctus Kolbe, 1897
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) doralice Banks, 1911
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) lethifer (Walker, 1853)⇒ Hagenomyia lethifer
Myrmeleon (Nehornius) obscurus Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Palpares caffer Burmeister, 1839
Palpares sobrinus Péringuey, 1911
Tomatares citrinus Hagen, 1853

Subnodes of Myrmeleontidae with occurrences in Pretoria
SubfamilyMyrmeleontinae
Latreille, 1802
8
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPalparinae
Banks, 1912
2
3
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