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Checklist for Family Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802 (Ant lions)
and region Spain (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
679
9809
32121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
675
9790
32064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
642
9663
31803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
18
75
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
12
57
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
3
21
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
18
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMyrmeleontidae
Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions
13
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Spain
13 Genera with 25 Species
Acanthaclisis Rambur, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Creoleon Tillyard, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Distoleon Banks, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Euroleon Esben-Petersen, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Gymnocnemia Schneider, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Macronemurus Costa, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Megistopus Rambur, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecaelurus Costa, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1839Antlion7SpeciesTaxom
Nelees Navas, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Neuroleon Navas, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Palpares Rambur, 17642SpeciesTaxom
Synclisis Navas, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Spain
25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthaclisis baetica (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Synclisis baetica Rambur, 1842
Acanthaclisis occitanica de Villers, 1789
Creoleon lugdunensis de Villers, 1789Antlion
Distoleon canariensis Tjeder, 1940
Distoleon tetragrammicus Fabricius, 1798
Euroleon nostras Fourcroy, 1785
Gymnocnemia variegata Schneider, 1845
Macronemurus appendiculatus Latreille, 1807
Macronemurus caudatus Brauer, 1900Conchostracans
Megistopus flavicornis Rossi, 1790
Myrmecaelurus (Myrmecaelurus) trigrammus Pallas, 1771
Myrmeleon (Morter) hyalinus Olivier, 1811
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) formicarius Linnaeus, 1767Ant Lion
Myrmeleon hyalinus hyalinus (Olivier, 1811)⇒ Myrmeleon hyalinus Olivier, 1811
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) inconspicuus (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Myrmeleon obscurus Rambur, 1842
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) obscurus Rambur, 1842
Myrmeleon almohadarum Badano & al., 2016
Myrmeleon alternans Brullé, 1839
Neuroleon (Neuroleon) arenarius Navas, 1904
Neuroleon (Neuroleon) distichus Navas, 1903
Neuroleon (Neuroleon) nemausiensis Borkhausen, 1791
Neuroleon (Neuroleon) ochreatus Navas, 1904
Palpares libelloides Linnaeus, 1764Wavy amphissa
Palpares libelluloides Linnaeus, 1764
Synclisis baetica Rambur, 1842

Subnodes of Myrmeleontidae with occurrences in Spain
SubfamilyMyrmeleontinae
Latreille, 1802
11
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPalparinae
Banks, 1912
1
2
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