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Checklist for Family Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802 (Ant lions)
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
7
28
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
7
28
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
3
21
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
19
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMyrmeleontidae
Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions
16
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transvaal
16 Genera with 21 Species
Banyutus Navas, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Centroclisis Navas, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Creoleon Tillyard, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Cueta Navas, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Cymothales Gerstaecker, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Hagenomyia Banks, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Lachlathetes Navas, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Macronemurus Costa, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1853Antlion3SpeciesTaxom
Nemoleon Navas, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Neuroleon Navas, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Palparellus Navas, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Palpares Rambur, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalpares Insom & Carfi, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Syngenes Kolbe, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Tomatares Hagen, 18531SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
21 Species
Banyutus lethalis Walker, 1853
Banyutus pulverulentus Rambur, 1842
Centroclisis felina Gerstäcker, 1894
Creoleon mortifer Walker, 1853
Cymothales spectabilis Esben-Petersen, 1916
Hagenomyia micans (McLachlan, 1875)⇒ Baliga micans McLachlan, 1875
Hagenomyia tristis Walker, 1853
Lachlathetes moestus Hagen, 1853
Macronemurus euanthe Banks, 1911
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) alcestris Banks, 1911
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) lethifer (Walker, 1853)⇒ Hagenomyia lethifer
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) quinquemaculatus Hagen, 1853
Nemoleon notatus Rambur, 1842
Neuroleon (Neuroleon) chloranthe Banks, 1911
Palparellus festivus Gerstäcker, 1894
Palpares caffer Burmeister, 1839
Palpares kalahariensis Stitz, 1912
Palpares speciosus Linnaeus, 1758
Pseudopalpares sparsus McLachlan, 1867
Syngenes longicornis Rambur, 1842
Tomatares citrinus Hagen, 1853

Subnodes of Myrmeleontidae with occurrences in Transvaal
SubfamilyMyrmeleontinae
Latreille, 1802
11
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPalparinae
Banks, 1912
5
7
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