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Checklist for Family Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802 (Ant lions)
and region Virginia (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
552
4888
10238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
550
4884
10233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
523
4755
9881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
16
45
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
12
38
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
3
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMyrmeleontidae
Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions
8
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virginia
8 Genera with 9 Species
Brachynemurus Hagen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chaetoleon Banks, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Cueta Navas, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Dendroleon Brauer, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Glenurus Hagen, 1839Antlion1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1921Antlion2SpeciesTaxom
Scotoleon Banks, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Vella Navas, 17731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
9 Species
Brachynemurus abdominalis Say, 1823
Chaetoleon pumilis Burmeister, 1839
Cueta beckerina Navas, 1932
Dendroleon obsoletus Say, 1839Eastern Spotted-Winged Antlion
Glenurus gratus Say, 1839
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) exitialis Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) immaculatus Morton, 1921
Scotoleon longipalpis Hagen, 1888Pond skaters
Vella americana Drury, 1773

Subnodes of Myrmeleontidae with occurrences in Virginia
SubfamilyMyrmeleontinae
Latreille, 1802
8
9
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