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Checklist for Family Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802 (Ant lions)
and region Zambia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
6
24
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
6
24
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
4
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
15
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMyrmeleontidae
Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions
13
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
13 Genera with 19 Species
Banyutus Navas, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Centroclisis Navas, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Creoleon Tillyard, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Cueta Navas, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Cymothales Gerstaecker, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Distoleon Banks, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Gymnoleon Banks, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Hagenomyia Banks, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Macronemurus Costa, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Nosa Navas, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Palparellus Navas, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Palpares Rambur, 18237SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalpares Insom & Carfi, 18671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
19 Species
Banyutus roseostigma Navas, 1914
Creoleon nubifer Kolbe, 1897
Cueta trivirgata Gerstäcker, 1885
Cymothales exilis Mansell, 1987
Cymothales poultoni Navas, 1913
Distoleon guttatus Navas, 1931
Gymnoleon exilis Banks, 1911
Hagenomyia tristis Walker, 1853
Nosa tigris Dalman, 1823Band-winged Dragonlet
Palparellus nyassanus Navas, 1911
Palparellus ovampoanus Péringuey, 1910
Palpares normalis Navas, 1911
Palpares obsoletus Gerstäcker, 1888Black ruffs
Palpares ovampoanus (Péringuey, 1910)⇒ 
Palpares sobrinus Péringuey, 1911
Palpares sparsus (McLachlan, 1867)⇒ Palpares sobrinus Péringuey, 1911
Palpares submaculatus Kolbe, 1897
Palpares tigris (Dalman, 1823)⇒ Nosa tigris Dalman, 1823
Pseudopalpares sparsus McLachlan, 1867

Subnodes of Myrmeleontidae with occurrences in Zambia
SubfamilyMyrmeleontinae
Latreille, 1802
9
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPalparinae
Banks, 1912
4
11
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