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Checklist of Suborder Myrmeleontiformia Henry, 1982
for Benelux (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
659
8933
30963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
656
8921
30946
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
612
8762
30626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
14
64
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
11
56
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
4
20
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Benelux
4 Families width 29 Species
Prohemerobiidae Handlirsch, 19060SpeciesTaxom
Nemopteridae Rambur, 1842Spoonwings4SpeciesTaxom
Ascalaphidae Rambur, 1842Owlflies6SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802Ant lions19SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Benelux
20 Genera with 29 Species
Actinophlebia Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Afroptera1SpeciesTaxom
Brevibarbis Tjeder & Han..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Creoleon Tillyard, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Cueta Navas, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Cymothales Gerstaecker, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Dielocroce Cowley, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Euroleon Esben-Petersen, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Laurhervasia Navas, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Libelloides Schäffer, 17633SpeciesTaxom
Macronemurus Costa, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecaelurus Costa, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1758Antlion7SpeciesTaxom
Neomelambrotus Weele, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Nesoleon Banks, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Neuroleon Navas, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Palpares Rambur, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Pamexis Hagen, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Prohemerobius Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Stephanolasca van der Weele, 19251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benelux
29 Species
Afroptera bitis Tjeder, 1967
Brevibarbis argyroptera E. L. Tasche..., 1879
Creoleon africanus Rambur, 1842
Cueta trivirgata Gerstäcker, 1885
Cymothales illustris Navas, 1913
Dielocroce alfierina Navas, 1926
Dielocroce ephemera Gerstäcker, 1894
Euroleon nostras Fourcroy, 1785
Laurhervasia setacea Klug, 1838
Libelloides coccajus Denis & Schi..., 1775Owlfly sulfur
Libelloides longicornis Linnaeus, 1764
Libelloides macaronius Scopoli, 1763Owlfly
Macronemurus tinctus Kolbe, 1897
Myrmecaelurus (Myrmecaelurus) trigrammus Pallas, 1771
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) alcestris Banks, 1911
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) doralice Banks, 1911
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) formicarius Linnaeus, 1767Ant Lion
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) lanceolatus Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) quinquemaculatus Hagen, 1853
Myrmeleon (Nehornius) obscurus Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Myrmeleon formicalynx (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Myrmeleon formicarius Linnaeus, 1767
Neomelambrotus striatus Tjeder, 1992
Nesoleon boschimanus Péringuey, 1910
Neuroleon (Neuroleon) chloranthe Banks, 1911
Palpares caffer Burmeister, 1839
Palpares libelluloides Linnaeus, 1764
Palpares speciosus Linnaeus, 1758
Pamexis karoo Mansell, 1992
Stephanolasca alfierii Navas, 1925

Subnodes of Myrmeleontiformia with occurrences in Benelux
SuperfamilyMyrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
15
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyNemopteroidea
Burmeister, 1839
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyPsychopsoidea
Handlirsch, 1906
1
2
0
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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