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Checklist for Suborder Myrmeleontiformia Henry, 1982
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
677
9087
31848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
672
9069
31825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
644
8948
31525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
14
66
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
10
54
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
3
19
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for California
2 Families width 64 Species
Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802Ant lions60SpeciesTaxom
Ascalaphidae Rambur, 1842Owlflies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for California
18 Genera with 64 Species
Brachynemurus Hagen, 18888SpeciesTaxom
Chaetoleon Banks, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Clathroneuria Banks, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Cueta Navas, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Dendroleon Brauer, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Eremoleon Banks, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Euptilon Westwood, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Glenurus Hagen, 1894Antlion1SpeciesTaxom
Gnopholeon Stange, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Menkeleon Stange, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Mexoleon Stange, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1861Antlion5SpeciesTaxom
Paranthaclisis Banks, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Purenleon Stange, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Scotoleon Banks, 190321SpeciesTaxom
Tyttholeon Adams, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Ululodes Currie, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Vella Navas, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
64 Species
Brachynemurus abdominalis Say, 1823
Brachynemurus blandus Hagen, 1861
Brachynemurus californicus Banks, 1895
Brachynemurus elongatus Banks, 1904
Brachynemurus ferox Walker, 1853
Brachynemurus henshawi Hagen, 1887
Brachynemurus pulchellus Banks, 1911
Brachynemurus sackeni Hagen, 1888
Chaetoleon pusillus Currie, 1899
Clathroneuria coquilletti Currie, 1898
Clathroneuria navajo Banks, 1938
Clathroneuria schwarzi Currie, 1903
Cueta beckerina Navas, 1932
Dendroleon melanocoris (C.-k. Yang, 1997)⇒ Layahima elegans Banks, 1937
Dendroleon speciosus Banks, 1905
Eremoleon gracilis Adams, 1957
Eremoleon insipidus Adams, 1957
Eremoleon nigribasis Banks, 1920
Euptilon arizonense Banks, 1935
Euptilon normale Banks, 1942
Euptilon ornatum Drury, 1773
Euptilon sinuatum Currie, 1903
Glenurus luniger Gerstäcker, 1894
Gnopholeon barberi Currie, 1903
Gnopholeon delicatulus Currie, 1903
Menkeleon bellulus Banks, 1905
Mexoleon papago Currie, 1899
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) arizonicus Banks, 1943
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) californicus Banks, 1943
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) exitialis Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) immaculatus Morton, 1921
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) rusticus Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Paranthaclisis congener Hagen, 1861
Paranthaclisis hageni Banks, 1899
Paranthaclisis nevadensis Banks, 1939
Purenleon connexus Banks, 1920
Purenleon inscriptus Hagen, 1861
Scotoleon carrizonus Hagen, 1888Pond skaters
Scotoleon deflexus Adams, 1957
Scotoleon dissimilis Banks, 1903
Scotoleon eiseni Banks, 1908
Scotoleon expansus Navas, 1913
Scotoleon fidelitas Adams, 1957
Scotoleon infuscatus Adams, 1957
Scotoleon intermedius Currie, 1903
Scotoleon longipalpis Hagen, 1888Pond skaters
Scotoleon minusculus Banks, 1898
Scotoleon minutus Adams, 1957
Scotoleon niger Currie, 1898
Scotoleon nigrescens Stange, 1970
Scotoleon nigrilabris Hagen, 1888Pond skaters
Scotoleon nivatensis Navas, 1915
Scotoleon pallidus Banks, 1899
Scotoleon peninsulanus Banks, 1942
Scotoleon peregrinus Hagen, 1861
Scotoleon quadripunctatus Currie, 1898
Scotoleon singularis Currie, 1903
Scotoleon yavapai Currie, 1903
Tyttholeon puerilis Adams, 1957
Ululodes arizonensis Banks, 1907
Ululodes bicolor Banks, 1895
Ululodes subvertens Walker, 1853
Vella fallax Rambur, 1842

Subnodes of Myrmeleontiformia with occurrences in California
SuperfamilyMyrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
18
63
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Myrmeleontiformia at itis.gov