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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
5949
13945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
5944
13941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
568
5782
13587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
13
37
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
10
28
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
4
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Illinois
4 Families width 13 Species
Ascalaphidae Rambur, 1842Owlflies3SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802Ant lions8SpeciesTaxom
Nemopteridae Rambur, 1842Spoonwings1SpeciesTaxom
Palaeoleontidae Martins-Neto, 1992Ant lion1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Illinois
9 Genera with 13 Species
Ascaloptynx Banks, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Brachynemurus Hagen, 18112SpeciesTaxom
Dendroleon Brauer, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Dielocroce Cowley, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Glenurus Hagen, 1839Antlion1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1888Antlion3SpeciesTaxom
Samsonileon Ponomarenko, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Scotoleon Banks, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Ululodes Currie, 18392SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Illinois
13 Species
Ascaloptynx appendiculata Fabricius, 1793
Brachynemurus abdominalis Say, 1823
Brachynemurus nebulosus (Olivier, 1811)⇒ Brachynemurus ramburi Banks, 1907
Dendroleon obsoletus Say, 1839Eastern Spotted-Winged Antlion
Dielocroce ephemera Gerstäcker, 1894
Glenurus gratus Say, 1839
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) crudelis Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) immaculatus Morton, 1921
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) mobilis Hagen, 1888
Samsonileon fragmentatus ♰ Ponomarenko, 1997
Scotoleon minusculus Banks, 1898
Ululodes macleayanus Guilding, 1825
Ululodes quadripunctatus Burmeister, 1839Four-spotted Owlfly

Subnodes of Myrmeleontiformia with occurrences in Illinois
SuperfamilyMyrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
3
8
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNemopteroidea
Burmeister, 1839
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Myrmeleontiformia at itis.gov