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Checklist for Suborder Myrmeleontiformia Henry, 1982
and region Iran (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
400
4755
15379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
397
4748
15372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
382
4712
15315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
8
22
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
7
20
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Iran
3 Families width 11 Species
Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802Ant lions7SpeciesTaxom
Nemopteridae Rambur, 1842Spoonwings3SpeciesTaxom
Ascalaphidae Rambur, 1842Owlflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Iran
13 Genera with 11 Species
Acanthaclisis Rambur, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachynemurus Hagen, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Creoleon Tillyard, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Cueta Navas, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Dielocroce Cowley, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Euroleon Esben-Petersen, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Halter Rambur, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Lertha Navas, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecaelurus Costa, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1811Antlion1SpeciesTaxom
Neuroleon Navas, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpares Rambur, 17642SpeciesTaxom
Ptyngidricerus van der Weele, 20021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iran
11 Species
Cueta lineosa Rambur, 1842
Cueta ulianini (McLachlan, 1875)⇒ Cueta lineosa Rambur, 1842
Dielocroce meadewaldoi Navas, 1911
Halter nutans Navas, 1910
Lertha extensa Olivier, 1811
Myrmecaelurus (Myrmecaelurus) trigrammus Pallas, 1771
Myrmecaelurus gestroanus Navas, 1932Black butterfish
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) hyalinus Olivier, 1811Littleleaf mockorange
Palpares cephalotes Klug, 1834
Palpares libelluloides Linnaeus, 1764
Ptyngidricerus persepolisensis Abrahám & Mé..., 2002

Subnodes of Myrmeleontiformia with occurrences in Iran
SuperfamilyMyrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
10
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNemopteroidea
Burmeister, 1839
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Myrmeleontiformia at itis.gov