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Checklist for Suborder Myrmeleontiformia Henry, 1982
and region Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
320
2218
3746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
318
2216
3744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
306
2167
3663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
6
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
5
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mauritius
3 Families width 4 Species
Nemopteridae Rambur, 1842Spoonwings1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802Ant lions1SpeciesTaxom
Ascalaphidae Rambur, 1842Owlflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mauritius
3 Genera with 4 Species
Amerocroce Mansell, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Distoleon Banks, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Libelloides Schäffer, 17642SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
4 Species
Amerocroce boliviana Mansell, 1983
Distoleon tetragrammicus Fabricius, 1798
Libelloides coccajus Denis & Schi..., 1775Owlfly sulfur
Libelloides longicornis Linnaeus, 1764

Subnodes of Myrmeleontiformia with occurrences in Mauritius
SuperfamilyMyrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNemopteroidea
Burmeister, 1839
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Myrmeleontiformia at itis.gov