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Checklist for Suborder Myrmeleontiformia Henry, 1982
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
6
26
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
6
26
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
2
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
2 Families width 20 Species
Ascalaphidae Rambur, 1842Owlflies11SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802Ant lions9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
17 Genera with 20 Species
Abascalaphus Tjeder & Han..., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Allocormodes McLachlan, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Ascalaphus cunii. Navás, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Campylophlebia McLachlan, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Cueta Navas, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Cymothales Gerstaecker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Dicolpus Gerstaecker, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Disparomitus Weele, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Hagenomyia Banks, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Helicomitus McLachlan, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecaelurus Costa, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Nosa Navas, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Palpares Rambur, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Phalascusa Kolbe, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohybris Weele, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Stenares Hagen, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Syngenes Kolbe, 18881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
20 Species
Abascalaphus nigripes van der Weele, 1909
Allocormodes maculipennis E. L. Tasche..., 1879
Ascalaphus nigripes (van der Weele, 1909)⇒ Abascalaphus nigripes van der Weele, 1909
Ascalaphus worthingtoni Kimmins, 1949
Campylophlebia magnifica McLachlan, 1891
Cymothales liberiensis van der Weele, 1904
Dicolpus volucris Gerstäcker, 1885
Disparomitus bacillus Gerstäcker, 1885
Disparomitus caviceps Michel, 2019
Hagenomyia tristis Walker, 1853
Helicomitus worthingtoni (Kimmins, 1949)⇒ Ascalaphus worthingtoni Kimmins, 1949
Myrmecaelurus atomarius Rambur, 1842
Nosa tigris Dalman, 1823Band-winged Dragonlet
Palpares digitatus Gerstäcker, 1894
Palpares tigris (Dalman, 1823)⇒ Nosa tigris Dalman, 1823
Phalascusa pardalis Gerstäcker, 1888
Pseudohybris heymonsi van der Weele, 1909
Stenares hyaena Dalman, 1823
Stenares hyena Dalman, 1823Band-winged Dragonlet
Syngenes debilis Gerstäcker, 1888Aku

Subnodes of Myrmeleontiformia with occurrences in Nigeria
SuperfamilyMyrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
17
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Myrmeleontiformia at itis.gov