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Checklist for Suborder Myrmeleontiformia Henry, 1982
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
8
27
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
8
27
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
2
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sri Lanka
2 Families width 15 Species
Ascalaphidae Rambur, 1842Owlflies3SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802Ant lions12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sri Lanka
11 Genera with 15 Species
Ascalaphus cunii. Navás, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Creoleon Tillyard, 01SpeciesTaxom
Distoleon Banks, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Hagenomyia Banks, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Helicomitus McLachlan, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Indoleon Banks, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Indophanes Banks, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1842Antlion2SpeciesTaxom
Neuroleon Navas, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Palpares Rambur, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Suhpalacsa Lefèbvre, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
15 Species
Ascalaphus dicax Walker, 1853
Ascalaphus sinister Walker, 1853
Creoleon cinammomeus
Distoleon audax (Walker, 1853)⇒ Indoleon audax Walker, 1853
Distoleon dirus Walker, 1853
Distoleon disjunctus Banks, 1914
Hagenomyia nigrinus
Hagenomyia sagax (Walker, 1853)⇒ Baliga sagax Walker, 1853
Indoleon barbarus Walker, 1853
Indophanes barbara (Walker, 1853)⇒ Indoleon barbarus Walker, 1853
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) berenice Banks, 1913
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) tenuipennis Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Neuroleon (Neuroleon) guernei Navas, 1914
Palpares contrarius Walker, 1853
Suhpalacsa hermosus Banks, 1913

Subnodes of Myrmeleontiformia with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SuperfamilyMyrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
11
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Myrmeleontiformia at itis.gov