Myrmeleontiformia (Henry 1982) ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Suborder

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Taxonomy of Suborder Myrmeleontiformia Henry, 1982

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	4179 190570 2444470	Families Genera Species
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	3816 189502 2439455	Families Genera Species
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	3399 186457 2415487	Families Genera Species
Superorder	Neuropterida Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999	84 1908 17158	Families Genera Species
Order	Neuroptera Linnaeus, 1758 And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing	64 1693 15696	Families Genera Species
Suborder	Myrmeleontiformia Henry, 1982	13 767 6420	Families Genera Species

Subnodes of Myrmeleontiformia Henry, 1982

Superfamily	Myrmeleontoidea Latreille, 1802	5 595 5725	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Nemopteroidea Burmeister, 1839	2 90 476	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Psychopsoidea Handlirsch, 1906	6 82 219	Families Genera Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Myrmeleontiformia

Finnish

Muurahaiskorentomaiset

Distribution and Species lists of Myrmeleontiformia Henry, 1982

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Afghanistan
3 Families 18 Genera 24 Species

Albania
2 Families 5 Genera 5 Species

Algeria
3 Families 13 Genera 13 Species

Angola
4 Families 8 Genera 11 Species

Argentina
3 Families 18 Genera 31 Species

Armenia
3 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Australia
7 Families 87 Genera 357 Species

Austria
2 Families 7 Genera 8 Species

Bahamas
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Belgium
3 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

Belize
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species

Bolivia
3 Families 13 Genera 17 Species

Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Botswana
3 Families 21 Genera 23 Species

Brazil
7 Families 43 Genera 74 Species

Bulgaria
3 Families 12 Genera 17 Species

Burkina Faso
1 Families 2 Genera 1 Species

Cameroon
2 Families 3 Genera 4 Species

Canada
5 Families 14 Genera 29 Species

Cape Verde
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Chile
2 Families 13 Genera 13 Species

China
8 Families 56 Genera 108 Species

Colombia
2 Families 7 Genera 9 Species

Costa Rica
2 Families 18 Genera 40 Species

Croatia
2 Families 5 Genera 7 Species

Cuba
2 Families 9 Genera 18 Species

Cyprus
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Czech Republic
2 Families 8 Genera 11 Species

Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 Families 4 Genera 11 Species

Denmark
4 Families 6 Genera 10 Species

Dominica
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Dominican Republic
2 Families 8 Genera 13 Species

Ecuador
2 Families 14 Genera 18 Species

Egypt
3 Families 8 Genera 9 Species

El Salvador
2 Families 3 Genera 4 Species

Eritrea
2 Families 6 Genera 7 Species

Estonia
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Ethiopia
2 Families 7 Genera 9 Species

Fiji
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Finland
1 Families 3 Genera 5 Species

France
5 Families 24 Genera 50 Species

Gambia
2 Families 23 Genera 26 Species

Georgia
2 Families 9 Genera 14 Species

Germany
7 Families 28 Genera 63 Species

Ghana
2 Families 8 Genera 7 Species

Greece
3 Families 13 Genera 27 Species

Grenada
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Guatemala
2 Families 5 Genera 5 Species

Guyana
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Haiti
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Honduras
2 Families 12 Genera 15 Species

Hungary
2 Families 6 Genera 7 Species

India
3 Families 22 Genera 34 Species

Indonesia
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Iran
3 Families 12 Genera 11 Species

Iraq
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Israel
4 Families 6 Genera 7 Species

Italy
3 Families 21 Genera 50 Species

Ivory Coast
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Japan
4 Families 22 Genera 32 Species

Jordan
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Kazakhstan
6 Families 14 Genera 19 Species

Kenya
3 Families 10 Genera 15 Species

Kyrgyzstan
3 Families 6 Genera 6 Species

Latvia
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Lebanon
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species

Lesotho
1 Families 6 Genera 8 Species

Liberia
2 Families 11 Genera 16 Species

Libya
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Lithuania
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Luxembourg
2 Families 5 Genera 3 Species

Madagascar
2 Families 34 Genera 63 Species

Malawi
3 Families 10 Genera 11 Species

Malaysia
2 Families 11 Genera 13 Species

Mali
2 Families 3 Genera 4 Species

Malta
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Mauritius
3 Families 3 Genera 4 Species

Mexico
2 Families 26 Genera 74 Species

Micronesia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Mongolia
4 Families 8 Genera 8 Species

Montenegro
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Morocco
3 Families 5 Genera 8 Species

Mozambique
4 Families 23 Genera 38 Species

Myanmar
4 Families 8 Genera 10 Species

Namibia
4 Families 50 Genera 104 Species

Nepal
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Netherlands
3 Families 16 Genera 26 Species

New Zealand
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Nicaragua
2 Families 6 Genera 6 Species

Niger
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Nigeria
2 Families 17 Genera 20 Species

Norway
3 Families 6 Genera 7 Species

Oman
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Pakistan
1 Families 3 Genera 4 Species

Palestine
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species

Panama
2 Families 6 Genera 5 Species

Papua New Guinea
1 Families 4 Genera 3 Species

Paraguay
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Peru
2 Families 11 Genera 14 Species

Philippines
2 Families 4 Genera 6 Species

Poland
4 Families 5 Genera 7 Species

Portugal
3 Families 18 Genera 24 Species

Republic of the Congo
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Republic South Africa
4 Families 98 Genera 339 Species

Romania
2 Families 3 Genera 6 Species

Russia
8 Families 29 Genera 40 Species

Saint Kitts and Nevis
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Saint Lucia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Saudi Arabia
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Senegal
2 Families 14 Genera 15 Species

Serbia
2 Families 3 Genera 5 Species

Seychelles
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Sierra Leone
2 Families 8 Genera 8 Species

Singapore
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Slovakia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Slovenia
2 Families 3 Genera 4 Species

Solomon Islands
2 Families 5 Genera 7 Species

Somalia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

South Korea
2 Families 16 Genera 20 Species

Spain
3 Families 20 Genera 41 Species

Sri Lanka
2 Families 11 Genera 15 Species

Sudan
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species

Suriname
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species

Sweden
4 Families 13 Genera 17 Species

Switzerland
2 Families 6 Genera 5 Species

Syria
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Taiwan
2 Families 44 Genera 115 Species

Tajikistan
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Tanzania
4 Families 26 Genera 42 Species

Thailand
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Togo
3 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Trinidad and Tobago
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Tunisia
3 Families 16 Genera 22 Species

Turkey
3 Families 24 Genera 50 Species

Turkmenistan
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Uganda
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Ukraine
2 Families 6 Genera 7 Species

United Arab Emirates
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

United Kingdom
6 Families 23 Genera 32 Species

Uruguay
2 Families 5 Genera 5 Species

USA
6 Families 47 Genera 175 Species

Uzbekistan
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Venezuela
3 Families 16 Genera 20 Species

Yemen
3 Families 6 Genera 6 Species

Zambia
4 Families 19 Genera 25 Species

Zimbabwe
4 Families 34 Genera 62 Species

Distribution on islands

Aldabra Group
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Capricorn Group
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Islands of Chile
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Macaronesia
1 Families 6 Genera 7 Species

Northern Isles
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Northern Orkney Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Orkney Islands
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Southern Orkney Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Found in fossile formations

Florissant Fossil Beds
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Green River Formation
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Posidonia Shale
2 Families 7 Genera 14 Species

Rott Formation
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Tiaojishan Formation
5 Families 20 Genera 39 Species

Weald Clay Formation
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species

Yixian Formation
5 Families 17 Genera 25 Species

Links, sources and further information

Myrmeleontiformia at itis.gov