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Checklist for Superfamily Myrmeleontoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
12
63
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
8
58
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
4
34
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
28
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern Cape
2 Families width 50 Species
Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802Ant lions42SpeciesTaxom
Ascalaphidae Rambur, 1842Owlflies8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eastern Cape
28 Genera with 50 Species
#BCDEHJMNOPST
Banyutus Navas, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Bubomyiella Tjeder & Han..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Centroclisis Navas, 19125SpeciesTaxom
Crambomorphus McLachlan, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Creoleon Tillyard, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Cueta Navas, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Cymothales Gerstaecker, 19164SpeciesTaxom
Distoleon Banks, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Eremoides Tjeder, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Helcopteryx McLachlan, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Jaya Navas, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Melambrotus McLachlan, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1842Antlion7SpeciesTaxom
Nannoleon Esben- Petersen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Nemoleon Navas, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Neomelambrotus Weele, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Nesoleon Banks, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Neuroleon Navas, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Obus Navas, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Palparellus Navas, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Palpares Rambur, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Palparidius Péringuey, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pamexis Hagen, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Proctarrelabis Lefèbvre, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Proctolyra Tjeder, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Suca Navas, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Syngenes Kolbe, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Tricholeon Esben- Petersen, 19482SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
50 Species
Banyutus lethalis Walker, 1853
Banyutus pulverulentus Rambur, 1842
Bubomyiella pygmaea Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Centroclisis brachygaster Rambur, 1842
Centroclisis distincta Rambur, 1842
Centroclisis maligna Navas, 1912
Centroclisis mendax Navas, 1912
Centroclisis vitanda Navas, 1912
Crambomorphus sinuatus Olivier, 1811
Creoleon africanus Rambur, 1842
Creoleon mortifer Walker, 1853
Cueta trivirgata Gerstäcker, 1885
Cymothales capensis Mansell, 1987
Cymothales eccentros Walker, 1860
Cymothales illustris Navas, 1913
Cymothales spectabilis Esben-Petersen, 1916
Distoleon pondoensis Kimmins, 1948
Eremoides bicristatus Banks, 1924
Helcopteryx rhodiogramma Rambur, 1842
Jaya dasymalla Gerstäcker, 1863
Melambrotus papio Tjeder, 1992
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) alcestris Banks, 1911
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) doralice Banks, 1911
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) lanceolatus Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) lethifer (Walker, 1853)⇒ Hagenomyia lethifer
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) medialis (Banks, 1911)⇒ Myrmeleon immanis Walker, 1853
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) quinquemaculatus Hagen, 1853
Myrmeleon (Nehornius) obscurus Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Nannoleon michaelseni Esben-Petersen, 1928
Nemoleon callidus Walker, 1853
Neomelambrotus striatus Tjeder, 1992
Nesoleon boschimanus Péringuey, 1910
Nesoleon braunsi Banks, 1909
Neuroleon (Neuroleon) basutinus Navas, 1927Whario
Neuroleon (Neuroleon) chloranthe Banks, 1911
Obus elizabethae Banks, 1911
Palparellus dubiosus (Péringuey, 1910)⇒ Palparellus astutus Walker, 1853
Palpares caffer Burmeister, 1839
Palpares sobrinus Péringuey, 1911
Palpares speciosus Linnaeus, 1758
Palparidius capicola Péringuey, 1910
Pamexis karoo Mansell, 1992
Proctarrelabis capensis (Thunberg, 1784)⇒ Nephoneura capensis Fabricius, 1781
Proctarrelabis involvens Walker, 1853
Proctolyra brincki Tjeder, 1992
Suca delicata Navas, 1921
Syngenes longicornis Rambur, 1842
Syngenes medialis Mansell, 2018
Tricholeon hirtellus Esben-Petersen, 1925
Tricholeon nigripes Kimmins, 1948

Subnodes of Myrmeleontoidea with occurrences in Eastern Cape
FamilyAscalaphidae
Rambur, 1842
Owlflies, Owlfly
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMyrmeleontidae
Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions, Doodlebugs [Larva]
21
42
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Myrmeleontoidea at itis.gov