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Checklist for Superfamily Myrmeleontoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
5
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
5
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
3
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
2 Families width 14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ascalaphidae Rambur, 1842Owlflies4SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802Ant lions10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
9 Genera with 14 Species
Ascalaphus cunii. Navás, 17962SpeciesTaxom
Centroclisis Navas, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Cymothales Gerstaecker, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Disparomitus Weele, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Hagenomyia Banks, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1853Antlion2SpeciesTaxom
Omoleon Navas, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Palpares Rambur, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Parapalpares Insom & Carfi, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ascalaphus festivus Rambur, 1842
Ascalaphus rusticus Lichtenstein, 1796
Centroclisis brachygaster brachygaster (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Centroclisis brachygaster Rambur, 1842
Centroclisis minor Banks, 1930
Cymothales bouvieri van der Weele, 1907
Cymothales eccentros Walker, 1860
Disparomitus brevistigma Esben-Peters..., 2019
Disparomitus simplex Kimmins, 1950
Hagenomyia tristis Walker, 1853
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) lethifer (Walker, 1853)⇒ Hagenomyia lethifer
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) quinquemaculatus Hagen, 1853
Omoleon jeanneli Navas, 1936
Palpares inclemens Walker, 1853
Parapalpares latipennis Rambur, 1842

Subnodes of Myrmeleontoidea with occurrences in Kenya
FamilyAscalaphidae
Rambur, 1842
Owlflies, Owlfly
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMyrmeleontidae
Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions, Doodlebugs [Larva]
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Myrmeleontoidea at itis.gov