Myrmeleontoidea (Latreille 1802) ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Superfamily

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Taxonomy of Superfamily Myrmeleontoidea Latreille, 1802

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
Superfamily	Myrmeleontoidea Latreille, 1802	5 595 5725	Families Genera Species

Subnodes of Myrmeleontoidea Latreille, 1802

Family	Ascalaphidae Rambur, 1842 Owlflies, Owlfly	138 1102	Genera Species
Family	Myrmeleonidae Latreille, 1802 ⇒ Myrmeleontidae Antlion, Antlions	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802 Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions	422 4524	Genera Species
Family	Nymphidae Rambur, 1842 Split-footed lacewing, Split-footed lacewings	26 75	Genera Species
Family	Palaeoleontidae ♰ Martins-Neto, 1992 Ant lion, Ant-lion, Antlion, Antlion lacewings	9 24	Genera Species

Distribution and Species lists of Myrmeleontoidea Latreille, 1802

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Afghanistan
2 Families 16 Genera 22 Species

Albania
2 Families 5 Genera 5 Species

Algeria
2 Families 12 Genera 12 Species

Angola
2 Families 6 Genera 9 Species

Argentina
2 Families 17 Genera 30 Species

Armenia
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Australia
3 Families 77 Genera 341 Species

Austria
2 Families 7 Genera 8 Species

Bahamas
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Belgium
2 Families 3 Genera 4 Species

Belize
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species

Bolivia
2 Families 12 Genera 16 Species

Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Botswana
2 Families 20 Genera 21 Species

Brazil
4 Families 39 Genera 67 Species

Bulgaria
2 Families 11 Genera 16 Species

Burkina Faso
1 Families 2 Genera 1 Species

Cameroon
2 Families 3 Genera 4 Species

Canada
3 Families 12 Genera 25 Species

Cape Verde
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Chile
2 Families 13 Genera 13 Species

China
3 Families 24 Genera 37 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
3 Families 5 Genera 5 Species

Dominica
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Dominican Republic
2 Families 8 Genera 13 Species

Ecuador
2 Families 14 Genera 18 Species

Egypt
2 Families 6 Genera 7 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
3 Families 21 Genera 46 Species

Gambia
2 Families 23 Genera 26 Species

Georgia
2 Families 9 Genera 14 Species

Germany
3 Families 13 Genera 22 Species

Ghana
2 Families 8 Genera 7 Species

Greece
2 Families 11 Genera 23 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
2 Families 20 Genera 32 Species

Indonesia
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Iran
2 Families 9 Genera 8 Species

Israel
3 Families 5 Genera 6 Species

Italy
2 Families 20 Genera 49 Species

Ivory Coast
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Japan
2 Families 20 Genera 30 Species

Jordan
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Kazakhstan
3 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Kenya
2 Families 9 Genera 14 Species

Kyrgyzstan
2 Families 2 Genera 2 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
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Madagascar
2 Families 34 Genera 63 Species

Malawi
2 Families 9 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
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Mexico
2 Families 26 Genera 74 Species

Micronesia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Mongolia
1 Families 2 Genera 0 Species

Montenegro
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Morocco
2 Families 4 Genera 6 Species

Mozambique
2 Families 21 Genera 36 Species

Myanmar
2 Families 5 Genera 7 Species

Namibia
2 Families 39 Genera 80 Species

Nepal
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Netherlands
2 Families 13 Genera 22 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
2 Families 5 Genera 6 Species

Oman
1 Family 1 Genus 1 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
3 Families 4 Genera 6 Species

Portugal
2 Families 17 Genera 21 Species

Republic of the Congo
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Republic South Africa
2 Families 78 Genera 250 Species

Romania
2 Families 3 Genera 6 Species

Russia
4 Families 17 Genera 22 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
2 Families 17 Genera 37 Species

Sri Lanka
2 Families 11 Genera 15 Species

Sudan
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species

Suriname
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species

Sweden
3 Families 12 Genera 16 Species

Switzerland
2 Families 6 Genera 5 Species

Syria
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Taiwan
2 Families 44 Genera 115 Species

Tajikistan
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Tanzania
2 Families 24 Genera 41 Species

Thailand
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Togo
2 Families 3 Genera 4 Species

Trinidad and Tobago
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Tunisia
2 Families 14 Genera 20 Species

Turkey
2 Families 22 Genera 45 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
2 Families 10 Genera 11 Species

Uruguay
2 Families 5 Genera 5 Species

USA
3 Families 41 Genera 168 Species

Uzbekistan
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Venezuela
2 Families 15 Genera 19 Species

Yemen
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Zambia
2 Families 15 Genera 21 Species

Zimbabwe
2 Families 28 Genera 54 Species

Distribution on islands

Aldabra Group
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Capricorn Group
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Dunk Island
2 Families 3 Genera 2 Species

Islands of Chile
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Lord Howe Island
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Macaronesia
1 Families 6 Genera 7 Species

Northern Isles
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Orkney Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Porto Santo Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Rottnest Island
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Stradbroke Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Tenerife
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Wellington
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Found in fossile formations

Florissant Fossil Beds
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Green River Formation
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Rott Formation
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Tiaojishan Formation
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Yixian Formation
2 Families 5 Genera 6 Species

Links, sources and further information

Myrmeleontoidea at itis.gov