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Checklist of Superfamily Myrmeleontoidea Latreille, 1802
for Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
494
4980
11122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
493
4974
11111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
473
4901
10973
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
13
83
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
10
78
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
4
47
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
32
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
2 Families width 65 Species and 1 Subspecies
Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802Ant lions53SpeciesTaxom
Ascalaphidae Rambur, 1842Owlflies12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
32 Genera with 65 Species
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Annulares Mansell, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Banyutus Navas, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Brachyplectron Esben- Petersen, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Centroclisis Navas, 19125SpeciesTaxom
Crambomorphus McLachlan, 18112SpeciesTaxom
Creoleon Tillyard, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Cueta Navas, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Cymothales Gerstaecker, 19164SpeciesTaxom
Distoleon Banks, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Encyopsidius2SpeciesTaxom
Eremoides Tjeder, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Exaetoleon Kimmins, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Golafrus Navas, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Jaya Navas, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Melambrotus McLachlan, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1842Antlion7SpeciesTaxom
Nannoleon Esben- Petersen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Neomelambrotus Weele, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Nesoleon Banks, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Neuroleon Navas, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Obus Navas, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Palparellus Navas, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Palpares Rambur, 17586SpeciesTaxom
Palparidius Péringuey, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pamexis Hagen, 17844SpeciesTaxom
Paramelambrotus Tjeder, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Proctarrelabis Lefèbvre, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Proctolyra Tjeder, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Strixomyia Tjeder, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Suca Navas, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Syngenes Kolbe, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Tricholeon Esben- Petersen, 19482SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
65 Species and 1 Subspecies
Annulares aspoecki Mansell, 2004
Banyutus pulverulentus Rambur, 1842
Brachyplectron capense Esben-Petersen, 1925
Centroclisis brachygaster brachygaster (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Centroclisis brachygaster Rambur, 1842
Centroclisis distincta Rambur, 1842
Centroclisis maligna Navas, 1912
Centroclisis mendax Navas, 1912
Crambomorphus karrooanus Péringuey, 1910
Crambomorphus sinuatus Olivier, 1811
Creoleon africanus Rambur, 1842
Creoleon mortifer Walker, 1853
Creoleon nubifer Kolbe, 1897
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
Encyopsidius apicalis Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Encyopsidius promontorii Péringuey, 1910
Eremoides bicristatus Banks, 1924
Exaetoleon obtabilis Péringuey, 1910
Golafrus oneili Péringuey, 1911
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) pallescens Navas, 1934
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) quinquemaculatus Hagen, 1853
Myrmeleon (Nehornius) obscurus Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Nannoleon michaelseni Esben-Petersen, 1928
Neomelambrotus densinervis Tjeder, 1992
Nesoleon boschimanus Péringuey, 1910
Nesoleon braunsi Banks, 1909
Neuroleon (Neuroleon) basutinus Navas, 1927Whario
Neuroleon (Neuroleon) braunsi Navas, 1923
Neuroleon (Neuroleon) chloranthe Banks, 1911
Neuroleon (Neuroleon) sansibaricus Navas, 1913
Obus capensis Navas, 1925Yellowfinned albacore
Obus elizabethae Banks, 1911
Obus infirmus Navas, 1929
Palparellus dubiosus (Péringuey, 1910)⇒ Palparellus astutus Walker, 1853
Palparellus pulchellus Esben-Petersen, 1922
Palpares caffer Burmeister, 1839
Palpares elegantulus Péringuey, 1910
Palpares immensus McLachlan, 1867
Palpares libelluloides Linnaeus, 1764
Palpares speciosus Linnaeus, 1758
Palparidius capicola Péringuey, 1910
Pamexis bifasciata Olivier, 1811
Pamexis karoo Mansell, 1992
Pamexis lutea Thunberg, 1784
Paramelambrotus whiteheadi Tjeder, 1992
Proctarrelabis capensis (Thunberg, 1784)⇒ Nephoneura capensis Fabricius, 1781
Proctarrelabis involvens Walker, 1853
Proctolyra brincki Tjeder, 1992
Proctolyra hessei Tjeder, 1992
Proctolyra varii Tjeder, 1992
Strixomyia manselli Tjeder, 1989
Suca delicata Navas, 1921
Syngenes longicornis Rambur, 1842
Tricholeon hirtellus Esben-Petersen, 1925
Tricholeon nigripes Kimmins, 1948

Subnodes of Myrmeleontoidea with occurrences in Western Cape
FamilyAscalaphidae
Rambur, 1842
Owlflies, Owlfly
8
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMyrmeleontidae
Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions, Doodlebugs [Larva]
24
53
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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