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Checklist of Superfamily Myrmeleontoidea Latreille, 1802
for Zimbabwe (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
480
6542
17532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
478
6538
17527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
462
6445
17300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
11
58
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
10
57
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
4
34
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
28
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zimbabwe
2 Families width 54 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ascalaphidae Rambur, 1842Owlflies12SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802Ant lions42SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zimbabwe
28 Genera with 54 Species
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Abascalaphus Tjeder & Han..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Bankisus Navas, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Brevibarbis Tjeder & Han..., 19922SpeciesTaxom
Centroclisis Navas, 19105SpeciesTaxom
Creoleon Tillyard, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Cymothales Gerstaecker, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Dicolpus Gerstaecker, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Disparomitus Weele, 20193SpeciesTaxom
Dorsomitus Michel & Tjeder, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Eremoides Tjeder, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Hagenomyia Banks, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Lachlathetes Navas, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Macroleon Banks, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Macronemurus Costa, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Mansellia Tjeder, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1842Antlion6SpeciesTaxom
Nadus Navas, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Nemoleon Navas, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Neomelambrotus Weele, 19924SpeciesTaxom
Nesoleon Banks, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Nosa Navas, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Palparellus Navas, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Palpares Rambur, 191210SpeciesTaxom
Proctarrelabis Lefèbvre, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalpares Insom & Carfi, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Syngenes Kolbe, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Tmesibasis McLachlan, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Tomatares Hagen, 18531SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
54 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bankisus carinifrons Esben-Petersen, 1936
Bankisus oculatus Navas, 1912
Brevibarbis angolana Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Brevibarbis demoori Tjeder & Han..., 1992
Centroclisis brachygaster Rambur, 1842
Centroclisis brachygaster brachygaster (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Centroclisis brachygaster Rambur, 1842
Centroclisis distincta Rambur, 1842
Centroclisis lineatipennis Péringuey, 1910
Creoleon diana Kolbe, 1897
Creoleon mortifer Walker, 1853
Creoleon nigrostrigatus (McLachlan, 1867)⇒ Creoleon mortifer Walker, 1853
Cymothales poultoni Navas, 1913
Disparomitus brevistigma Esben-Peters..., 2019
Disparomitus kimminsi Michel, 2019
Dorsomitus tjederi Michel, 2018
Eremoides bicristatus Banks, 1924
Hagenomyia lethifer
Hagenomyia lethifera (Walker, 1853)⇒ Myrmeleon lethifer Walker, 1853
Lachlathetes moestus Hagen, 1853
Macroleon quinquemaculatus (Hagen, 1853)⇒ Myrmeleon quinquemaculatus Hagen, 1853
Macronemurus tinctus Kolbe, 1897
Mansellia annulata Tjeder, 1992
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) doralice Banks, 1911
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) immanis Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
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
Nadus overlaeti Navas, 1931
Nemoleon alcidice (Banks, 1911)⇒ Nemoleon notatus Rambur, 1842
Nemoleon notatus Rambur, 1842
Neomelambrotus aurivilliusi van der Weele, 1909
Neomelambrotus cristatus Kimmins, 1992
Neomelambrotus molestus Tjeder, 1992
Nesoleon boschimanus Péringuey, 1910
Nosa tigris Dalman, 1823Band-winged Dragonlet
Nosa tristis Hagen, 1853
Palparellus festivus Gerstäcker, 1894
Palparellus nyassanus Navas, 1911
Palparellus ovampoanus Péringuey, 1910
Palpares cataractae Péringuey, 1910
Palpares festivus (Gerstaecker, 1894)⇒ 
Palpares inclemens Walker, 1853
Palpares kalahariensis Stitz, 1912
Palpares moestus (Hagen, 1853)⇒ Lachlathetes moestus Hagen, 1853
Palpares papilionoides Klug, 1834
Palpares sobrinus Péringuey, 1911
Palpares sparsus (McLachlan, 1867)⇒ Palpares sobrinus Péringuey, 1911
Palpares tristis (Stitz, 1912)⇒ Palpares papilionoides Klug, 1834
Pseudopalpares sparsus McLachlan, 1867
Syngenes longicornis Rambur, 1842
Syngenes medialis Mansell, 2018
Tmesibasis alberti Navas, 1912
Tmesibasis lacerata Hagen, 1853
Tomatares citrinus Hagen, 1853

Subnodes of Myrmeleontoidea with occurrences in Zimbabwe
FamilyAscalaphidae
Rambur, 1842
Owlflies, Owlfly
10
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMyrmeleontidae
Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions, Doodlebugs [Larva]
18
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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