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Checklist for Family Nemopteridae Rambur, 1842 (Spoonwings)
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
10
67
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
9
66
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
4
50
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nemopteroidea
Burmeister, 1839
1
10
22
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNemopteridae
Rambur, 1842
Spoonwings, Thread-winged antlion, Thread-winged Antlions
10
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
10 Genera with 22 Species
Afroptera7SpeciesTaxom
Laurhervasia Navas, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Nemeura Navas, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Nemia Navas, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Nemopterella Banks, 19674SpeciesTaxom
Palmipenna Tjeder, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Physopus Rafinesque, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Siccanda Abdalla & Ma..., 19671SpeciesTaxom
Thysanocroce Withycombe, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Tjederia Mansell, 19811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
22 Species
Afroptera acuta Abdalla & Ma..., 2019
Afroptera alba Mansell & Ab..., 2019
Afroptera balli Abdalla & Ma..., 2019
Afroptera bitis Tjeder, 1967
Afroptera cylindrata Abdalla & Ma..., 2019
Afroptera leptocera Navas, 1910
Afroptera segregata Tjeder, 1967
Laurhervasia damarae (McLachlan, 1898)⇒ Thysanocroce damarae McLachlan, 1898
Laurhervasia namibica Mansell, 1980
Laurhervasia setacea Klug, 1838
Nemeura gaerdesi Tjeder, 1967
Nemeura longstaffi Navas, 1915
Nemeura tipularia Westwood, 1874
Nemia angulata Westwood, 1836
Nemopterella africana Leach, 1815
Nemopterella kabas Mansell & Ab..., 2019
Nemopterella leptocera Navas, 1910
Nemopterella segregata Tjeder, 1967
Physopus schultzei (Trybom, 1910)⇒ Frankliniella schultzei Trybom, 1910
Siccanda arenaria Tjeder, 1967
Thysanocroce damarae McLachlan, 1898
Tjederia brevicornis Mansell, 1981


Links, sources and further information
Nemopteridae at gbif.org
Nemopteridae at irmng.org
Nemopteridae at itis.gov