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Checklist for Family Palaeoleontidae Martins-Neto, 1992 (Ant lion)
and region Upper Cretaceous (Cretaceous)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
360
894
1266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
889
1262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
334
859
1227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
21
62
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
17
52
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
6
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
3
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaeoleontidae
Martins-Neto, 1992
Ant lion, Ant-lion, Antlion, Antlion lacewings
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Upper Cretaceous
3 Genera with 4 Species
Metahemerobius Novokshonov, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Palaeoleon Rice, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Samsonileon Ponomarenko, 19972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Upper Cretaceous
4 Species
Metahemerobius kalligrammus V. N. Novoks..., 1990
Palaeoleon ferrogeneticus H. M. A. Rice, 1969
Samsonileon fragmentatus Ponomarenko, 1997
Samsonileon medievalis A. G. Ponoma..., 1997


Links, sources and further information
Palaeoleontidae at gbif.org
Palaeoleontidae at irmng.org