The Nemoleontinae are a subfamily of
ant-lions, erected by
Nathan Banks
Nathan Banks (April 13, 1868 – January 24, 1953) was an American entomologist noted for his work on Neuroptera, Megaloptera, Hymenoptera, and Acarina (mites). He started work on mites in 1880 with the USDA. In 1909 he reported many Costa Rican ...
in 1911.
Tribes and genera
Some authorities place genera elsewhere (such as the
Myrmeleontinae
Myrmeleontinae is a subfamily of Myrmeleontidae, the antlions.
Tribes and Genera
''BioLib'' includes 3 tribes:
; Maulini Markl, 1954
# '' Isonemurus'' Esben-Petersen, 1928
# ''Maula'' - monotypic '' Maula stigmatus'' Navás, 1912
; Myrmeleontini ...
) but ''BioLib''
BioLib.cz
subfamily Nemoleontinae Banks, 1911 (retrieved 23 June 2023) includes 8 tribes, with the following genera:
Creoleontini
Authority: Markl, 1954
# ''Creoleon
''Creoleon'' is a genus of antlions (neuropteran insects in the family Myrmeleontidae) in the subfamily Myrmeleontinae
Myrmeleontinae is a subfamily of Myrmeleontidae, the antlions.
Tribes and Genera
''BioLib'' includes 3 tribes:
; Maulini Ma ...
'' Tillyard, 1918
# '' Exiliunguleon'' Yang, 1999
# '' Yunleon'' Yang, 1986
;Delfimeini
Authority: Krivokhatsky, 1998
# '' Delfimeus'' Navás, 1912
Distoleontini
Authority: Tillyard, 1916
# ''Banyutus
''Banyutus'' is a genus of antlions belonging to the family Myrmeleontidae.
The species of this genus are found in Southern Africa.
Species:
*''Banyutus acutus''
*''Banyutus elisabethanus''
*''Banyutus feai''
*''Banyutus hesione''
*''Banyu ...
'' Navás, 1912
# '' Campestretus'' Navás, 1933
# '' Deutoleon'' Navás, 1927
# '' Distoleon'' Banks, 1910
# '' Distonemurus'' Krivokhatsky, 1992
# '' Episalus'' Gerstaecker, 1884
# '' Neleoma'' Navás, 1914
# ''Weeleus
''Weeleus acutus'' is an antlion of the tribe Distoleontini, and the sole member of the genus ''Weeleus''. It is endemic to New Zealand, and is widely distributed, being recorded from Kerikeri to Wakatipu. This species was first described by ...
'' Navás, 1912
Glenurini
Authority: Banks, 1927
# '' Araucaleon'' Banks, 1939
# '' Dominikon'' Dobosz, Krivokhatsky & Ábrahám, 2022
# '' Elachyleon'' Esben-Petersen, 1927
# ''Eremoleon
''Eremoleon'' is a genus of antlions belonging to the family Myrmeleontidae. The species of this genus are found from the southern United States to Central America.
Species
This genus includes the following 36 species:
*'' Eremoleon adonis'' Mi ...
'' Banks, 1901
# ''Euptilon
''Euptilon'' is a genus of antlions in the family Myrmeleontidae. There are about five described species in ''Euptilon''.
Species
These five species belong to the genus ''Euptilon'':
* ''Euptilon arizonense'' (Banks, 1935)
* ''Euptilon decipiens ...
'' Westwood in Drury, 1837
# ''Glenurus
''Glenurus'' is a genus of antlions in the family Myrmeleontidae and typical of the tribe Glenurini. There are about 12 described species in ''Glenurus''.
Species
These 12 species belong to the genus ''Glenurus'':
References
Further reading
...
'' Hagen, 1866
# '' Indophanes'' Banks, 1940
# '' Megistopus'' Rambur, 1842
# '' Navasoleon'' Banks, 1943
# '' Nedroledon'' Navás, 1914
# '' Paraglenurus'' Van der Weele, 1909
# '' Psammoleon'' Banks, 1899
;Gymnocnemini;
Authority: Navas, 1912
# '' Gymnocnemia'' Schneider, 1845
; Macronemurini
Authority: Esben-Petersen, 1918
; Nemoleontini
Authority: Banks, 1911
Pseudoformycaleontini
Authority: Holzel, 1987
# '' Ganguilus'' Navás, 1912
# '' Nicarinus'' Navás, 1914
# '' Pseudoformicaleo'' van der Weele, 1909
# '' Vinga (insect)'' Navás, 1928
References
External links
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Myrmeleontidae
Neuroptera subfamilies