''Heoclisis'' is a genus of cave-dwelling
antlion
The antlions are a group of about 2,000 species of insect in the neuropteran family (biology), family Myrmeleontidae. They are known for the predation, predatory habits of their larvae, which mostly dig pits to trap passing ants or other prey. ...
s, that is, insects in the family
Myrmeleontidae
The antlions are a group of about 2,000 species of insect in the neuropteran family (biology), family Myrmeleontidae. They are known for the predation, predatory habits of their larvae, which mostly dig pits to trap passing ants or other prey. ...
.
The genus was first described by
Longinos Navás
Longinos Navás (7 March 1858 Tarragona (province), Cabacés, Tarragona – 31 December 1938 Girona) was a Spain, Spanish entomologist who specialised in Plecoptera and Neuropteroidea.
Father Longinos Navás was a Jesuit priest. He publish ...
in 1923.
Miller and Stange (2012)
describe them as not being true cave-dwelling antlions, because not all life stages are confined to caves.
Species
These species belong to the genus ''Heoclisis'':
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Heoclisis acuta''
(Kimmins, 1939)
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Heoclisis angustipennis''
New, 1985
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Heoclisis conspurcata''
(Gerstaecker, 1885)
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Heoclisis fulva''
(Esben-Petersen, 1912)
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Heoclisis fulvifusa''
(Kimmins, 1939)
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Heoclisis fundata''
(Walker, 1853)
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Heoclisis japonica''
(Hagen, 1866)
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Heoclisis louiseae''
Banks, 1938
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Heoclisis ramosa''
New, 1985
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Heoclisis sinensis''
Navás, 1923
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Heoclisis tillyardi''
(Kimmins, 1939)
References
External links
''Heoclisis'': images & occurrence datafrom
GBIF
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is an international organisation that focuses on making scientific data on biodiversity available via the Internet using web services. The data are provided by many institutions from around the ...
Myrmeleontidae
Taxa named by Longinos Navás
Taxa described in 1923
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