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Myrmeleon
| Description | Myrmeleon is an ant-lion genus in the subfamily Myrmeleontinae. Species in the genus feeds on ants and some are themselves prey for the dune cricket Schizodactylus inexspectatus. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrmeleon, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neuroptera : Myrmeleontidae : Myrmeleon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Linnaeus, Carolus. 1767. Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. I, No. 2, Edito duodecima, reformata: 533-1327,. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrmeleon |
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Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrmeleon acer species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon albivenosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon alcestris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon alluaudi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon almohadarum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon alternans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon alticolus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon ambiens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon ambiguus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon amicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon angustatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon angustipennis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon argentinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon arizonicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon asper species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon assamensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon atlas species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon basutus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon berenice species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon bimaculatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon bore species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon brachygaster species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon brasiliensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon brevipennis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon buyssoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon californicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon caliginosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon caninus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon capito species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon carolinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon catarractarus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon cavipennis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon celebensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon cephalicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon chappuisinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon chloropterus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon circulis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon circumcinctus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon clothilde species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon commoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon comptus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon contractus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon croceicollis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon crudelis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon dalloninus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon dampfi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon diminutus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon dolosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon doralice species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon dorsomaculatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon elongatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon ermineus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon erythrocephalus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon erythropus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon exigus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon exitialis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon exsanguis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon fasciatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon fascinatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon ferrugineipennis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon fischeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon formicarioides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon formicarius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon frontalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon fulvescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon fulvinervis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon furcatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon fuscus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon gerlindae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon giloloensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon guttatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon heppneri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon homsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon houstoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon hyalinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon immaculatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon immanis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon impressus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon inanis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon inconspicuus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon indicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon insertus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon insperatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon invisus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon iridescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon irinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon januarius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon javanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon krempfi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon labuanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon lacteostigma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon laemargus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon laetus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon lagopus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon lambkini species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon lanceolatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon leachii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon lethifer species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon lineolus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon littoralis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon lynceus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon maculaclypeus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon madagascariensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon marginicollis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon mariaemathildae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon mariemathildae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon mcfarlandi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon medialis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon mediatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon melanurus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon mendax species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon metuendus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon mexicanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon mobilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon montanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon mouldsorum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon nekkacus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon neocaledonicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon neocaledonius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon niger species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon nigratus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon nigritarsis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon nigromarginatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon noacki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon novaeguineae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon obducens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon oberthuri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon obscurus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon ochronevrus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon orestes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon paghmanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon pallescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon pallidipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon pallidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon palpalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon pellucidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon periculosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon persimilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon perspicuus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon pertyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon philippinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon pictifrons species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon picturatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon pseudofasciatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon pseudohyalinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon punctatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon punctinervis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon punicanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon quinquemaculatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon regularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon reticulatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon rusticus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon sagittarius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon saldaitisi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon sanaanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon semigriseus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon sexmaculatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon simplicissimus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon solers species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon speciosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon sticticus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon stigmalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon striatifrons species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon taiwanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon tenuipennis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon territorius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon texanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon tigrinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon timidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon torquatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon trifasciatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon trifolii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon trigonois species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon trivialis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon tschernovi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon uniformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon uptoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon ursinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon valentini species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon validus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon variegatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon viganus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon viridis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon vittatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon wangi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon wismanni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon wrighti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon yemenicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myrmeleon zebidee species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Morter Navás, 1915 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neuroptera : Myrmeleontidae : Morter |
| Myrmekoleon Gistl, 1848 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neuroptera : Myrmeleontidae : Myrmekoleon |
| Grocus Navás, 1925 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neuroptera : Myrmeleontidae : Grocus |
| Myrmeleo Pallas, 1771 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neuroptera : Myrmeleontidae : Myrmeleo |
| Leptoleon Esben-Petersen, 1918 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neuroptera : Myrmeleontidae : Leptoleon |
| Myrmecoleon Berthold, 1827 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neuroptera : Myrmeleontidae : Myrmecoleon |
| Dicholeon Navás, 1920 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neuroptera : Myrmeleontidae : Dicholeon |
| Mirmileo Radermacher, 1779 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neuroptera : Myrmeleontidae : Mirmileo |
| Myrmeleonellus Esben-Petersen, 1918 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neuroptera : Myrmeleontidae : Myrmeleonellus |
References
| CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| Syst. Nat., ed. 12 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| ArtDatabanken (2004) TAXA-tabellen - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas |
| Stange, Lionel A., 2004: A systematic catalog, bibliography and classification of the world antlions (Insecta: Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, vol. 74. 565. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
| Penny, Norman D., Philip A. Adams, and Lionel A. Stange, 1997: Species catalog of the Neuroptera, Megaloptera, and Raphidioptera of America North of Mexico. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, vol. 50, no. 3. 39-114. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
