Myrmeleontidae

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Palpares libelluloides (Linnaeus, 1764)

Palpares libelluloides (Linnaeus, 1764)

Palpares libelluloides (Linnaeus, 1764)

Palpares libelluloides is a large, broad-winged antlion widespread across Mediterranean regions.

Palpares caffer (Burmeister, 1839)

Palpares caffer (Burmeister, 1839)

Palpares caffer (Burmeister, 1839)

Palpares caffer is a large antlion native to southern Africa, common in 1000–2000 m high-altitude grassland.

Vella fallax (Rambur, 1842)

Vella fallax (Rambur, 1842)

Vella fallax (Rambur, 1842)

Vella fallax is an antlion species from the Myrmeleontidae family found across the Americas and the Caribbean.

Vella americana (Drury, 1773)

Vella americana (Drury, 1773)

Vella americana (Drury, 1773)

Vella americana is a North American antlion species in the family Myrmeleontidae.

Scotoleon longipalpis (Hagen, 1888)

Scotoleon longipalpis (Hagen, 1888)

Scotoleon longipalpis (Hagen, 1888)

Scotoleon longipalpis is an antlion species in the Myrmeleontidae family found in Central and North America.

Scotoleon nigrilabris (Hagen, 1888)

Scotoleon nigrilabris (Hagen, 1888)

Scotoleon nigrilabris (Hagen, 1888)

Scotoleon nigrilabris is an antlion species in the Myrmeleontidae family found in Central and North America.

Brachynemurus abdominalis (Say, 1823)

Brachynemurus abdominalis (Say, 1823)

Brachynemurus abdominalis (Say, 1823)

Brachynemurus abdominalis is an antlion species from the Myrmeleontidae family found in North and Central America.

Brachynemurus sackeni Hagen, 1888

Brachynemurus sackeni Hagen, 1888

Brachynemurus sackeni Hagen, 1888

Brachynemurus sackeni is an antlion species in Myrmeleontidae, found across Central America and North America.

Brachynemurus hubbardii Currie, 1898

Brachynemurus hubbardii Currie, 1898

Brachynemurus hubbardii Currie, 1898

Brachynemurus hubbardii is an antlion species found in Central and North America.

Brachynemurus nebulosus (Olivier, 1811)

Brachynemurus nebulosus (Olivier, 1811)

Brachynemurus nebulosus (Olivier, 1811)

Brachynemurus nebulosus is a North American antlion species in the Myrmeleontidae family.

Mexoleon papago (Currie, 1899)

Mexoleon papago (Currie, 1899)

Mexoleon papago (Currie, 1899)

Mexoleon papago is an antlion species from the Myrmeleontidae family found in Central and North America.

Chaetoleon pusillus (Currie, 1899)

Chaetoleon pusillus (Currie, 1899)

Chaetoleon pusillus (Currie, 1899)

Chaetoleon pusillus is an antlion species from the Myrmeleontidae family, found across North America and Central America.

Clathroneuria coquilletti (Currie, 1898)

Clathroneuria coquilletti (Currie, 1898)

Clathroneuria coquilletti (Currie, 1898)

Clathroneuria coquilletti is a species of antlion in the family Myrmeleontidae found across Central and North America.

Clathroneuria schwarzi (Currie, 1903)

Clathroneuria schwarzi (Currie, 1903)

Clathroneuria schwarzi (Currie, 1903)

Clathroneuria schwarzi is an antlion species from the Myrmeleontidae family found in Central and North America.

Menkeleon bellulus (Banks, 1905)

Menkeleon bellulus (Banks, 1905)

Menkeleon bellulus (Banks, 1905)

Menkeleon bellulus is the only described species in the Menkeleon antlion genus, found in western US and Mexico.

Peruveleon dorsalis (Banks, 1903)

Peruveleon dorsalis (Banks, 1903)

Peruveleon dorsalis (Banks, 1903)

Peruveleon dorsalis is an antlion species in the Myrmeleontidae family found in Central and North America.

Myrmeleon formicarius Linnaeus, 1767

Myrmeleon formicarius Linnaeus, 1767

Myrmeleon formicarius Linnaeus, 1767

Myrmeleon formicarius is a well-known European antlion species with specific identifying traits for larvae and adults.

Myrmeleon immaculatus De Geer, 1773

Myrmeleon immaculatus De Geer, 1773

Myrmeleon immaculatus De Geer, 1773

Myrmeleon immaculatus is a common blue-grey pit-trapping antlion found across North and Central America.

Myrmeleon exitialis Walker, 1853

Myrmeleon exitialis Walker, 1853

Myrmeleon exitialis Walker, 1853

Myrmeleon exitialis is a North American antlion species in the family Myrmeleontidae.

Euroleon nostras (Geoffroy, 1785)

Euroleon nostras (Geoffroy, 1785)

Euroleon nostras (Geoffroy, 1785)

Euroleon nostras is an antlion with a wide Eurasian and North African range, and a distinct two-year larval stage.

Weeleus acutus (Walker, 1853)

Weeleus acutus (Walker, 1853)

Weeleus acutus (Walker, 1853)

Weeleus acutus is the only species in the Weeleus antlion genus, endemic to New Zealand, first described in 1853.

Hagenomyia tristis (Walker, 1853)

Hagenomyia tristis (Walker, 1853)

Hagenomyia tristis (Walker, 1853)

Hagenomyia tristis, the gregarious African antlion, larvae build sand pit traps and mimics Banyutus lethalis.

Dendroleon speciosus Banks, 1905

Dendroleon speciosus Banks, 1905

Dendroleon speciosus Banks, 1905

Dendroleon speciosus is a North American antlion species in the family Myrmeleontidae.

Dendroleon obsoletus (Say, 1839)

Dendroleon obsoletus (Say, 1839)

Dendroleon obsoletus (Say, 1839)

Dendroleon obsoletus, the spotted-winged antlion, is a North American antlion species in the family Myrmeleontidae.

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