Belongs within: Myrmeleontidae.
The Myrmeleontini are a group of antlions characterised by having the Rs vein in the hind wing arising a fair way down the length of the wing. In the largest genus, Myrmeleon, the costal cells of the fore wing are simple and CuA2 in this wing reaches the hind margin beyond the origin of Rs (New 1985a).
Characters (New 1985a): Forewing vein 2A close to 1A at base, then 2A and 3A closely associated over central lengths; hindwing Rs arising opposite or beyond medial fork, usually four or more hindwing presectoral crossveins present.
<==Myrmeleontini [Myrmeleonini]
|--Weeleus acutusN85b
|--Callistoleon Banks 1910N85a
| |--*C. erythrocephalum (Leach 1814) [=Myrmeleon erythrocephalus, Glenurus erythrocephalus]N85a
| `--C. illustris (Gerstaecker 1885) [=Myrmeleon illustris]N85a
|--Hagenomyia Banks 1911 [incl. Balaga Navás 1912, Baliga Navás 1912, Nelees Navás 1911]N85a
| |--*H. tristis (Walker 1853)N85a, HM55 [=Myrmeleon tristisN85a, Nelees tristisHM55]
| |--H. australis Banks 1939N85a
| |--H. papuensisN85a
| `--H. sagax [incl. H. celebensis, H. nicobaricus, H. sumatrensis]N85a
`--Myrmeleon Linnaeus 1767 (see below for synonymy)N85a
|--*M. formicarius Linnaeus 1767N85a
|--M. acer Walker 1853 (see below for synonymy)N85a
|--M. albivenosus New 1985N85a
|--M. ambiguus Klapálek 1901K01
|--M. bifasciatus New 1985N85a
|--M. celebensisN85a
|--M. commoni New 1985N85a
|--M. comptus Gerstaecker 1885 [incl. M. croceus Esben-Petersen 1918]N85a
|--M. contractusRD77
|--‘Formicaleo’ crampeli Esben-Petersen 1932HM55
|--M. croceicollis Gerstaecker 1884 [incl. Grocus gerstaeckeri Navás 1925, M. loweri Tillyard 1916]N85a
|--M. diminutus Esben-Petersen 1915N85a
|--M. exsanguisN85a
|--M. houstoni New 1985N85a
|--M. immaculatusC90
|--M. iridescens Kirby 1900N85a
|--M. lethifer Walker 1853N85a, HM55 (see below for synonymy)
|--M. libelluloideR26
|--‘Formicaleo’ lineatusK01
|--M. maculaclypeus New 1985N85a
|--M. mcfarlandi New 1985N85a
|--M. nigromarginatus Esben-Petersen 1917N85a
|--M. obscurus Rambur 1842 [=Morter obscurus]HM55
|--M. pallidipennisL49
|--M. pallidus (Esben-Petersen 1918) [=*Myrmeleonellus pallidus]N85a
|--M. perpilosusPP72
|--M. pictifrons Gerstaecker 1885N85a
|--M. pisanumR26
|--M. regularis (Esben-Petersen 1918) [=*Leptoleon regularis]N85a
|--M. sagittarius New 1985N85a
|--M. solersN85a
|--M. striatifrons New 1985N85a
|--M. tenellusL49
|--M. territorius New 1985N85a
|--M. tetragrammicusL49
|--M. tigrinum Fabricius 1775N85a
`--M. uptoni New 1985N85a
Myrmeleon Linnaeus 1767 [incl. Formicaleo Geoffroy 1762, Grocus Navás 1925, Leptoleon Esben-Petersen 1918, Morter Navás 1914, Myrmecoleon Burmeister 1839, Myrmeleonellus Esben-Petersen 1918]N85a
Myrmeleon acer Walker 1853 [=Grocus acer; incl. M. hostilis Walker 1853, M. inopinus Walker 1853, M. malignus, M. uniseriatus Gerstaecker 1884]N85a
Myrmeleon lethifer Walker 1853N85a, HM55 [=Hagenomyia lethiferHM55; incl. H. luctuosa Navas 1912HM55, Myrmeleon nigridorsis Kolbe 1897HM55]
*Type species of generic name indicated
References
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[L49] Lucas, H. 1849. Exploration Scientifique de l’Algérie pendant les années 1840, 1841, 1842 publiée par ordre du gouvernement et avec le concours d’une commission académique. Sciences physiques. Zoologie. II. Histoire naturelle des animaux articulés. Troisième partie. Insectes (suite). Imprimerie Nationale: Paris.
[N85a] New, T. R. 1985a. A revision of the Australian Myrmeleontidae (Insecta: Neuroptera). I. Introduction, Myrmeleontini, Protoplectrini. Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series 104: 1–90.
[N85b] New, T. R. 1985b. A revision of the Australian Myrmeleontidae (Insecta: Neuroptera). III. Distoleontini and Acanthaclisinae. Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series 106: 1–159.
[PP72] Parkin, P., D. T. Parkin, A. W. Ewing & H. A. Ford. 1972. A report on the arthropods collected by the Edinburgh University Galapagos Islands expedition, 1968. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 48 (2): 100–107.
[RD77] Richards, O. W., & R. G. Davies. 1977. Imms’ General Textbook of Entomology 10th ed. vol. 2. Classification and Biology. Chapman and Hall: London.
[R26] Risso, A. 1826. Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l’Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes maritimes vol. 5. F.-G. Levrault: Paris.