Antlion Pit: Antlion taxonomy

Class Insecta (Insects)

Subclass Myrientomata

Section Pterygota (Winged Insects)

Division Neoptilota

Subdivision Endopterygota

Superorder Neuropteroidea

Order Neuroptera

Suborder Planipennia

Family Myrmeleontidae (Antlions)

Subfamily Stilbopteryginae (two genera)
Subfamily Palparinae
- Tribe Palparidiini (one genus)
- Tribe Palparini (12 genera)
- Tribe Dimarini (three genera)
- Tribe Maulini (two genera)
Subfamily Myrmeleontinae
- Tribe Dendroleontini
  - Subtribe Acanthoplectrina (one genus)
  - Subtribe Dendroleontina (19 genera)
  - Subtribe Nuglerina (one genus)
  - Subtribe Periclystina (12 genera)
  - Subtribe Voltorina (one genus)
- Tribe Nemoleontini
  - Subtribe Dimarellina (two genera)
  - Subtribe Nemoleontina (seven genera)
  - Subtribe Neuroleontina (49 genera)
- Tribe Obini
- Tribe Myrmecaelurini
  - Subtribe Brachynemurina (12 genera)
  - Subtribe Gnopholeontina (four genera)
  - Subtribe Lemoleontina (six genera)
  - Subtribe Nannoleontina (one genus)
  - Subtribe Myrmecaelurina (13 genera)
  - Subtribe Nesoleontina (three genera)
- Tribe Myrmeleontini (nine genera, including Myrmeleon, the largest genus of antlions with 158 described species distributed in all regions).
- Tribe Acanthaclisini (16 genera)

Arnett, Jr., Ross H. 1985. American Insects: A handbook of the insects of America north of Mexico. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.

Grzimek, Bernard. 1979. Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.

Penny, Norman D. 1997. Myrmeleontidae Collection Holdings (California Academy of Sciences, Department of Entomology). Web page no longer exists.