Myrmeleontoidea
Superfamily of insects
| Myrmeleontoidea | |
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| Palpares libelluloides | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Clade: | Myrmeleontiformia |
| Superfamily: | Myrmeleontoidea |
| Families | |
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Myrmeleontoidea is a neuropteran superfamily in the clade Myrmeleontiformia.[1] Engel, Winteron, and Breitkreuz (2018) included the following families:[2]
Superfamily Myrmeleontoidea (syn Nemopteroidea[3])
- Family Ascalaphidae: owlflies (possibly in Myrmeleontoidea)
- Family †Babinskaiidae
- Family Myrmeleontidae: antlions (includes Palaeoleontidae; possibly in Ascalaphidae)
- Family Nemopteridae: spoonwings etc
- Family Nymphidae: split-footed lacewings (including Myiodactylidae)
- Family †Rafaelianidae
References
- ^ Jones, J. (2019). "Total‐evidence phylogeny of the owlflies (Neuroptera, Ascalaphidae) supports a new higher‐level classification". Zoologica Scripta. 48 (6): 761–782. doi:10.1111/zsc.12382.
- ^ Engel, M. S.; Winterton, S. L.; Breitkreuz, L. C. (2018). "Phylogeny and evolution of Neuropterida: where have wings of lace taken us?". Annual Review of Entomology. 63: 531–551. doi:10.1146/annurev-ento-020117-043127.
- ^ Engel, M. S.; Grimaldi, D. A. (2008). "Diverse Neuropterida in Cretaceous amber, with particular reference to the paleofauna of Myanmar (Insecta)". Nova Supplementa Entomologica. 20: 1–86.
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