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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies (Neuroptera) » Antlions and Allies (Myrmeleontiformia) » Antlions & Owlflies (Myrmeleontidae) » Giant, Long-tailed, and Pit-trapping Antlions (Myrmeleontinae) » Long-tailed Antlions (Brachynemurini) » Mexoleon

Genus Mexoleon

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Works Cited
Ant lion from California - Mexoleon papago Ben Lomond Sand Hills Ant Lion - Mexoleon papago Ben Lomond Sand Hills Ant Lion - Mexoleon papago Ant Lion - Mexoleon papago - male Myrmeleontidae to black light - Mexoleon papago - female Myrmeleontidae to black light - Mexoleon papago - female Myrmeleontidae to black light - Mexoleon papago - female Myrmeleontidae to black light - Mexoleon papago - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Neuroptera (Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies)
Suborder Myrmeleontiformia (Antlions and Allies)
Family Myrmeleontidae (Antlions & Owlflies)
Subfamily Myrmeleontinae (Giant, Long-tailed, and Pit-trapping Antlions)
Tribe Brachynemurini (Long-tailed Antlions)
Genus Mexoleon
Explanation of Names
Mexoleon Stange 1994
Numbers
A single species in our area, 2 spp. total(1)
Range
w. US; Mexico(1)
Works Cited
1.Neuropterida Species of the World catalogue (by J.D. Oswald)
Contributed by v belov on 22 May, 2010 - 9:07pm
Last updated 8 March, 2013 - 11:34am

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