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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) » Brachynemurus » Brachynemurus sackeni

Species Brachynemurus sackeni

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 Brachynemurus
Species sackeni (Brachynemurus sackeni)
Explanation of Names
Brachynemurus sackeni Hagen 1888
Identification
Males are distinguished from other southwestern species by their very elongate, striped abdomens and large, distinctive genitalia.

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Range
w. US east to NE-TX(1)
Internet References
BOLDSYSTEMS website page for Brachynemurus sackeni - Specimens identified by DNA testing
Works Cited
1.Species catalog of the Neuroptera, Megaloptera, and Raphidioptera of America North of Mexico
Penny N.D., Adams P.A., Stange L.A. 1997. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 50: 39‒114.
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 18 August, 2006 - 5:10pm
Additional contributions by v belov, Robert H. Biagi, PaleoJon
Last updated 20 March, 2021 - 8:53am

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