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Species Glenurus gratus - Pleasing Picture-winged Antlion

 
 
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Miller and Stange (2006) Glenurus gratus (Say) (Insecta: Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)
Very useful notes on not only the adults and biology but also images of the larvae.

Owlflies are derived antlions: anchored phylogenomics supports a new phylogeny and classification of Myrmeleontidae (Neuroptera)
By R.J.P. Machado, J.P. Gillung, S.L. Winterton, I.J. Garzón-Orduña, A.R. Lemmon, E.M. Lemmon, & J.D. Oswald
Systematic Entomology 44(2): 418-450, 2018
DOI: 10.1111/syen.12334

This is the first phylogenomic analysis conducted for Myrmeleontoidea. As of this study, owlflies are no longer recognized as their own family but rather as a subfamily (Ascalaphinae) within Myrmeleontidae. The table at the end is especially useful for placing genera.

The Antlion Pit, by Mark Swanson
[cite:399767]
A collection of resources on antlions -- lots of useful info, some images

Lacewing Digital Library
Dr. John Oswald's very comprehensive superorder Neuropterida resource

from the site's home page:
"The Lacewing Digital Library (LDL) is a web portal designed to provide convenient access to a wealth of digital information pertaining to the lacewings, antlions, fishflies, snakeflies and related insects of the superorder Neuropterida (orders Neuroptera, Megaloptera, Raphidioptera and Glosselytrodea). The LDL portal provides access to multiple on-line sources of information about neuropterid insects, world neuropterists, and related topics of interest. To access resources available th

Oswald J.D., Stange L.A. (2002) Neuropterida species list (Great Smoky Mountains National Park, ATBI)
Annotated checklist of 33 spp. of Neuroptera and 6 spp. of Megaloptera
[cite:412892]

Beckemeyer R.J. Neuropterida (Neuroptera, Megaloptera and Raphidioptera) of Kansas
An annotated checklist; very informative
[cite:399743]

Neuropterida Species of the World catalogue (by J.D. Oswald)
A Catalogue of the Species-Group Names of the Extant and Fossil Neuropterida (Insecta: Neuroptera, Megaloptera and Raphidioptera) of the World

Bibliography of the Neuropterida (by J.D. Oswald)
A searchable bibliography. Link updated 12 April 2009 as per comments below.

 
 
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