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Genus Chaetoleon

Antlion - Chaetoleon pusillus antlion - Chaetoleon pusillus Myrmeleontidae? - Chaetoleon tripunctatus Myrmeleontidae? - Chaetoleon tripunctatus Antlion - Chaetoleon pusillus Antlion - Chaetoleon pusillus Antlion adult in Culver City, CA - Chaetoleon pusillus Unknown flying insect - Chaetoleon pusillus
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 Chaetoleon
Explanation of Names
Chaetoleon Banks 1920
Numbers
3 spp. in our area(1)
1. Chaetoleon pumilis: FL, GA, NC, NY, SC
2. Chaetoleon pusillus: AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, TX, UT
3. Chaetoleon tripunctatus: AZ
Range
C. pumilis e. US (NY-FL); 2 spp. sw. US(1)
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.