WAcanthaclisinae is a subfamily of Myrmeleontidae, the antlions. It comprises a single tribe, Acanthaclisini, which has about 221 species in 16 genera.
WAcanthaclisini is a tribe in the antlion subfamily Acanthaclisinae.
WBanyutus lethalis is an African antlion. It is proposed as the mimic for the gregarious African antlion, Hagenomyia tristis, but can be identified based on the longer antennae and single dorsal stripe on the pterothorax. Both species fly gregariously through long grass and can be collected together. The larvae of B. lethalis are non-pit building, whereas those of H. tristis are pit-builders.
WBrachynemurini is a tribe of antlions in the family Myrmeleontidae. There are about 16 genera and at least 90 described species in Brachynemurini.
WBrachynemurus abdominalis is a species of antlion in the family Myrmeleontidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
WBrachynemurus sackeni is a species of antlion in the family Myrmeleontidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
WCentroclisis is a genus of antlions (Myrmeleontidae) with about 56 species occurring in Africa and Asia. They are known as bark antlions - during the day they rest on the bark of trees, with their wings flattened. At night they may be attracted to lights.
WCreoleon is a genus of antlions in the subfamily Myrmeleontinae. It is an extant genus but there is at least one fossil species.
WCueta is an antlion genus in the family Myrmeleonidae.
WDendroleon is a genus of antlions in the family Myrmeleontidae. There are more than 20 described species in Dendroleon.
WDendroleon obsoletus, the spotted-winged antlion, is a species of antlion in the family Myrmeleontidae. It is found in North America.
WDendroleon pantherinus is a species of neuropteran insects of the antlion (Myrmeleontidae) family.
WDistoleon is a genus of antlions in the subfamily Myrmeleontinae.
WEuptilon is a genus of antlions in the family Myrmeleontidae. There are about five described species in Euptilon.
WEuptilon ornatum is a species of antlion in the family Myrmeleontidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
WEuroleon is an antlion genus in the family Myrmeleontidae.
WGlenoleon is a genus of antlions in the insect family Myrmeleontidae in the order Neuroptera. There are 32 species.
WGlenoleon falsus is a species of antlion that occurs in Australia.
WGlenoleon meteoricus is a species of antlion that occurs in Australia.
WGlenoleon osmyloides is a species of antlions that occurs in Australia.
WGlenoleon pulchellus is an insect in the order Neuroptera. It is the most common ant lion in Australia. The adult is a weak flyer, though it is well camouflaged at rest. Wings are held to the side of the body. The antennae are somewhat club shaped at the tips, wings are mottled with brown patches.
WGlenoleon rudda is a species of antlions that occurs in Australia.
WGlenurus is a genus of antlions in the family Myrmeleontidae. There are about 12 described species in Glenurus.
WGlenurus gratus is a species of antlion in the family Myrmeleontidae. It is found in North America.
WHagenomyia is a genus of antlions (Myrmeleontidae) containing around 20 species occurring in Eastern Asia, tropical Africa and Australia.
WHagenomyia tristis is an African antlion species. It is known as the gregarious antlion as it is often found in swarms in long grass in the shade of trees. The range of this species extends from eastern South Africa to Cameroon and Ethiopia; it is also found in Madagascar. The larvae build sand pit traps to capture prey. This species is believed to be the mimic of Banyutus lethalis, with both species commonly swarming together.
WLachlathetes is a genus of antlions in the subfamily Palparinae. Species occur in tropical Africa and Asia.
WLachlathetes gigas is a species of antlions in the subfamily Palparinae. It is native to Gabon, Guinea and Sierra Leone. The species was named by Dalman in 1823, based on an insect figured by Dru Drury as a variety of Myrmeleon libelluloides.
WMacronemurini is a tribe within the family Myrmeleontidae, the antlions.
WMyrmeleon is an ant-lion genus in the subfamily Myrmeleontinae. Species in the genus feeds on ants and some are themselves prey for the dune cricket Schizodactylus inexspectatus.
WMyrmeleon immaculatus is a species of pit-trapping antlion in the family Myrmeleontidae. It is found in Central America and North America and is a particularly common species in the eastern United States.
WMyrmeleon pictifrons is a species of antlion. It is native to the Australasian region and is one of over 2000 species of antlion that have been recorded globally.
WMyrmeleontinae is a subfamily of Myrmeleontidae, the antlions.
WMyrmeleontini is an antlion tribe in the subfamily Myrmeleontinae.
WNannoleon is a genus of antlions in the insect family Myrmeleontidae in the order Neuroptera. It comprises a single species, Nannoleon michaelseni, which is found in Namibia and South Africa.
WNeuroleon is a large and complex genus of antlions in the subfamily Myrmeleontinae. There are more than 150 described species from Europe, Asia and Africa, and there are many undescribed taxa. Where the biology of the larvae is known, they live freely in sand or in sheltered rock crevices.
WPalpares is an antlion genus in the Myrmeleontidae family.
WPalpares caffer is a species of antlions in the family Myrmeleontidae, which is native to southern Africa. It was described by Hermann Burmeister in 1839.
WPalparidius is a genus of antlions, and the sole member of the tribe Palparidiini.
WPalparinae is an antlion subfamily in the family Myrmeleontidae.
WPalparini is an antlion tribe in the subfamily Palparinae.
WScotoleon is a genus of antlions in the family Myrmeleontidae. There are more than 20 described species in Scotoleon.
WScotoleon carrizonus is a species of antlion in the family Myrmeleontidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
WStilbopteryx costalis is a large Australian insect in the antlion family.
WVella is a genus of antlions in the family Myrmeleontidae. There are about five described species in Vella.
WVella americana is a species of antlion in the family Myrmeleontidae. It is found in North America.
WVella fallax is a species of antlion in the family Myrmeleontidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.
WWeeleus acutus is an antlion of the Myrmeleontini tribe. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1853.