The Nemoleontinae are a subfamily of ant-lions, erected by Nathan Banks in 1911.[1]

Nemoleontinae
Creoleon sp.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Myrmeleontidae
Subfamily: Nemoleontinae
Banks, 1911

Tribes and genera

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Some authorities place genera elsewhere (such as the Myrmeleontinae) but BioLib[2] includes 8 tribes, with the following genera:

Authority: Markl, 1954

  1. Creoleon Tillyard, 1918
  2. Exiliunguleon Yang, 1999
  3. Yunleon Yang, 1986
Delfimeini

Authority: Krivokhatsky, 1998

  1. Delfimeus Navás, 1912

Distoleontini

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Authority: Tillyard, 1916

  1. Banyutus Navás, 1912
  2. Campestretus Navás, 1933
  3. Deutoleon Navás, 1927
  4. Distoleon Banks, 1910
  5. Distonemurus Krivokhatsky, 1992
  6. Episalus Gerstaecker, 1884
  7. Neleoma Navás, 1914
  8. Weeleus Navás, 1912

Glenurini

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Glenurus gratus

Authority: Banks, 1927

  1. Araucaleon Banks, 1939
  2. Dominikon Dobosz, Krivokhatsky & Ábrahám, 2022
  3. Elachyleon Esben-Petersen, 1927
  4. Eremoleon Banks, 1901
  5. Euptilon Westwood in Drury, 1837
  6. Glenurus Hagen, 1866
  7. Indophanes Banks, 1940
  8. Megistopus Rambur, 1842
  9. Navasoleon Banks, 1943
  10. Nedroledon Navás, 1914
  11. Paraglenurus Van der Weele, 1909
  12. Psammoleon Banks, 1899
Gymnocnemini;

Authority: Navas, 1912

  1. Gymnocnemia Schneider, 1845
Macronemurini

Authority: Esben-Petersen, 1918

Nemoleontini

Authority: Banks, 1911

Authority: Holzel, 1987

  1. Ganguilus Navás, 1912
  2. Nicarinus Navás, 1914
  3. Pseudoformicaleo van der Weele, 1909
  4. Vinga (insect) Navás, 1928

References

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  1. ^ Banks N (1911) Descriptions of new species of North American neuropteroid insects. Transactions of the American Entomological Society.
  2. ^ BioLib.cz: subfamily Nemoleontinae Banks, 1911 (retrieved 23 June 2023)
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