Order

Neuroptera (Antlions, lacewings, and allies)

Dendroleon speciosus. Photo: (c) Corey Lange, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The insect order Neuroptera, or net-winged insects, includes the lacewings, mantidflies, antlions, and their relatives. The order consists of some 6,000 species. Neuroptera can be grouped together with the Megaloptera and Raphidioptera in the superfamily Neuropterida (once known as Planipennia) the latter including: alderflies, fishflies, dobsonflies, and snakeflies.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Neuroptera (Antlions, lacewings, and allies)
        Suborder: Hemerobiiformia (Lacewings and allies) (2)
        Suborder: Myrmeleontiformia (1)

Subtaxa

Suborder: Hemerobiiformia (Lacewings and allies)

Suborder: Myrmeleontiformia

Where in Humboldt

Discussion

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