Vermileo
Appearance
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Vermileo vermileo | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Vermileonidae |
Genus: | Vermileo Macquart, 1834 |
Vermileo is a genus of wormlions in the family Vermileonidae. There are about 11 described species in Vermileo.[1][2][3]
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Species
These 11 species belong to the genus Vermileo:
- Vermileo ater Stuckenberg, 1965
- Vermileo balearicus Wheeler, 1930
- Vermileo comstocki Wheeler, 1918 (sierra wormlion)
- Vermileo dowi Wheeler, 1931
- Vermileo fascipennis (Williston, 1895)
- Vermileo nigriventris Strobl, 1906
- Vermileo niloticus Edwards, 1935
- Vermileo opacus (Coquillett, 1904)
- Vermileo tibialis (Walker, 1852)
- Vermileo vermileo (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Vermileo willetti Leon, 1938
References
- ^ "Vermileo Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Vermileo". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Vermileo genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
- McAlpine, J. F.; Petersen, B. V.; Shewell, G. E.; Teskey, H. J.; Vockeroth, J. R.; Wood, D. M., eds. (1981). Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume I. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. ISBN 978-0-660-10731-8.
External links
Media related to Vermileo at Wikimedia Commons