Checklist of the Neuropterida of Kansas: 

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(Neuroptera, Megaloptera and Raphidioptera)  

MEGALOPTERA: (Corydalidae / Sialidae)

• CORYDALIDAE (Dobsonflies & fishflies):
  •    CORYDALINAE (Dobsonflies):
    • Corydalus Latreille, 1802
      • cornutus (Linnaeus), 1758
  • CHAULIODINAE (Fishflies):
    • Chauliodes Latreille, 1796
      • pectinicornis (Linnaeus), 1763  
      • rastricornis Rambur, 1842
    • Neohermes Banks, 1908
      • concolor (Davis), 1903  
    • Nigronia Banks, 1908
      • serricornis (Say), 1824 
• SIALIDAE (Alder-flies):
  •   
    • Sialis Latreille, 1802
      • infumata Newman, 1838  
      • itasca Ross, 1937
      • mohri Ross, 1937  
      • vagans Ross, 1937  
      • velata Ross, 1937
      • ?sp.  

RAPHIDIOPTERA: (Inocellidae / Raphidiidae)

This order is not found in Kansas.  The Snake flies do not occur east of the Rocky Mountains north of Mexico, except in Texas.  In the Great Plains region, they are reported in NM, CO, WY and MT.

NEUROPTERA: (Ascalaphidae / Berothidae / Chrysopidae / Coniopterygidae / Dilaridae / Hemerobiidae / Ithonidae / Mantispidae / Myrmeleontidae / Polystoechotidae / Sisyridae)

• ASCALAPHIDAE (Owlflies):

  • Haplogleniinae:

    • Ascaloptynx Banks, 1915

      • appendiculatus (Fabricius), 1793 

  • Ascalaphinae:

    • Uluodes Currie in Smith, [1900] 1899

      • macleayana (Guilding), 1825   

      • quadripunctatus (Burmeister), 1839 

• BEROTHIDAE (Beaded Lacewings):

  •    

    • Lomamyia Banks, 1904   

      • banksi Carpenter, 1940  

      • flavicornis (Walker), 1853 

• CHRYSOPIDAE (Green Lacewings):  

  • Chrysopinae: Leucochrysini:

    • Leucochrysa (Leucochrysa) McLachlan, 1868 

    • Leucochrysa (Nodita) Navas, 1916

      • americana Banks, 1897 

  • Chrysopinae: Chrysopini:

    • Ceraeochrysa Adams, 1982   

      • lineaticornis (Fitch), 1855 

      • nigricornis Burmeister, 1839 

      • oculata Say, 1839  

      • quadripunctata Burmeister, 1839 

    • Chrysoperla Steinmann, 1964

      • harrisii (Fitch), 1855 

      • plurabunda (Fitch), 1855  

      • rufilabris (Burmeister), 1839   

    • Eremochrysa (Chrysopiella) Banks, 1911]

      • sabulosa (Banks), 1897 

    • Eremochrysa (Eremochrysa) Banks, 1903

      • fraterna (Banks), 1897  

      • punctinervis (McLachlan), 1869 

    • ?Meleoma Fitch, 1855

      • ?arizonensis (Banks), 1903 

    • Pseudomallada Tsukaguchi, 1995

      • macleodi (Adams & Garland), 1982 

      • perfectus (Banks), 1895  

• CONIOPTERYGIDAE (Dusky-wings):

  • Coniopteryginae:

    • Coniopteryx (Coniopteryx) Curtis, 1834

      • fitchi Banks, 1895 

      • westwoodi (Fitch), 1855 

    • Semidalis Enderlein, 1905

      • vicina (Hagen), 1861 

• DILARIDAE (Pleasing Lacewings): [This Family not found in Kansas]

• HEMEROBIIDAE (Brown Lacewings):

  • Hemerobiinae:

    • Hemerobius Linnaeus, 1758

      • conjunctus Fitch, 1855  

      • humulinus Linnaeus, 1758  

      • stigma Stephens, 1836 

  • Microminae:

    • Micromus Rambur, 1842

      • posticus (Walker), 1853  [

      • subanticus (Walker), 1853   

      • variolosus Hagen, 1886  

  • Sympherobiinae: 

    • Sympherobius Banks, 1904

      • amiculus (Fitch), 1855   

      • barberi (Banks), 1903  

      • occidentalis (Fitch), 1855   

      • perparvus (McLachlan), 1869   

• ITHONIDAE (Moth-like Lacewings): [This Family not found in Kansas]

• MANTISPIDAE (Mantid-flies):  

  • Mantispinae:

    • Climaciella Enderlein, 1910  

      • brunnea (Say), 1824   

    • Mantispa Illiger in Kugleann, 1798

      • interrupta Say, 1825 

      • sayi Banks, 1897 

• MYRMELEONTIDAE (Ant-lions and Doodle-bugs):  

  • Dendroleontini:

    • Dendroleon Brauer, 1866

      • obsoletus (Say), 1839  

  • Nemoleontini:

    • Psammoleon Banks, 1899

      • guttipes Banks, 1906  

  • Brachynemurini:

    • Brachynemurus Hagen, 1888

      • abdominalis (Say), 1823   

      • blandus (Hagen), 1861   

      • hubbardi Currie, 1898 

      • irregularis Currie, 1906 

      • mexicanus Banks, 1895 

      • nebulosus (Olivier), 1811   

      • sackeni Hagen, 1888   

      • signatus (Hagen), 1887   

    • Clathroneuria Banks, 1913

      • coquilletti (Currie), 1898 

    • Scotoleon Banks, 1913

      • carrizonus (Hagen), 1888  

      • minusculus (Banks), 1898   

      • nigrilabris (Hagen), 1888

  • Myrmeleontini:

    • Myrmeleon Linnaeus 1767

      • immaculatus DeGeer, 1773 

      • rusticus Hagen, 1861 

• POLYSTOECHOTIDAE (Giant Lacewings):

  •   

    • Polystoechotes Carpenter, 1940

      • punctatus (Fabricius), 1793   

• SISYRIDAE (Spongilla-flies):

  •   

    • Climacia McLachlan, 1869

      • areolaris (Hagen), 1861 

    • Sisyra Burmeister, 1839

      • vicaria (Walker), 1853  

This Table lists the numbers of genera and species by major taxon for North America (as of 1997) and for Kansas (as listed here).

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