Biology:Vella (insect)

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Short description: Genus of insects

Vella
Myrmeleon americanum Drury 01.jpg
Vella americana
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Myrmeleontidae
Subfamily: Acanthaclisinae
Tribe: Acanthaclisini
Genus: Vella
Navas, 1913

Vella is a genus of antlions in the family Myrmeleontidae. There are about five described species in Vella.[1][2][3][4]

Species

These five species belong to the genus Vella:

  • Vella americana (Drury, 1773) i c g b
  • Vella assimilis (Banks, 1908) i c g
  • Vella eggerti Esben-Petersen, 1928 i c g
  • Vella fallax (Rambur, 1842) i c g b
  • Vella flaccida Navás, 1917 i c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

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Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10713827 entry