Distoleon pugnax (Walker, 1853)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Distoleon pugnax (Walker, 1853)
- Name authority
- (Walker, 1853)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Neuroptera
- Family
- Myrmeleontidae
- Genus
- Distoleon
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderNeuroptera
- familyMyrmeleontidae
- genusDistoleon
- speciesDistoleon pugnax (Walker, 1853)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Distoleon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Distoleon angustus (Navás, 1914) | MyrmeleontidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Distoleon asiricus Hölzel, 1983 | MyrmeleontidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Distoleon bivittatus (Banks, 1914) | MyrmeleontidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Distoleon boninensis Adams, 1959 | MyrmeleontidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Distoleon canariensis (Tjeder, 1940) | MyrmeleontidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Distoleon cancellosus C.-k. Yang, 1987 | MyrmeleontidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Distoleon contubernalis (McLachlan, 1875) | MyrmeleontidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Distoleon crampeli (Esben-Petersen, 1933) | MyrmeleontidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Distoleon disjunctus (Banks, 1914) | MyrmeleontidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Distoleon diversus (Navás, 1912) | MyrmeleontidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Distoleon dumontinus (Navás, 1933) | MyrmeleontidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Distoleon formosanus (Okamoto, 1910) | MyrmeleontidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Myrmeleon pugnax Walker, 1853 Walker, 1853 | synonym |
| Formicaleo pugnax (Walker, 1853) (Walker, 1853) | synonym |
| Myrmeleon mustelinus Fabricius, 1798 Fabricius, 1798 | synonym |
| Myrmeleon perplexus Walker, 1860 Walker, 1860 | synonym |
| Formicaleon pugnax (Walker, 1853) (Walker, 1853) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Walker, F. List of the specimens of neuropterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part II.--(Sialidae--Nemopterides). British Museum, London. (1853).Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:36Y74. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.