Species Eophanes distincta (Banks, 1939)
- Formicaleon distinctus Banks, N. 1939. New genera and species of neuropteroid insects. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 85: 439-504 [457].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂ (ex MCZ), Mullowa, WA. - Eophanes falcata Kimmins, D.E. 1955. Neuroptera from the Monte Bello islands, 1952. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 165: 128-131 [128].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♂, Monte Bello Is., WA.
Paratype(s) BMNH ♀.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- New, T.R. 1985. A revision of the Australian Myrmeleontidae (Insecta: Neuroptera). III. Distoleontini and Acanthaclisinae. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 106: 1-159 [9]
Distribution
IBRA
NT, SA, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Burt Plain (BRT), Carnarvon (CAR), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), Pilbara (PIL), Sturt Plateau (STU), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: W plateau
- South Australia: S Gulfs, W plateau
- Western Australia: NW coastal, SW coastal, W plateau
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: predator, terrestrial.
Adult: predator, volant.