Newleon
genus of insect

Newleon is a genus of Australian, cave-dwelling antlions, that is, the genus belongs to the family Myrmeleontidae.
The genus was first described by Miller and Stange in 2012, who describe them as not being true cave-dwelling antlions, because not all life stages are confined to caves.
This genus consists of just one species, Newleon fragilis.
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The subject matters to the science & nature register because the source frames it as genus of insect. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Datasets, specimens, observations and peer-reviewed methods provide the appropriate test for the technical claims summarized here. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 27, 2023. The linked authority identifier is Q110156602. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2012.
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