Glenoleon rudda is a species of antlion in the family Myrmeleontidae, subfamily Dendroleontinae, described by T.R. New in 1985. Native to eastern Australia, it has been recorded from New South Wales, Queensland, and the Australian Capital Territory.
Taxonomy
New described this species in a monographic revision of the tribe Dendroleontini within the Australian Myrmeleontidae. Nathan Banks established the genus Glenoleon in 1913; it is endemic to Australia and was one of the larger genera within the former subtribe Periclystina.
A morphological phylogenetic analysis by Machado and Oswald in 2020 recovered Glenoleon as polyphyletic. In their revision of the former subtribe Periclystina, which comprised 10 genera and 63 species endemic to Australia and New Guinea, 35 new generic combinations were established. G. rudda was transferred to the genus Riekoleon New, 1985, as Riekoleon rudda.
Distribution
This species occurs in eastern Australia. Specimens have been collected in inland New South Wales, including the Pilliga region and Nombinnie Nature Reserve; in southern Queensland near Goondiwindi and Miles; and in the Australian Capital Territory around Canberra. Collection records span from 1936 to 2020.
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