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Parent Taxon

• Myrmeleontidae

Sibling Taxa

• Acanthaclisis
• Arcuaplectron
• Centroclisis
• Cosina
• Fadrina
• Heoclisis
• Jaya
• Madrasta
• Mestressa
• Paranthaclisis
• Phanoclisis
• Stiphroneura
• Stiphroneuria
• Synclisis
• Syngenes
• Vella
• Vellasaa

Child Taxa

• Vella americana
• Vella assimilis
• Vella eggerti
• Vella fallax
• Vella flaccida
• Vella mexicana

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