There are 19 families of lacewings and antlions found throughout the world consisting of 5000 species. In Australia 14 of these families occur with about 623 species present. Over 90% of the species found in Australia are found only in this country. The largest family present is Myrmeleontidae or antlions with over 40% of the Neuroptera species found in Australia. Follow the links below to discover more about the neuropteran families. Those in bold represent the neuropteran families found in Australia.