Myrmecaelurinae

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Myrmecaelurinae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Myrmeleontidae
Subfamily: Myrmecaelurinae
Esben-Petersen, 1918
Tribes [1]

Myrmecaelurinae is a subfamily of Myrmeleontidae, the antlions.

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Antlion Family of insects

The antlions are a group of about 2,000 species of insect in the family Myrmeleontidae, known for the fiercely predatory habits of their larvae, which in many species dig pits to trap passing ants or other prey. The adult insects are less well known, due to their relatively short lifespans compared to the larvae. Adults mostly fly at dusk or after dark, and may be mistakenly identified as dragonflies or damselflies; they are sometimes known as antlion lacewings. In North America, the larvae are sometimes referred to as doodlebugs because of the strange marks they leave in the sand.

Nesoleontini is a tribe in the antlion subfamily Myrmecaelurinae.

References

  1. "Taxonomy Tree, Insects, spiders, crustaceans". insectoid.info. Archived from the original on 20 December 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2016.

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