''Myrmeleon'' is an ant-lion genus in the subfamily
Myrmeleontinae
Myrmeleontinae is a subfamily of Myrmeleontidae, the antlions.
Tribes and Genera
''BioLib'' includes 3 tribes:
; Maulini Markl, 1954
# '' Isonemurus'' Esben-Petersen, 1928
# ''Maula'' - monotypic '' Maula stigmatus'' Navás, 1912
; Myrmeleontini ...
. Species in the genus feed on
ant
Ants are Eusociality, eusocial insects of the Family (biology), family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the Taxonomy (biology), order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from Vespoidea, vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cre ...
s and some are themselves prey for the dune cricket ''
Schizodactylus inexspectatus''.
Species
See also
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Myrmecophagy
Myrmecophagy is a feeding behavior in animals, defined by the consumption of termites or ants—particularly as pertaining to those animal species whose diets are largely, or completely, composed of these insect types. Notable myrmecophages inclu ...
References
External links
Myrmeleontidae genera
Myrmeleontinae
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