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The '''Myrmecophilidae'''<ref>Saussure (1874) ''Mission scientifique au Méxique et dans l'Amérique centrale'' 6:422.</ref> or '''ant-loving crickets''' are rarely encountered relatives of [[mole cricket]]s, and are obligate [[inquiline]]s within [[ant]] nests. They are very small, wingless, and flattened, therefore resembling small [[cockroach]] [[nymph (biology)|nymph]]s. There are a few genera, containing fewer than 100 species. Ant Crickets are yellow, brown, or nearly black in color. They do not produce sound, and lack both wings and tympanal organs ("ears") on the front tibia. |
The '''Myrmecophilidae'''<ref>Saussure (1874) ''Mission scientifique au Méxique et dans l'Amérique centrale'' 6:422.</ref> or '''ant-loving crickets''' are rarely encountered relatives of [[mole cricket]]s, and are obligate [[inquiline]]s within [[ant]] nests. They are very small, wingless, and flattened, therefore resembling small [[cockroach]] [[nymph (biology)|nymph]]s. There are a few genera, containing fewer than 100 species. Ant Crickets are yellow, brown, or nearly black in color. They do not produce sound, and lack both wings and tympanal organs ("ears") on the front tibia. |
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==Tribes and genera== |
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The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists two subfamilies:<ref>[http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1128906 Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)]</ref> |
The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists two subfamilies:<ref>[http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1128906 Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)]</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:32, 30 January 2019
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| Myrmecophilus acervorum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Superfamily: | Gryllotalpoidea |
| Family: | Myrmecophilidae Saussure, 1874 |
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The Myrmecophilidae[1] or ant-loving crickets are rarely encountered relatives of mole crickets, and are obligate inquilines within ant nests. They are very small, wingless, and flattened, therefore resembling small cockroach nymphs. There are a few genera, containing fewer than 100 species. Ant Crickets are yellow, brown, or nearly black in color. They do not produce sound, and lack both wings and tympanal organs ("ears") on the front tibia.
Tribes and genera
The Orthoptera Species File lists two subfamilies:[2]
Bothriophylacinae
Auth.: Miram, 1934; distribution: northern Africa, western Asia
- tribe Bothriophylacini Miram, 1934
- Bothriophylax Miram, 1934
- Eremogryllodes Chopard, 1929
- tribe Microbothriophylacini Gorochov, 2017
- Microbothriophylax Gorochov, 1993
Auth.: Saussure, 1874; distribution: global
- tribe Myrmecophilini Saussure, 1874
- Myrmecophilus Berthold, 1827
- Myrmecophilellus Uvarov, 1940
- incertae cedis
- †Araripemyrmecophilops Martins-Neto, 1991
- Camponophilus Ingrisch, 1995
References
- ^ Saussure (1874) Mission scientifique au Méxique et dans l'Amérique centrale 6:422.
- ^ Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
External Links
Media related to Myrmecophilidae at Wikimedia Commons
