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Ant crickets
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Myrmecophilidae

Kirby, 1906
Genera

Eremogryllodes
Myrmecophilus
a few others

The ant crickets are rarely-encountered relatives of crickets, and are obligate associates of ant nests. They are very small, wingless, and flattened, therefore resembling small roach nymphs. There are a few genera, containing fewer than 100 species.