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The Antlion Pit, by Mark Swanson


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Revision of the ant-lion tribe Brachynemurini of North America (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)


Reclassification of the New World antlion genera formerly included in the tribe Brachynemurini (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)


Revision and Phylogenetic Analysis of the North Amnerican Antlion Genus Paranthaclisis Banks (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)


Observations on the biology of the antlion genus Glenurus Hagen (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)


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"is there a key?"


I think antlion (Myrmeleon sp.) is plausible/likely


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Antlion. It is the larva of a


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Antlion


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Antlion


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Antlion


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#3861 Identification -- Myrmeleon immaculatus


#66181 Identification (confirmed) -- Glenurus gratus


#65527 Identification (confirmed) -- Glenurus gratus


#58390 Identification (confirmed) -- Glenurus gratus


#53509 Identification (confirmed) -- Glenurus gratus


#53508 Identification (confirmed) -- Glenurus gratus


#43177 Identification (confirmed) -- Glenurus gratus


#26630 Identification (confirmed) -- Glenurus gratus


#26629 Identification (confirmed) -- Glenurus gratus


#26628 Identification (confirmed) -- Glenurus gratus


#26627 Identification (confirmed) -- Glenurus gratus


#25234 Identification (confirmed) -- Glenurus gratus


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Suggested ID


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Newly eclosed neuropteran of


Looks rather to be


Antlion


Moved


No, an antlion


Moved


Antlion


Yeah, really cool find


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Moved for expert attention


Not with those antennae


Looks Like


Spotted Winged Antlion


Antlion


Antlion


Same


Antlion


Please fix date info, this is


Antlion


Moved


it is an antlion


Moved


Antlion


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Brachynemurus sackeni?


Sueda


I know an antlion when I see one...


Long-taled Antlion


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Moved


Moved


Moved


Ahh, good point, it does look


Moved to Myrmeleontidae for expert identification.


antlion larva


Brachynemurus ferox (Walker, 1853)


I downloaded and magnified yo


Moved to Myrmeleontidae for expert identification.


Male


Correct


An Antlion


Antion


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Antlion ID


Hesperoleon a synonym for Brachynemurus.


Moved


Antlion


Antlion of some kind


Antlion


Moved


Antlion


Moved


YES!


Antlion?


Fishfly?


Antlion larva…


Dendroleon obsoletus


Antlion


Antlion larva


I really had no idea what thi


Aescalaphadae?


Antlion rather?


Female


Two Antlions


Antlion larvae don't get a lot of expert attention.


An antlion, maybe Dendroleon


found three possibilities


You are a Mantis Fly (Mantisp


adult antlion


Great series!


Definitely an Antlion


antlion


Thanks so much


Probably not


I found another


Antlion larva…


Moved


Antlion


Looks rather to be


Antlion


doodlebug


It's an adult antlion - Myrmeleontidae.


Did you intend to have


Antlion


Close, but looks rather to be an Antlion


Or


Welcome to BugGuide, Bob


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Antlion


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Moved


Antlion


It's an Antlion


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Antlion


See the heading to my comment :)


Antlion


It's an Antlion...


definitely an antlion


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Clouded Antlion


Cropped and moved for expert attention


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Antlion


Antlion


Myrmeleontidae (an antlion)


Antlion.


Antlion


Antlion


PFI meaning


Some sort of antlion, no doubt.


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be careful when using that website...


antlion


Antlion, such as maybe


Antlion adult


It's an...


Antlion (Myrmeleontidae)


Moved for expert attention


Moved


Adult Antlion


looks like an antlion, Vella americana


Myrmeleon sp., a so-called 'antlion'


Looks to be an antlion


Antlion


Antlion


Antlion larva…


Another nice find. Antlion, I think.


Antlion


Looks more antlion than owlfly


antlion ID


Myrmeleontidae....


Looks rather to be an Antlion


An Antlion


It's an Antlion larva...


Antlion


Antlion Pits


Moved for expert attention; great pics


Search Confusion


How about...


For what it's worth


Just the one Antlion.


Antlion- Vella fallax…


Antlion


Antlion - Glenurus gratus…


Antlion


antlion; caddis wing is rather moth-like, never reticulate


ID


My mistake


Antion


Can't see the prey very well,


Antlion


Myrmeleontidae


Hockeria bicolor Halstead


Moved for expert attention


The antennae look too long to an be an antlion to me


Antlion


An antlion species


Thanks


#598075 - Scotoleon longipalpis


It was


Moved


Antlion?


Moved


Moved for expert attention


This is aweosme! We all thoug


antlion


Not all


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Common Names


antlion


Antlion?


Myrmeleontidae - Antlion


Looks to be


antlion i do belive


Moved for expert attention


Thank you for the information


Pharate adult...


Antlion larva


This is...


Adult antlion -maybe Vella?


Beautiful! But not a Dragonfly...


You have...


Antlion, yes.


Antlion, yes


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Nice antlion!


Moved


you did great. Antlion it is -- likely a Myrmeleon


Antlion.


Antlion


Moved


Dirt path cutter (Antlion larva)


Antlion larva


Antlion of some kind.


Looks like an Antlion of some kind.


The coloration was kind of du


Not much to go on...


Scotoleon sp


#102574 Identification – Myrmeleontidae sp. (the antlion larva


Antlion


Antlion


Antlion (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae)


very nice!


looks like an adult Antlion


Antlion Brachynemurus abdominalis


Great shot


I think it is an adult antlio


Antlion larva habits


looks like an Antlion larva


very nice


i agree with antlion, adult of course :)


Antlion?


an antlion, Brachynemurus cf. abdominalis -- Moved tentatively


Looks like an antlion


Antlion


Possible Antlion


North Carolina insect


Damselfly-Like


not a fishfly: antlion, rather [a female, i guess]


Antlion.


antlion adult, i think..


Burrow


Antlion


antlion


Antlion of some kind


Yes,


That's it!


no antlion; a fishfly, rather


Woah! Interesting news!


Cool.


Neuroptera eggs of some sort.


Darn right it's better than nothing!


Interesting fact.


Dipalta


My guess is


Interesting, we would much rather have common names


Antlion


Looks like a moth..


Well....then I'll bump it back into the subspecies :)


Myrmeleon sp.


Thanks Jay


Nice shot


Thank You


I think it killed the antlion


Hello Stephen:


Antlion, I believe


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Antlion?


Not an expert but...


Antlion


Nice find; quite pretty


Seems more like a mantidfly


This looks like


Antlion,


Damselfly yes, antlion no.


I vote for Antlion


Antennae


Dragonfly or antlion or...:-)


All 3


owlfly vs antlion


Reminds me of...


Lacewing


The "worm" is segmented, so i


Interesting -


its


my


Fossil insects


Yes


Sorry Will:


Yes


MP-E 65 comments, review links


Something


One is Empicoris sp. the other is not.


Terminology Katydid/Cricket


Cannibalizing


antlion


This is an antlion (Myrmeleontidae)


In case you haven't tried thi


Antlion


Antlion


Not stonefly.


Not stonefly:-)


Looks vaguely familiar


...


...


Brachynemurus sackeni


No


antlion


Thanks, other neuroptera needing attention


is it?


This one I found laying in th


Myrmeleon sp.


Looks


Antlion


Brachynemurus nebulosus?


Green lacewing larva with debris


Ideas on a Texas antlion?


pupae


Trails


Thanks for tips


rearing


Jim, would you mind telling m


Antlion


Neuroptera


It would be better to post this in ID Request


Ascalaphidae


I was thinking the same a big


Nice shot!


Wow, that is pretty big. It l


Perhaps we have made our point and


#37758 Identification -- Brachynemurus abdominalis


#71806 Identification -- Vella fallax


#71804 Identification -- Vella fallax


#71399 Identification -- Vella fallax


Other characters


Cool!


Brachynemurus sackeni


#65733 Identification -- Brachynemurus sackeni (female)


#29761 Identification -- Myrmeleon sp.


#29850 Identification -- Myrmeleon immaculatus


#29851 Identification -- Myrmeleon immaculatus


#30654 Identification -- Scotoleon longipalpis


#50262 Identification -- Brachynemurus sackeni (male)


#57560 Identification -- Euptilon sinuatum


#57558 Identification -- Euptilon sinuatum


#71054 Identification -- Myrmeleon sp.


#71058 Identification -- Myrmeleon sp.


#62202 Identification -- Brachynemurus abdominalis


#62203 Identification -- Brachynemurus abdominalis


#62204 Identification -- Brachynemurus abdominalis


#39976 Identification -- Vella fallax texana


#39975 Identification -- Vella fallax texana


#62389 Identification -- Brachynemurus abdominalis


#49421 Identification -- Myrmeleon sp.


#25227 Identification -- Brachynemurus longicaudus (male)


#9109 Identification -- Myrmeleon sp.


#4433 Identification -- Myrmeleon sp.


#9108 Identification -- Myrmeleon sp.


#36883 Identification -- Vella sp.


#65370 Identification -- Brachynemurus nebulosus


#4415 Identification -- ?Brachynemurus nebulosus


#20662 Identification -- Brachynemurus nebulosus


#20661 Identification -- Brachynemurus nebulosus


#20660 Identification -- Brachynemurus nebulosus


#71469 Identification -- Brachynemurus nebulosus


#71468 Identification -- Brachynemurus nebulosus


#26054 Identification -- Paranthaclisis congener


#26052 Identification -- Paranthaclisis congener


#26055 Identification -- Paranthaclisis congener


#71087 Identification (confirmed) -- Dendroleon obsoletus


#71086 Identification (confirmed) -- Dendroleon obsoletus


#71085 Identification (confirmed) -- Dendroleon obsoletus


#68763 Identification (confirmed) -- Dendroleon obsoletus


#67446 Identification (confirmed) -- Dendroleon obsoletus


#67442 Identification (confirmed) -- Dendroleon obsoletus


#59431 Identification (confirmed) -- Dendroleon obsoletus


#10393 Identification (confirmed) -- Dendroleon obsoletus


#25119 Identification (confirmed) -- Dendroleon obsoletus


Veins, scale


Antlion, I think


Looks a lot like this antlion


Doddlebugs


Antlion


Formica sp. - worker


Nope, not an Antlion


Another possiblility


antion lion larvae right?


Interesting biology


Owlfly.


Thank You, Balabans


Antlion Reply


Funnel bug


Antlion


I agree.


Myrmeleontidae.


Antlion


Magnificent Antlion


Neat


Antlion


Don't be too jealous, genera?


AntLion


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