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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies (Neuroptera) » Antlions and Allies (Myrmeleontiformia) » Antlions & Owlflies (Myrmeleontidae) » Giant, Long-tailed, and Pit-trapping Antlions (Myrmeleontinae) » Long-tailed Antlions (Brachynemurini) » Brachynemurus » Brachynemurus longicaudus
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Antlion ? - Brachynemurus longicaudus - male
Copyright © 2005 Machele White

Antlion ? - Brachynemurus longicaudus - Male
Lady Lake, Lake County, Florida, USA
June 27, 2005
came to the porch light, I didn't measure it but I would say it had to be 3 to 3 1/2"
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Contributed by Machele White on 22 July, 2005 - 5:59pm
Last updated 18 August, 2006 - 4:52pm

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Moved from Antlions.
… john and jane balaban, 18 August, 2006 - 4:52pm login or register to post comments

#25227 Identification -- Brachynemurus longicaudus (male)
This is the antlion Brachynemurus longicaudus (Burmeister, 1839). One of the sexually dimorphic species in which the males have exceptionally long abdomens.
… John D. Oswald, 18 August, 2006 - 3:58pm login or register to post comments

Myrmeleontidae.
Yes, an antlion. In one genus, the males have these incredibly elongate abdomens. The female's abdomen does not exceed her wingtips at rest.
… Eric R. Eaton, 22 July, 2005 - 6:16pm login or register to post comments

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