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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) » Pit-trapping Antlions (Myrmeleontini) » Pit-trapping Antlions (Myrmeleon) » Myrmeleon crudelis
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Myrmeleon crudelis
Copyright © 2020 Z. Gill

Myrmeleon crudelis
Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA
February 12, 2020
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Contributed by Z. Gill on 13 February, 2020 - 8:40pm
Last updated 20 January, 2023 - 8:53pm

Moved
Moved from unidentified larvae.

Excellent view of the setae on the mandibles.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 20 January, 2023 - 8:21pm login or register to post comments

Keying species
Stange (1981) provides a key to the larvae of Florida. Regrettably, I can't quite make out the setae on the ventral side of the jaws (photo #2, 6) to run this directly through the key, but the markings do look a lot like the figure for M. crudelis. I suspect this would be identifiable by someone who's worked more with Myrmeleon larvae.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 20 January, 2023 - 12:25am login or register to post comments

 
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I have taken and attached a couple (hopefully) better pictures of the setae. I agree that out of the ones pictures in that key it looks the most like M. crudelis to me. Setae from jaw to first tooth looks like 9 give or take, and from first to second tooth, 3.
… Z. Gill, 20 January, 2023 - 2:23am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Larvae.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 9 September, 2022 - 10:09pm login or register to post comments

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