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ant lion larva - Brachynemurus abdominalis

ant lion larva - Brachynemurus abdominalis
Hyde Park, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
March 26, 2020
Size: 9.8 mm inc. jaws
Keyed to genus in Stange, Ant-lions of FL (1980). Only congener known from MA, with many adult photos on BugGuide but no larval photos on web. B. signatus has been recorded in RI (Penny, Adams, and Stange, 1997). In moss atop open ledge, Bearberry Hill, Stony Brook Reservation. Larger image.

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