Acanthaclisinae is a subfamily of
Myrmeleontidae
The antlions are a group of about 2,000 species of insect in the neuropteran family Myrmeleontidae. They are known for the predatory habits of their larvae, which mostly dig pits to trap passing ants or other prey. In North America, the larvae ...
, the antlions. It comprises a single tribe,
Acanthaclisini
Acanthaclisini is a tribe in the antlion subfamily Acanthaclisinae.
The larvae of most species live in open tracts of fairly deep sand, and do not construct pitfall traps. They burrow beneath the surface of the sand which needs to be deep eno ...
, which has about 221 species in 16 genera.
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Myrmeleontidae
Insect subfamilies
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