''Myrmecophilus'' or ant crickets, is a

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n insects in the

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Myrmecophilidae The Myrmecophilidae or ant-loving crickets are rarely encountered relatives of mole crickets, and are obligate inquilines within ant nests. They are very small, wingless, and flattened, so resemble small cockroach nymphs. The few genera contain fe ...

. This genus contains the majority of myrmecophilous (ant-loving) species in this small, obscure family.

Species

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, 1799) *'' M. aequispina''

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, 1923 *'' M. americanus'' Saussure, 1877 *'' M. arboreus'' Maeyama & Terayama, 1994 *'' M. australis'' Tepper, 1896 *'' M. baronii'' Baccetti, 1966 *'' M. brevipalpis''

, 1948 *'' M. bifasciatus''

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, 1846 *'' M. bituberculatus'' Ingrisch, 2001 *'' M. chocolatinus'' Gorochov, 1992 *'' M. concolor''

, 1928 *'' M. cottami''

, 1922 *'' M. crenatus'' Gorochov, 1986 *'' M. denticaudus'' Bei-Bienko, 1967 *'' M. dubius'' Saussure, 1877 *'' M. escherichi'' Schimmer, 1911 *'' M. formosanus'' Shiraki, 1930 *'' M. gigas'' Ichikawa, 2001 *'' M. gracilipes''

, 1924 *'' M. haeckeli'' Fernando, 1962 *'' M. hebardi'' Mann, 1920 *'' M. hirticaudus''

, 1846 *'' M. horii'' Maruyama, 2004 *'' M. inaequalis'' Ingrisch, 2010 *'' M. ishikawai'' Maruyama, 2004 *'' M. keyi'' Baccetti, 1975 *'' M. kinomurai'' Maruyama, 2004 *'' M. kubotai'' Maruyama, 2004 *'' M. leei'' Kistner & Chong, 2007 *'' M. longitarsis''

, 1925 *'' M. manni'' Schimmer, 1911 *'' M. mauritanicus'' ( H. Lucas, 1849) *'' M. mayaealberti'' Hugel & Matyot, 2006 *'' M. mjobergi''

, 1925 *'' M. myrmecophilus'' (Savi, 1819) *'' M. nigricornis''

, 1963 *'' M. nebrascensis'' Lugger, 1898 *'' M. nonveilleri'' Ingrisch & Pavicévić, 2008 *'' M. ochraceus'' Fischer, 1853 *'' M. oculatus'' Miram, 1930 *'' M. oregonensis'' Bruner, 1884 *'' M. orientalis'' Stalling, 2010 *'' M. pallidithorax''

, 1930 *'' M. parachilnus'' (Otte & Alexander, 1983) *'' M. pergandei'' Bruner, 1884 *'' M. polyrhachi'' Ingrisch, 1987 *'' M. quadrispina'' Perkins, 1899 *'' M. sanctaehelenae''

, 1970 *'' M. sapporensis'' Matsumura, 1904 *'' M. seychellensis'' Gorochov, 1994 *'' M. sinicus'' Bei-Bienko, 1956 *'' M. surcoufi''

, 1919 *'' M. teranishii'' Teranishi, 1914 *'' M. termitophilus'' Maran, 1959 *'' M. testaceus''

, 1925 *'' M. tetramorii'' Ichikawa, 2001 *'' M. tindalei'' Otte & Alexander, 1983 *'' M. wahrmani''

, 1963 *'' M. zorae'' Karaman, 1963

External links

Myrmecophilus.de
(in German) {{Taxonbar , from=Q146742 Ensifera genera