Myrmecophilus
A typical representative is the central European ants Grille Myrmecophilus acervorum, females
Myrmecophilus is the most diverse genus of the family of ants crickets ( Myrmecophilidae ). They, together with the genera Myrmophilellus, Camponophilus, Eremogryllodes and Microbothriophylax the subfamily of Myrmecophilinae. Species of the genus are found almost worldwide, indicating an ancient origin of the genus.
Features
Myrmecophilus species are a maximum of about 4.7 millimeters long, in which the males are slightly smaller and slimmer than the females. Your body is oval and wingless. The eyes are very small, the antennae thick and just about as long as the body. The pronotum is large, and across the front narrower than the rear. The femora of the hind legs are remarkably thick. The cerci are long. The ovipositor is at the base of the back a membranous attachment.
Way of life
Most species live in ant nests, some in termite nests. You put a few eggs, which can reach up to a third of the size of the adult animal. The occurring in Central Europe ants Grille ( Myrmecophilus acervorum ) propagates likely to continue exclusively parthenogenetic.
Species
Currently, 58 species are recognized in four subgenera:
- Subgenus Myrmecophilus Myrmecophilus acervorum ( Panzer, 1799)
- Myrmecophilus aequispina Chopard, 1923
- Myrmecophilus arboreus Maeyama & Terayama, 1994
- Myrmecophilus australis Tepper, 1896
- Myrmecophilus baronii Baccetti, 1966
- Myrmecophilus bifasciatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1846
- Myrmecophilus bituberculatus Ingrisch, 2001
- Myrmecophilus chocolatinus Gorochov, 1992
- Myrmecophilus denticaudus In - Bienko, 1967
- Myrmecophilus dubius Saussure, 1877
- Myrmecophilus ash richi shimmer, 1911
- Formosanus Shiraki Myrmecophilus, 1930
- Myrmecophilus gigas Ichikawa, 2001
- Myrmecophilus gracilipes Chopard, 1924
- Myrmecophilus haeckeli Fernando, 1962
- Myrmecophilus hebardi man, 1920
- Myrmecophilus hirticaudus Fischer von Waldheim, 1846
- Myrmecophilus keyi Baccetti, 1975
- Myrmecophilus kinomurai Maruyama, 2004
- Myrmecophilus longitarsis Chopard, 1925
- Myrmecophilus manni Schimmer, 1911
- Myrmecophilus mjobergi Chopard, 1925
- Myrmecophilus myrmecophilus ( Savi, 1819)
- Myrmecophilus nebrascensis Lugger, 1898
- Myrmecophilus oregonensis Bruner, 1884
- Myrmecophilus pallidithorax Chopard, 1930
- Myrmecophilus pergandei Bruner, 1884
- Myrmecophilus quadrispina Perkins, 1899
- Myrmecophilus sanctaehelenae Chopard, 1970
- Myrmecophilus sapporensis Matsumura, 1904
- Myrmecophilus seychellensis Gorochov, 1994
- Myrmecophilus sinicus In - Bienko, 1956
- Myrmecophilus teranishii Teranishi, 1914
- Myrmecophilus termitophilus Maran, 1959
- Myrmecophilus testaceus Chopard, 1925
- Myrmecophilus tetramorii Ichikawa, 2001
- Myrmecophilus tindalei Otte & Alexander, 1983
- Myrmecophilus wahrmani Chopard, 1963
- Myrmecophilus zorae Karaman, 1963
- Subgenus Myrmecophilina Myrmecophilus americanus Saussure, 1877
- Myrmecophilus brevipalpis Chopard, 1948
- Myrmecophilus cottami Chopard, 1922
- Myrmecophilus mauritanicus (Lucas, 1849)
- Myrmecophilus nigricornis Chopard, 1963
- Myrmecophilus ochraceus Fischer, 1853
- Myrmecophilus parachilnus ( Otte & Alexander, 1983)
- Myrmecophilus surcoufi Chopard, 1919
- Subgenus Paramyrmecophilus Myrmecophilus concolor Chopard, 1928
- Myrmecophilus crenatus Gorochov, 1986
- Myrmecophilus inaequalis Ingrisch, 2010
- Myrmecophilus oculatus Miram, 1930
- Myrmecophilus polyrhachi Ingrisch, 1987
- Myrmecophilus Horii Maruyama, 2004
- Myrmecophilus ishikawai Maruyama, 2004
- Myrmecophilus kubotai Maruyama, 2004
- Myrmecophilus nonveilleri Ingrisch & Pavičević, 2008
- Myrmecophilus orientalis Stalling, 2010
Documents
- Kurt Harz: Orthoptera of Europe / The Orthoptera of Europe - Volume 1 Springer, Heidelberg 1969, ISBN 9789061931157, p 722
- Daniel Otte: Australian Crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllidae ). Academy of Natural Sciences, 2007, ISBN 9781422319284, pp. 63-64.