Hagenomyia tristis
| Hagenomyia tristis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Myrmeleontidae |
| Genus: | Hagenomyia |
| Species: | H. tristis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hagenomyia tristis (Walker, 1853) | |
Hagenomyia tristis is an African antlion. It is known as the gregarious antlion as it is often found in swarms in long grass in the shade of trees.[1] The range of this species extends from eastern South Africa to Cameroon and Ethiopia; it is also found in Madagascar. The larvae build sand pit traps to capture prey.
References
- ↑ Mansel, Mervyn. "Atlas of the Neuroptera and Megaloptera: Record 9101". Retrieved 30 July 2015.
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