Figures 13.2


An antlion of Myrmeleon (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae):
Figures 13.2. An antlion of Myrmeleon (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae):

(a) larva in its pit in sand; (b) detail of dorsum of larva; (c) detail of ventral view of larval head showing how the maxilla fits against the grooved mandible to form a sucking tube. (After Wigglesworth 1964)

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