Definition of Genus myrmeleon

1. Noun. Type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlions.

Exact synonyms: Myrmeleon
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontidae
Member holonyms: Ant Lion, Antlion, Antlion Fly, Ant Lion, Antlion, Doodlebug

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Myrmeleon

genus Mycteria
genus Mycteroperca
genus Mylodon
genus Myocastor
genus Myopus
genus Myosotis
genus Myotis
genus Myrciaria
genus Myrica
genus Myricaria
genus Myriophyllum
genus Myristica
genus Myrmecia
genus Myrmecobius
genus Myrmecophaga
genus Myrmeleon
genus Myroxylon
genus Myrrhis
genus Myrsine
genus Myrtillocactus
genus Myrtus
genus Mysis
genus Mytilus
genus Myxine
genus Myxinikela
genus Myxocephalus
genus Nabalus
genus Naemorhedus
genus Nageia
genus Naias

Literary usage of Genus myrmeleon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"These Insects form the genus MYRMELEON, Lin. Of which Fabricius has made two. MYRMELEON, Fab. Or Myrmeleon proper, where the antennae enlarge insensibly, ..."

2. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1899)
"The very stout legs are characteristic of this genus. Myrmeleon, Linne. In our forms there are two groups of species, those allied to Af. ..."

3. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1900)
"... among which is a new species of the genus Myrmeleon, as restricted. Doubtless there are several species in this genus yet to be separated out from the ..."

4. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"... has the prothorax much elongated, and the forward feet adapted to seizing prey. The genus myrmeleon contains the Ant-Lions, ..."

5. Natural History: A Manual of Zoology for Schools, Colleges, and the General by Sanborn Tenney (1872)
"... has the prothorax much elongated, and the forward feet adapted to seizing prey. The genus myrmeleon contains the Ant-Lions, ..."

6. The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1873)
"... of the genus myrmeleon (Linn.), winch has become celebrated for the singular manner in which the larva obtains a living prey. ..."

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