Some adaptations of myrmeleontid (Neuroptera) and rhagionid (Diptera) larvae to life in hot dry sand

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dc.contributor.authorYouthed, Gayle Jean
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-03T13:44:49Z
dc.date.issued1974
dc.description.abstractFrom Introduction: Larvae of the families Myrmeleontidae, Neuroptera, (ant-lions) and Rhagionidae, Diptera, (worm-lions) all live in hot dry sand. Many of the ant-lion larvae and all the worm-lion larvae, construct small conical pits in the sand which are used for the capture of prey (Haub, 1942; Youthed and Horan, 1969a). Those ant-lion larvae which do not construct pits lie in wait for their prey just below the surface of the sand.
dc.description.degreeAcademic thesis
dc.description.degreeDoctoral thesis
dc.description.degreePhD
dc.format.extent146, 85 pages
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otherhttp://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007228
dc.identifier.urihttps://researchrepository.ru.ac.za/handle/123456789/4508
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherRhodes University, Faculty of Science, Department of Zoology and Entomology
dc.rightsYouthed, Gayle Jean
dc.subjectAnt lions
dc.subjectRhagionidae
dc.titleSome adaptations of myrmeleontid (Neuroptera) and rhagionid (Diptera) larvae to life in hot dry sand
dc.typeAcademic thesis

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