The Common ant-cricket (Myrmecophilus acervorum) is a species of cricket or katydid in the subfamily Myrmecophilinae (ant-loving crickets).

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Taxonomy

*Myrmecophilus acervorum*
Myrmecophilus acervorum
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Myrmecophilidae
Subfamily:	Myrmecophilinae
Tribe:	Myrmecophilini
Genus:	Myrmecophilus
Scientific name
	Myrmecophilus acervorum (Panzer, 1799)

For full nomenclature and taxonomic details of this taxon, see Orthoptera Species File No subspecies recorded for this taxon.

Identification

Identification details

Identification resources

Distribution

Biology and ecology

Ecology at a glanceMyrmecophilus acervorum

Association

Inquiline

Activity

Nocturnal

Sound

Silent

Flight

Entirely flightless

Habitat and ecology

Land-Use change

Management

Pest status

Outbreaks

Outbreak media coverage

Associated organizations

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Resources

Specimen contributors for this species

Bionomia links specimen records in GBIF to the people who collected and identified them. Each list shows the top 20 for this species.

Collected by

People who collected specimens of this species in the field.

Natalia Matushkina — 3 specimens collected
Leif Moritz — 3 specimens collected
Igor Balashov — 2 specimens collected

Jakob Fahr — 2 specimens collected
Sebastian Ćato — 1 specimen collected
Oleg Alekseevich Kovtun — 1 specimen collected
Robin Schmidt — 1 specimen collected
Aleh Sinchuk — 1 specimen collected

Identified by

People who determined the taxonomic identity of specimens of this species.

Natalia Matushkina — 3 specimens identified
Leif Moritz — 3 specimens identified
Jakob Fahr — 2 specimens identified

Марина Горбунова — 2 specimens identified
Sebastian Ćato — 1 specimen identified
Oleg Alekseevich Kovtun — 1 specimen identified
태우 김 — 1 specimen identified
Robin Schmidt — 1 specimen identified
Aleh Sinchuk — 1 specimen identified

References