Myrmophilellus

This myrmecophilous genus of cricket, belonging to the family Myrmecophilidae, is restricted to ant nests.

List of Myrmophilellus Species and their Host Ants

Genus and species	Author and Year	Ant Host	Distribution	Notes
Myrmophilellus meneliki	Reichensperger, 1913	Lepisiota capensis and Camponotus rufoglaucus	Ethiopia
Myrmophilellus pilipes	Chopard, 1928	ants	India, Sri Lanka (type), Bhutan

REFERENCES

• Chopard L (1928) Revision of Indian Gryllidae. Rec Indian Museum 30:1–36
• Hsu, P.-W., Hugel, S., Wetterer, J.K., Tseng, S.-P., Ooi, C.-S.M., Lee, C.-Y., Yang, C.-C.S. 2020. Ant crickets (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae) associated with the invasive yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): evidence for cryptic species and potential co-introduction with hosts. Myrmecological News 30: 103-129 (doi:10.25849/myrmecol.news_030:103).
• Ingrisch S (2010) Review of the ant loving crickets from South-East Asia (Orthoptera: Gryllidae, Myrmecophilinae). Entomol Z 120:3–12.
• Komatsu, T., & Maruyama, M. (2016). Additional records of the distribution and host ant species for the ant cricket Myrmophilellus pilipes. Insectes Sociaux, 63(4), 623-627.