What is "myrmeleon"

Myrmeleon \Myrmeleon\ prop. n. The type genus of the Myrmeleontidae, including the antlions.

Syn: genus Myrmeleon.

Myrmeleon is an ant-lion genus in the family Myrmeleontidae. Species in the genus feeds on ants and some are themselves prey for the dune cricket Schizodactylus inexpectatus.