Centroclisis
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| Centroclisis | |
|---|---|
| Centroclisis maligna | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Myrmeleontidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmeleontinae |
| Tribe: | Acanthaclisini |
| Genus: | Centroclisis Navas, 1909[1] |
Centroclisis is a genus of antlions (Myrmeleontidae) with about 56 species occurring in Africa and Asia.[2] They are known as bark antlions - during the day they rest on the bark of trees, with their wings flattened.[3] At night they may be attracted to lights.