A new Malaysian myrmecophilous cricket (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae).

A new species ofmyrmecophilous cricket, Myrmecophilus leei, is described from Penang, Malaysia from a series which contained both males and females. The crickets are associated with the long-legged ant, Anoplolepisgracilipes. A short review of the importance of the long-legged ant and also a short review of the sexual history of some Myrmecophilus species is given. The question of why this cricket occurs with this ant in Malaysia while the cricket has never been recorded with the same ants found in almost all moist tropical regions of the world remains open.