| Comment number: |
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1 |
| By: |
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Mervyn Mansell |
| Comment: |
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This is a Cape endemic, widespread in the Western Cape and parts of Northern and Eastern Cape Provinces. Frequently found in fynbos and Karoo biomes. Extends about as far eastwards as Grahamstown and is then replaced by its adelphotaxon (sister-species) Palpares caffer to the north as far as Zimbabwe. This was the first antlion to be described from Africa, by Linnaeus. The large black larvae live in soil among grass tussocks. |
| Date: |
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2020-02-20 14:57:59 |
| Species name: |
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Palpares speciosus |
| Species code: |
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329560 |
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