Record details
   [ Record 13 of 18486 ]   
:   18889
Province:   Oshikoto
Country:   Namibia
Locus:   1817DA
Observer:   Thomson N
Date of record:   2024-03-03
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2024-03-13 12:58:32
Sp. code:   329960
Species name:   Tomatares citrinus
Common name:  
Family:   Myrmeleontidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Tomatares citrinus
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-18889
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This beautiful antlion is a typical savanna grassland species. Fairly widespread in the northern parts of SA, including KZN, FS, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and North-West provinces. Also known from Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. It is usually found resting in long grass. The larvae live in soil between grass tussocks.
Date:   2024-03-13 12:58:32
Species name:   Tomatares citrinus
Species code:   329960

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