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LacewingMAP:   15510
Province:   Khomas
Country:   Namibia
Locus:   2217CA
Observer:   Thomson N
Date of record:   2018-11-11
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   328000
Species name:   Distoleon scolius
Common name:  
Family:   Myrmeleontidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-15510
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 15510 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   A widespread species throughout northern SA: Gauteng, Limpopo, North West, Mpumalanga. Extending to Botswana, Namibia, DRC, Kenya, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. It rests, well camouflaged on dry branches. Attracted to light. Nothing is known about its larvae.
Date:   2018-11-12 18:12:41
Species name:   Distoleon scolius
Species code:   328000

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