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LacewingMAP:   15827
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3022CA
Observer:   Tippett RM
Date of record:   2019-02-07
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   328120
Species name:   Furgella damarinus
Common name:  
Family:   Myrmeleontidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-15827
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 15827 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This species is endemic to South Africa, Botswana and Namibia. In South Africa, it is known only from the Northern Cape Province. It is fairly widespread in the Kalahari ecosystem. The pink larvae resemble those of the genus Cueta, but do not construct pits. They live freely in sand.
Date:   2019-02-19 09:42:04
Species name:   Furgella damarinus
Species code:   328120

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