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LacewingMAP:   15471
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2427BB
Observer:   de Vries Andries Petrus; Joey de Vries
Date of record:   2018-09-28
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   327840
Species name:   Cueta sp.
Common name:  
Family:   Myrmeleontidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-15471
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 15471 - photo: 1
VM-number: 15471 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This looks like a species of Cueta. Cueta are all very similar and can often only be distinguished by genitalic dissections. They are all almost indistinguishable in the larval stage, all all characterized by the pink colour. Pits are always built in the open in direct sun. During the heat of the day, they burrow downwards, but are nonetheless able to withstand very high temperatures
Date:   2018-10-14 16:35:35
Species name:   Cueta sp.
Species code:   327840

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