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LacewingMAP:   17454
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3022CA
Observer:   Daniel Karis
Date of record:   2020-11-11
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2021-01-12 17:39:46
Sp. code:   328540
Species name:   Myrmeleon sp.
Common name:  
Family:   Myrmeleontidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-17454
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 17454 - photo: 1
VM-number: 17454 - photo: 2
VM-number: 17454 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This is an undescribed species of Myrmeleon - there are several that await description. All species of this genus construct the typical and well known cone-shaped pits. The genus is one of the most cosmopolitan of all antlions, occurring on all continents.
Date:   2021-01-12 17:39:46
Species name:   Myrmeleon sp.
Species code:   328540

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