Atlas of the Neuroptera and Megaloptera

Record details

LacewingMAP:   10828
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2732BC
Observer:   Tippett RM
Date of record:   2018-04-13
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   329440
Species name:   Palpares inclemens
Common name:  
Family:   Myrmeleontidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-10828
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 10828 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This is one of the largest species of antlions. In South Africa, it only occurs along the northern KZN coastal belt as far south as Durban. It extends northwards to coastal Kenya, and is fairly common in the coastal dune forests of KZN and Mozambique and is protected within the iSimangaliso and St Lucia areas. The large red, green and black banded larvae live freely in sand.
Date:   2018-04-15 16:36:37
Species name:   Palpares inclemens
Species code:   329440

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