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LacewingMAP:   15367
Province:  
Country:   Namibia
Locus:   2217CA
Observer:   Houlden Michael
Date of record:   2013-02-22
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   340380
Species name:   Silveira occultus
Common name:  
Family:   Psychopsidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-15367
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 15367 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This species has so far only been recorded from Namibia and southern Angola. It is very similar to its South African congeners. The larvae live in detritus at the bases of trees and are difficult to find. Adults are highly cryptic when resting on bark.
Date:   2018-07-16 17:43:44
Species name:   Silveira occultus
Species code:   340380

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