Atlas of African Neuroptera and Megaloptera

Record details

LacewingMAP:   10071
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2732CD
Observer:   Tippett RM
Date of record:   2017-02-27
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   329920
Species name:   Syngenes longicornis
Common name:  
Family:   Myrmeleontidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-10071
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 10071 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This species is confined to the east coast of South Africa, extending from Wilderness in the south, northwards along coastal Mozambique. The beautiful white larvae live in coastal dune sand and are very active, but do not construct pits. Adults often form aggregations on the undersides of branches. A first for LacewingMap.
Date:   2017-03-10 17:32:13
Species name:   Syngenes longicornis
Species code:   329920

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