| LacewingMAP: |
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16310 |
| Province: |
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Northern Cape |
| Country: |
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South Africa |
| Locus: |
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3021DD |
| Observer: |
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Tippett RM |
| Date of record: |
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2019-11-22 |
| Number of photos: |
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2 |
| Notes: |
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Found on a rocky hillside with black dolerite rocks and sparse vegetation. |
| Last updated: |
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2020-03-31 18:21:16 |
| Sp. code: |
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329260 |
| Species name: |
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Palparellus pulchellus |
| Common name: |
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| Family: |
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Myrmeleontidae |
| Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
| Collector's species id: |
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Palpares sp. |
| Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
| Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-16310 |
| Links: |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
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| Comment number: |
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1 |
| By: |
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Mervyn Mansell |
| Comment: |
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This beautiful species (hence the name “pulchellus”) is a Karoo endemic, known only from the Northern Cape of South Africa. It is highly cryptic and blends specifically with the karroid-type vegetation of the Nama Karroo. Larvae are unknown. |
| Date: |
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2019-12-10 12:20:09 |
| Species name: |
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Palparellus pulchellus |
| Species code: |
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329260 |
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