Atlas of African Neuroptera and Megaloptera

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LacewingMAP:   10508
Province:   other
Country:   Malawi
Locus:   1635AA
Observer:   Brown Gary
Date of record:   2017-12-23
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Id status:   Identification pending
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-10508
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 10508 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This species is known from Limpopo and KZN and extends into Mozambique and Zambia. Osmylids are rarely encountered, but widespread in southern and central Africa. The larvae are semi-aquatic, living on the edges of streams where they prey on larvae of Chironomidae (Diptera) and other soft-bodied insects that live in the water. Very nice record for Malawi.
Date:   2017-12-31 17:58:59
Species name:  
Species code:   0

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