Atlas of African Neuroptera and Megaloptera

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LacewingMAP:   16131
Province:  
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1228DC
Observer:   Meyer null
Date of record:   2019-04-24
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-03-31 18:21:16
Sp. code:   327360
Species name:   Banyutus sp.
Common name:  
Family:   Myrmeleontidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Antlion sp.
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-16131
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 16131 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This is an undescribed species of Banyutus. Very unusual. Banyutus are frequently found in long grass or vegetation under trees. The known larvae live freely in sand. I have never encountered this species.
Date:   2019-07-02 17:57:33
Species name:   Banyutus sp.
Species code:   327360

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