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LacewingMAP:   17296
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2231AC
Observer:   Hawkins R
Date of record:   2020-10-03
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Id status:   Identification pending
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-17296
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 17296 - photo: 1
VM-number: 17296 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This is the larva of Syngenes medialis, which has only recently been described (Mansell 2018. The beautiful white larvae live in deep loose sand and are very active, but do not construct pits. These larvae are very similar to the coastal species, S. longicornis, which live in beach sand. A very nice find because they are usually difficult to detect.
Date:   2021-02-03 18:11:02
Species name:  
Species code:   0

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