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LacewingMAP:		15843
Province:		Hhohho District
Country:		eSwatini
Locus:		2531CD
Observer:		De Vletter Rod
Date of record:		2019-02-05
Number of photos:		1
Notes:
Last updated:		2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:		326780
Species name:		Pseudoclimaciella tropica
Common name:
Family:		Mantispidae
Record status:		ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:
Institution:		ADU-UCT
Record URL:		https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-15843
Links:		• Locus: Summary \| Records • Species: Records \| Distribution map

Comment number:		1
By:		Mervyn Mansell
Comment:		The adults of Pseudoclimaciella mimic wasps and sometimes even resemble wasps in flight. The larval stages undergo a hypermetamorphosis where the first instar is an active triungulin larva that actively seeks out a spider host – often a Palystes. The triungulin is then transported back to the spider’s nest where it feeds on the eggs and spiderlings and undergoes a moult into a grub-like larva. Once the nest is empty of prey the larva pupates. A very complicated larval stage that is also manifest in certain Coleoptera (Meloidae).
Date:		2019-02-25 16:17:04
Species name:		Pseudoclimaciella tropica
Species code:		326780

Comment number:		2
By:		Mervyn Mansell
Comment:		The adults of Pseudoclimaciella mimic wasps and sometimes even resemble wasps in flight. The larval stages undergo a hypermetamorphosis where the first instar is an active triungulin larva that actively seeks out a spider host – often a Palystes. The triungulin is then transported back to the spider’s nest where it feeds on the eggs and spiderlings and undergoes a moult into a grub-like larva. Once the nest is empty of prey the larva pupates. A very complicated larval stage that is also manifest in certain Coleoptera (Meloidae).
Date:		2019-02-25 16:17:07
Species name:		Pseudoclimaciella tropica
Species code:		326780