LacewingMAP: |
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9310 |
Province: |
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Western Cape |
Country: |
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South Africa |
Locus: |
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3419BA |
Observer: |
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Rautenbach F; Steve Woodhall; Andrew Morton, Len McLeod |
Date of record: |
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2015-11-29 |
Number of photos: |
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1 |
Notes: |
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Last updated: |
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2020-12-03 13:24:43 |
Sp. code: |
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329560 |
Species name: |
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Palpares speciosus |
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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Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-9310 |
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 is a Cape endemic, widespread in the Western Cape and parts of Northern and Eastern Cape Provinces. Frequently found in fynbos and Karoo biomes. Extends about as far east as Grahamstown and is then replaced by its adelphotaxon (sister-species) Palpares caffer to the north as far as Zimbabwe. This was the first antlion to be described from Africa, by Linnaeus. The large black larvae live in soil among grass tussocks. |
Date: |
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2015-12-08 18:21:37 |
Species name: |
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Species code: |
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0 |
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Comment number: |
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2 |
By: |
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Mervyn Mansell |
Comment: |
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Date: |
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2016-01-17 09:32:21 |
Species name: |
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Palpares speciosus |
Species code: |
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329560 |
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