Atlas of African Neuroptera and Megaloptera

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LacewingMAP:   9394
Province:   other
Country:   Malawi
Locus:   1534DD
Observer:   Brown Gary
Date of record:   2015-12-27
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   331320
Species name:   FAMILY Osmylidae
Common name:   Unidentified Osmylidae
Family:   Osmylidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-9394
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 9394 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This belongs to the family Osmylidae, probably Spilosmylus tristis, the only species known from Malawi. Osmylids are rarely encountered, but widespread in southern and central Africa. Interestingly, 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.
Date:   2016-01-01 07:37:02
Species name:   FAMILY Osmylidae -- Unidentified Osmylidae
Species code:   331320

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