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LacewingMAP:   9883
Province:   other
Country:   Botswana
Locus:   1923CD
Observer:   Myburgh G
Date of record:   2016-11-26
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   New to me. Med size antlion. About 40mm tip to tail.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   327840
Species name:   Cueta sp.
Common name:  
Family:   Myrmeleontidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   ?
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-9883
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 9883 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This is an undescribed species of Cueta, common in North Western SA and beyond. The abdominal pattern - clearly visible here - is characteristic. All Cueta larvae are very similar and characterized by the pink colour. Pits are always built in the open in direct sun. During the heat of the day, they burrow downwards, but are nonetheless able to withstand very high temperatures
Date:   2016-11-28 17:08:29
Species name:   Cueta sp.
Species code:   327840

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