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1 |
| By: |
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Mervyn Mansell |
| Comment: |
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This shows a typical aggregating swarm in which this species is usually found - in long grass in shade. Sometimes the swarms are mixed with other species, e.g. Banyutus lethalis. H. tristis is a common and widespread species throughout the tropical and subtropics of Africa, occurring from southern KZN and North West Province through Africa to Cameroon and Ethiopia and Madagascar. Absent from the drier areas of southern Africa. Usually form large swarms in long grass under trees, hence the name “gregarious antlions”. Larvae build pitfall traps and closely resemble those of Myrmeleon species. |
| Date: |
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2018-03-07 18:30:28 |
| Species name: |
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Hagenomyia tristis |
| Species code: |
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328240 |
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