Atlas of the Neuroptera and Megaloptera

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LacewingMAP:   15497
Province:   Central District
Country:   Botswana
Locus:   2024AD
Observer:   du Plessis D
Date of record:   2018-09-17
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Buildings
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   331220
Species name:   Semirhynchia brincki
Common name:  
Family:   Nemopteridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Nemopteridae - Lepelvlerkie
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-15497
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 15497 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This species is commonly found in the Kalahari, and appears to be a Kalahari endemic. It is attracted to light at certain times of the year. The species is known from the Northern Cape of South Africa, Botswana and Namibia. The larvae are unknown, but almost certainly inhabit deep sand.
Date:   2018-10-31 18:33:34
Species name:   Semirhynchia brincki
Species code:   331220

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