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LacewingMAP:   18090
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2430BA
Observer:   Jessnitz V; Federico Odierna
Date of record:   2021-07-20
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2021-09-10 12:28:50
Sp. code:   322000
Species name:   Podallea sp.
Common name:  
Family:   Berothidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-18090
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 18090 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This is possibly a species of Podallea (Family Berothidae - beaded lacewings)Podallea species are fairly common in the north western parts of South Africa. They are difficult to identify without dissection. It is suspected that their larvae are inquilines in wood-eating termite nests. They belong to the family Berothidae – the beaded lacewings.
Date:   2021-09-10 12:28:50
Species name:   Podallea sp.
Species code:   322000

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