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LacewingMAP:   367
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2832CB
Observer:   Johnstone Richard Alan
Date of record:   2015-01-26
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   329440
Species name:   Palpares inclemens
Common name:  
Family:   Myrmeleontidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   ?
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-367
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 367 - photo: 1
VM-number: 367 - photo: 2
VM-number: 367 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansel
Comment:   In South Africa, this species is confined to the coastal belt of KZN, extending inland as far as Tembe and Ndumu reserves. its exact southern limit is unknown, but the holotype is from "Port Natal" So I guess it must have occurred around Durban in earlier times. It extends northwards along the coastal belt into Kenya. The large green and red larvae live freely in sand at the edges of coastal forests in KZN. Very nice pics of a special SA element - thanks
Date:   2015-02-01 10:58:08
Species name:   Palpares inclemens
Species code:   329440

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