| LacewingMAP: |
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9978 |
| Province: |
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North West |
| Country: |
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South Africa |
| Locus: |
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2527DC |
| Observer: |
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Neser W |
| Date of record: |
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2017-01-21 |
| Number of photos: |
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1 |
| Notes: |
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In a gaggle of many 100's in shady woodland on southern slope of Magalies, roosting on tall broad grasses. |
| Last updated: |
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2020-12-03 13:24:43 |
| Sp. code: |
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328240 |
| Species name: |
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Hagenomyia tristis |
| Common name: |
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| Family: |
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Myrmeleontidae |
| Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
| Collector's species id: |
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| Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
| Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-9978 |
| Links: |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
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| Comment number: |
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1 |
| By: |
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Mervyn Mansell |
| Comment: |
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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. The "Notes" section describes exactly what they do - hence why we call H.tristis the "gregarious antlion" |
| Date: |
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2017-01-28 18:45:39 |
| Species name: |
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Hagenomyia tristis |
| Species code: |
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328240 |
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