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10157 |
Province: |
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Limpopo |
Country: |
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South Africa |
Locus: |
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2528AD |
Observer: |
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Heymans J |
Date of record: |
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2017-04-02 |
Number of photos: |
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2 |
Notes: |
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Last updated: |
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2020-12-03 13:24:43 |
Sp. code: |
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329300 |
Species name: |
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Palpares sp. |
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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Palpares |
Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-10157 |
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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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This is probably P. caffer, but can't be sure as the wing patterns are obscured. If it is this species then: it occurs fairly widely in South Africa from the Eastern Cape (Grahamstown area) northwards, often occurring in high altitude grassland - fairly common in the grasslands of the "Little berg" of the Drakensberg. It is replaced in the south and the Fynbos biome by its sister-species, P. speciosus. The large black larvae live in soil among grass tussocks. It seems to be confined to southern Africa, not extending beyond Zimbabwe. |
Date: |
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2017-04-05 10:14:41 |
Species name: |
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Palpares sp. |
Species code: |
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329300 |
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