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:		16015
Province:		Gauteng
Country:		South Africa
Locus:		2527DB
Observer:		Ball Stephen
Date of record:		2019-03-16
Number of photos:		1
Notes:		In a very steep gorge obove the trees in grass.
Last updated:		2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:		323660
Species name:		Italochrysa sp.
Common name:
Family:		Chrysopidae
Record status:		ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:		Italochrysa impar
Institution:		ADU-UCT
Record URL:		https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-16015
Links:		• Locus: Summary \| Records • Species: Records \| Distribution map

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Comment number:		1
By:		Mervyn Mansell
Comment:		This is a species of Italochrysa, possibly I. impar. A beautiful species that can easily be confused with Dysochrysa furcata because of the red coloration of the thorax and abdomen. It is a very widespread species, extending from northern SA (Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo) into Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi. There are also records from DRC and Ethiopia. Nothing is known of its biology, but the larvae are possibly ant-associated.
Date:		2019-04-22 18:33:01
Species name:		Italochrysa sp.
Species code:		323660