Record details
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:   18093
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2430DB
Observer:   de Vries A; Joey de Vries
Date of record:   2021-07-15
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2021-09-10 12:25:59
Sp. code:   323660
Species name:   Italochrysa sp.
Common name:  
Family:   Chrysopidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-18093
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This is a species of Italochrysa, probably Italochrysa 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:   2021-09-10 12:25:59
Species name:   Italochrysa sp.
Species code:   323660

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