Atlas of African Neuroptera and Megaloptera

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LacewingMAP:   15947
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3323DC
Observer:   Jordaan J
Date of record:   2019-03-23
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   327080
Species name:   Cymothales eccentros
Common name:  
Family:   Myrmeleontidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-15947
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 15947 - photo: 1
VM-number: 15947 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This exquisite species is widespread in the eastern and northern parts of South Africa, known from ECape, WCape, Mpumalanga, KZN, Limpopo. Beyond SA, only known from Kenya. Adults are fairly rare. Larvae live in tree holes and on sheltered rock ledges, where they are "sit and wait" predators in dust-filled crevices.
Date:   2019-03-30 18:35:30
Species name:   Cymothales eccentros
Species code:   327080

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