Atlas of African Neuroptera and Megaloptera

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LacewingMAP:   10120
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2917DC
Observer:   Murray Kevin
Date of record:   2016-01-31
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Background Squares 1x1 mm; Length 32 mm Wingspan 75 mm
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   328540
Species name:   Myrmeleon sp.
Common name:  
Family:   Myrmeleontidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Myrmeleontidae_Centroclisis sp.
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-10120
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 10120 - photo: 1
VM-number: 10120 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This is an undescribed species of Myrmeleon, which occurs in the drier western regions of SA and Namibia. All species of this genus construct the typical and well known cone-shaped pits.
Date:   2017-04-09 15:10:30
Species name:   Myrmeleon sp.
Species code:   328540

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