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LacewingMAP:   10243
Province:   Huila Province
Country:   Angola
Locus:   1513AA
Observer:   Hines CJH
Date of record:   2017-04-15
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   329300
Species name:   Palpares sp.
Common name:  
Family:   Myrmeleontidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-10243
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 10243 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This is a very interesting record. i do not immediately recognize the species from the photo, but is possibly P. obsoletus. this species is a Central African taxon, and does not occur in southern Africa. Records from Angola are very scarce, so this is welcome.
Date:   2017-05-23 08:48:46
Species name:   Palpares sp.
Species code:   329300

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