Atlas of African Neuroptera and Megaloptera

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LacewingMAP:   16129
Province:  
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1228DC
Observer:   Meyer null
Date of record:   2019-04-26
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-03-31 18:21:16
Sp. code:   329300
Species name:   Palpares sp.
Common name:  
Family:   Myrmeleontidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Antlion sp.
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-16129
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 16129 - photo: 1
VM-number: 16129 - photo: 2

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:   2019-07-02 18:07:52
Species name:   Palpares sp.
Species code:   329300

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