Atlas of African Neuroptera and Megaloptera

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LacewingMAP:   17513
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2431DC
Observer:   Stanton Mark
Date of record:   2020-11-22
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-08 17:36:56
Sp. code:   322000
Species name:   Podallea sp.
Common name:  
Family:   Berothidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-17513
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 17513 - photo: 1
VM-number: 17513 - photo: 2
VM-number: 17513 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   Podallea species are fairly common in the north eastern parts of South Africa. They are difficult to identify without dissection. It is suspected that their larvae are inquilines in wood-eating termite nests. They belong to the family Berothidae – the beaded lacewings.
Date:   2020-12-08 17:36:56
Species name:   Podallea sp.
Species code:   322000

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