Atlas of African Neuroptera and Megaloptera

Record details

LacewingMAP:   10394
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2328CC
Observer:   Beneke Marita; Warwick Tarboten (sole observer)
Date of record:   2017-11-03
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   329500
Species name:   Palpares lentus
Common name:  
Family:   Myrmeleontidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Myrmeleontidae Palpares caffer??
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-10394
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 10394 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This species appears to be largely confined to north western South Africa, with a few records from Botswana and Zimbabwe. It strongly resembles Palpares inclemens - a strictly coastal species, but is smaller. It also flies much earlier in summer than other Palpares species. Larvae are unknown.
Date:   2017-11-12 18:27:46
Species name:   Palpares lentus
Species code:   329500

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