Palpares sobrinus

Dotted veld antlion
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Suborder: Myrmeleontiformia
Superfamily: Myrmeleontoidea
Family: Myrmeleonidae
Subfamily: Palparinae
Genus: Palpares
Species: P. sobrinus
Binomial name
Palpares sobrinus
(Péringuey, 1911)
Synonyms

  • Nosa sobrina (Péringuey, 1911)
  • Palparellus carpentieri (Navas, 1925)
  • Palparellus sobrinus (Péringuey, 1911)
    •
  • Palpares carpentieri (Navas, 1925)

Palpares sobrinus is a species of antlion in the family Myrmeleonidae. It is found in southern Africa.

Description

Palpares sobrinus is a relatively large antlion; wing length is about 5 cm. The very broad wings are mottled dark brown. Males have long appendages at the end of the abdomen.

The original scientific description of Palpares sobrinus by Louis Péringuey.[1]

Distribution

This species is fairly common in grassland in north-eastern South Africa.[2] It has also been recorded in Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Péringuey, Louis (1911). "Descriptions of four new species of South African Hemerobiidae (Order Neuroptera)". Annals of the South African Museum. 10: 31–37. Retrieved 14 September 2016Image courtesy of Biodiversity Heritage Library. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
  2. ↑ Mansell, M. (2015). "LacewingMAP record no. 522". vmus.adu.org.za. Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Palpares sobrinus - Taxonomy". insectoid.info. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Animal Demography Unit. "The Virtual Museum @ ADU". vmus.adu.org.za. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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