Palpares sobrinus

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

Dotted veld antlion
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Neuroptera
Suborder:
Myrmeleontiformia
Superfamily:
Myrmeleontoidea
Family:
Myrmeleontidae
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)

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]

  • Male
  • Detail of head and thorax
  • Male

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. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. 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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