Palpares caffer
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Ascalaphidae |
| Genus: | Palpares |
| Species: | P. caffer |
| Binomial name | |
| Palpares caffer (Burmeister, 1839) | |
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Palpares caffer is a species of antlions in the family Myrmeleontidae, which is native to southern Africa. It was described by Hermann Burmeister in 1839.
Description
[edit]Palpares caffer is a relatively large antlion with a wing length of about 5 cm.
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in South Africa from the Eastern Cape (Grahamstown area) northwards to Limpopo province.[1] It has also been recorded in Namibia and Mozambique.[2][3]
Habitat
[edit]It is fairly common in high-altitude grassland from 1,000 to 2,000 m above sea level.
Gallery
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Male
Female
References
[edit]- ↑ Mansell, M. (2016). "LacewingMAP record no. 9945". vmus.adu.org.za. Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ↑ "Palpares caffer (Burmeister, 1839), Species Taxonomy Information". insectoid.info. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ↑ "Palpares caffer (Burmeister, 1839) - Checklist View". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
External links
[edit]- Banks, N., 1913. The neuropterous genus Palpares. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 6(2), pp.171-191.
- Mansell, M.W. and Erasmus, B.F.N., 2002. Southern African biomes and the evolution of Palparini (Insecta: Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientarium Hungarica, 48, pp.175-184.
- Distribution map at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
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