Palpares caffer explained

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

Palpares caffer is a relatively large antlion with a wing length of about 5 cm.

Distribution

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

It is fairly common in high-altitude grassland from 1,000 to 2,000 m above sea level.

External links

• 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).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mansell. M.. LacewingMAP record no. 9945. vmus.adu.org.za. Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town. 7 January 2017. 2016.
2. Web site: Palpares caffer (Burmeister, 1839), Species Taxonomy Information. insectoid.info. 7 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180304110320/http://insectoid.info/insecta/neuroptera/myrmeleontidae/palpares_caffer/. 4 March 2018. dead.
3. Web site: Palpares caffer (Burmeister, 1839) - Checklist View . www.gbif.org. 7 January 2017.