Palpares caffer

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.

Spotted veld antlion
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Neuroptera
Family:
Myrmeleontidae
Genus:
Palpares
Species:
P. caffer
Binomial name
Palpares caffer
(Burmeister, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Myrmecoleon caffer
  • Myrmeleon caffer
  • Nosa caffer
  • Palparellus caffer
  • Palparellus varius
  • Palpares caffer audeoudi
  • Palpares caffer var. audeoudi
  • Palpares varius

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.

  • Male
  • Female

References
  1. Mansell, M. (2016). "LacewingMAP record no. 9945". vmus.adu.org.za. Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. "Palpares caffer (Burmeister, 1839), Species Taxonomy Information". insectoid.info. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  3. "Palpares caffer (Burmeister, 1839) - Checklist View". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 7 January 2017.


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