Palpares sobrinus

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);

Palpares sobrinus is a species of antlion in the family Myrmeleontidae. 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]

Gallery

Male
Detail of head and thorax
Male

References

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
Mansell, M. (2015). "LacewingMAP record no. 522". vmus.adu.org.za. Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
"Palpares sobrinus - Taxonomy". insectoid.info. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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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[Péringuey1911-1] 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

[Mansell2015-2] Mansell, M. (2015). "LacewingMAP record no. 522". vmus.adu.org.za. Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

[insectoid2016-3] "Palpares sobrinus - Taxonomy". insectoid.info. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

[ADU2016-4] Animal Demography Unit. "The Virtual Museum @ ADU". vmus.adu.org.za. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town. Retrieved 14 September 2016.