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| name = ''Palpares sobrinus''
| image = Dotted_Veld_Antlion_(Palpares_sobrinus)_female_(13644287413).jpg
| image = Dotted_Veld_Antlion_(Palpares_sobrinus)_female_(13644287413).jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Female
| image_caption = Female
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| genus = Palpares
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| species = sobrinus
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
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| authority = ([[Louis Péringuey|Péringuey]], 1911)
| classis = [[Insect]]a
| ordo = [[Neuroptera]]
| subordo = [[Myrmeleontiformia]]
| superfamilia = [[Myrmeleontoidea]]
| familia = [[Myrmeleonidae]]
| subfamilia = ''[[Palparinae]]''
| genus = ''[[Palpares]]''
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| species = '''''P. sobrinus'''''
| binomial = ''Palpares sobrinus''
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| binomial_authority = ([[Louis Péringuey|Péringuey]], 1911)
| synonyms =
| synonyms =
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* ''Nosa sobrina'' <small>(Péringuey, 1911)</small>
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* ''Palparellus carpentieri'' <small>(Navas, 1925)</small>
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* ''Nosa sobrina'' (Péringuey, 1911)
* ''Palparellus carpentieri'' (Navas, 1925)
* ''Palparellus sobrinus'' <small>(Péringuey, 1911)</small>
* ''Palpares carpentieri'' <small>(Navas, 1925)</small>
* ''Palparellus sobrinus'' (Péringuey, 1911)
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* ''Palpares carpentieri'' (Navas, 1925)</small>
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'''''Palpares sobrinus''''' is a species of [[antlion]] in the family [[Myrmeleonidae]]. It is found in southern Africa.
'''''Palpares sobrinus''''' is a species of [[antlion]] in the family [[Myrmeleontidae]]. It is found in southern Africa.


== Description ==
== Description ==
[[File:Dotted_Veld_Antlion_(Palpares_sobrinus)_male_(13644385325).jpg|thumb|240px|left|Male]] ''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.
''Palpares sobrinus'' is a relatively large antlion; wing length is about 5&nbsp;cm. The very broad wings are mottled dark brown. Males have long appendages at the end of the abdomen.
[[File:Péringuey 1911 Palpares sobrinus description.jpg|thumb|800px|centre|The original scientific description of ''Palpares sobrinus'' by [[Louis Péringuey]].<ref name="Péringuey1911">{{cite journal|last1=Péringuey|first1=Louis|title=Descriptions of four new species of South African Hemerobiidae (Order Neuroptera)|journal=Annals of the South African Museum|date=1911|volume=10|pages=31–37|url=http://biostor.org/reference/67077|accessdate=14 September 2016|postscript=Image courtesy of Biodiversity Heritage Library. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org}}</ref>]]


== Distribution ==
== Distribution ==
This species is fairly common in grassland in north-eastern South Africa.<ref name="Mansell2015">{{cite web|last1=Mansell|first1=M.|title=LacewingMAP record no. 522|url=http://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-522|website=vmus.adu.org.za|publisher=Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town|accessdate=14 September 2016|date=2015}}</ref> It has also been recorded in Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe.<ref name="insectoid2016">{{cite web|title=Palpares sobrinus - Taxonomy|url=http://insectoid.info/insecta/pterygota/neoptera/neuropterida/neuroptera/myrmeleontiformia/myrmeleontoidea/myrmeleontidae/palparinae/palparini/palpares/sobrinus/|website=insectoid.info|accessdate=14 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="ADU2016">{{cite web|last1=Animal Demography Unit|title=The Virtual Museum @ ADU|url=http://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP|website=vmus.adu.org.za|publisher=Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town|accessdate=14 September 2016}}</ref>
This species is fairly common in grassland in north-eastern South Africa.<ref name="Mansell2015">{{cite web|last1=Mansell|first1=M.|title=LacewingMAP record no. 522|url=http://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP-522|website=vmus.adu.org.za|publisher=Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town|accessdate=14 September 2016|date=2015}}</ref> It has also been recorded in Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe.<ref name="insectoid2016">{{cite web|title=Palpares sobrinus - Taxonomy|url=http://insectoid.info/insecta/pterygota/neoptera/neuropterida/neuroptera/myrmeleontiformia/myrmeleontoidea/myrmeleontidae/palparinae/palparini/palpares/sobrinus/|website=insectoid.info|accessdate=14 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919042451/http://insectoid.info/insecta/pterygota/neoptera/neuropterida/neuroptera/myrmeleontiformia/myrmeleontoidea/myrmeleontidae/palparinae/palparini/palpares/sobrinus/|archive-date=19 September 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="ADU2016">{{cite web|last1=Animal Demography Unit|title=The Virtual Museum @ ADU|url=http://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LacewingMAP|website=vmus.adu.org.za|publisher=Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town|accessdate=14 September 2016}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Dotted_Veld_Antlion_(Palpares_sobrinus)_male_(13644385325).jpg|Male
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Palpares sobrinus 000522-1.jpg
Palpares sobrinus 000522-2.jpg|Detail of head and thorax
Palpares sobrinus 000537-2.jpg|Male
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== References ==
== References ==
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{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Myrmeleontidae]]
[[Category:Myrmeleontidae]]
[[Category:Insects of South Africa]]
[[Category:Insects of South Africa]]
[[Category:Insects described in 1911]]

Latest revision as of 00:30, 22 July 2021

Palpares sobrinus
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Ascalaphidae
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

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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

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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]

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  • Male
    Male
  • Detail of head and thorax
    Detail of head and thorax
  • Male
    Male

References

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  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 {{cite journal}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  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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