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| name = Dotted veld antlion
| image = Dotted_Veld_Antlion_(Palpares_sobrinus)_female_(13644287413).jpg
| image = Dotted_Veld_Antlion_(Palpares_sobrinus)_female_(13644287413).jpg
| image_caption = female
| image_caption = Female
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| genus = Palpares
| species = sobrinus
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
| authority = ([[Louis Péringuey|Péringuey]], 1911)
| classis = [[Insect]]a
| ordo = [[Neuroptera]]
| subordo = [[Myrmeleontiformia]]
| superfamilia = [[Myrmeleontoidea]]
| familia = [[Myrmeleontidae]]
| subfamilia = [[Palparinae]]
| genus = ''[[Palpares]]''
| species = '''''P. sobrinus'''''
| binomial = ''Palpares sobrinus''
| binomial_authority = ([[Louis Péringuey|Péringuey]], 1911)
| synonyms =
| synonyms =
* <small>''Nosa sobrina'' (Péringuey, 1911)</small>
* ''Nosa sobrina'' <small>(Péringuey, 1911)</small>
* <small>''Palparellus carpentieri'' (Navas, 1925)</small>
* ''Palparellus carpentieri'' <small>(Navas, 1925)</small>
* <small>''Palparellus sobrinus'' (Péringuey, 1911)</small>
* ''Palparellus sobrinus'' <small>(Péringuey, 1911)</small>
* <small>''Palpares carpentieri'' (Navas, 1925)</small>
* ''Palpares carpentieri'' <small>(Navas, 1925)</small>
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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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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.