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== 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 cm. The very broad wings are mottled dark brown. Males have long appendages at the end of the abdomen.
[[[[File:Dotted_Veld_Antlion_(Palpares_sobrinus)_male_(13644385325).jpg|thumb|800px|centre|The original scientific description of ''Palpares sobrinus'' by [[Louis Péringuey]].]]


== 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}}</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
Palpares sobrinus 000522-1.jpg
Palpares sobrinus 000522-2.jpg
Palpares sobrinus 000537-2.jpg
</gallery>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 10:14, 14 September 2016

Palpares sobrinus
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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 Myrmeleonidae. 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.

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The original scientific description of Palpares sobrinus by Louis Péringuey.

Distribution

This species is fairly common in grassland in north-eastern South Africa.[1] It has also been recorded in Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Mansell, M. (2015). "LacewingMAP record no. 522". vmus.adu.org.za. Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Palpares sobrinus - Taxonomy". insectoid.info. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. ^ Animal Demography Unit. "The Virtual Museum @ ADU". vmus.adu.org.za. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town. Retrieved 14 September 2016.