Palpares sobrinus

Palpares sobrinus
	Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Neuroptera
Suborder:	Myrmeleontiformia
Superfamily:	Myrmeleontoidea
Family:	Myrmeleonidae
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 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.

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]

Gallery

Male
Detail of head and thorax
Male

References

^ 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. 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.

[Mansell2015-1] Mansell, M. (2015). "LacewingMAP record no. 522". vmus.adu.org.za. Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

[insectoid2016-2] "Palpares sobrinus - Taxonomy". insectoid.info. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

[ADU2016-3] 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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