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Issue: Vol. 4184 No. 1: 3 Nov. 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-11-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.11
Page range: 171–183
Abstract views: 64
PDF downloaded: 2

A remarkable new lichenophilous Pamexis species from the Hantam Karoo of South Africa (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae: Palparini)

Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa.
Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa.
Neuroptera Myrmeleontidae Palparini Pamexis new species lichen mimicry South Africa

Abstract

A new species of Pamexis Hagen, Pamexis hantam, from the Calvinia District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa, is described and illustrated. It is the second lichenophilous species to be recorded in the family Myrmeleontidae. A review is provided of its known habitat and behavior. Immature stages are unknown.

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