Palpares caffer | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Neuroptera |
Family: | Ascalaphidae |
Genus: | Palpares |
Species: | P. caffer
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Binomial name | |
Palpares caffer (
Burmeister, 1839)
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Palpares caffer is a species of antlions in the family Myrmeleontidae, which is native to southern Africa. It was described by Hermann Burmeister in 1839.
Palpares caffer is a relatively large antlion with a wing length of about 5 cm.
This species occurs in South Africa from the Eastern Cape (Grahamstown area) northwards to Limpopo province. [1] It has also been recorded in Namibia and Mozambique. [2] [3]
It is fairly common in high-altitude grassland from 1,000 to 2,000 m above sea level.