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Palpares Sobrinus
''Palpares sobrinus'' is a species of antlion in the family Myrmeleontidae. 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. It has also been recorded in Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. Gallery Dotted_Veld_Antlion_(Palpares_sobrinus)_male_(13644385325).jpg, Male Palpares sobrinus 000522-1.jpg Palpares sobrinus 000522-2.jpg, Detail of head and thorax Palpares sobrinus 000537-2.jpg, Male References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3233320 Myrmeleontidae Insects of South Africa Insects described in 1911 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Péringuey
Louis Albert Péringuey MSc (9 October 1855, Bordeaux – 20 February 1924, Cape Town) was a South African entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera and prehistory. Péringuey was a collector for museums in Senegal, Gambia and Madagascar for three years, before emigrating in 1879 to Cape Town in Cape Colony, where he taught French at the South African College and the Diocesan College. He worked as a volunteer on Coleoptera at the South African Museum in 1882, and two years later became a member of the permanent staff. Shortly after he also took up an appointment as inspector-general of vineyards. At the age of 37 he married Bertha Marcellis. Three years later, in 1895, he was put in charge of the Invertebrate Collection, and in 1896 becoming assistant director of the Museum. When the post of Director fell vacant in 1906 following Sclater's resignation, the Board of Trustees had no hesitation in appointing Péringuey as director. In the same year he started delivering lectur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
