Weeleus
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| Weeleus | |
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| File:Weeleus acutus (Walker, 1853) AMNZ75867.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Myrmeleontidae |
| Subfamily: | Nemoleontinae |
| Tribe: | Distoleontini |
| Genus: | Weeleus Navás, 1912 |
| Species: | W. acutus
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| Binomial name | |
| Weeleus acutus (Walker, 1853)
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Weeleus acutus is an antlion of the tribe Distoleontini, and the sole member of the genus Weeleus.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand,[2] and is widely distributed, being recorded from Kerikeri to Wakatipu.[3] This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1853 from a specimen presented by Andrew Sinclair.[4]
References
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External links
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- Citizen science observations
- The Ant-Lion: the "hideous", the "beautiful" (1932)
- Weeleus acutus discussed on RNZ Critter of the Week, 20 March 2020
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