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Distoleon bistrigatus

Pacific Antlion

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Pacific Antlion

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE ? - Australia / PNG - New Caledonia - Tuamotu

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Naturalised; S.Group; ?; Land

KEY FEATURES: Large clear-winged insect, 3cmTBL x 8cmWS. BODY brown. ABDOMEN long and slender. WINGS clear except 1cm bown stripe reaching tip of hindwing, and small opaque section on front-outer section of forewing.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
P

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW

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Scientific Taxonomy

Distoleon bistrigatus (Ramb.)
TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; ATELOCERATA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PTERYGOTA; Neuroptera; MYRMELEONTIDAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Mauke: specimens, Mauke, 1984, G.Paulay in BPBM as unidentified, photo GMcC, ID GMcC 2/2003 from identified specimens of Distoleon bistrigatus.

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM04a, zD02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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