Weeleus

Weeleus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Myrmeleontidae
Subfamily: Nemoleontinae
Tribe: Distoleontini
Genus: Weeleus
Navás, 1912
Species:
W. acutus
Binomial name
Weeleus acutus
(Walker, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Myrmeleon acutus Walker, 1853

Weeleus acutus is an antlion of the tribe Distoleontini, and the sole member of the genus Weeleus. It is endemic to New Zealand, and is widely distributed, being recorded from Kerikeri to Wakatipu. This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1853 from a specimen presented by Andrew Sinclair.

Weeleus acutus adult with closed wings at Boyle River, Canterbury. Attracted to light at night.
Weeleus acutus adult with closed wings at Boyle River, Canterbury. Attracted to light at night.

References

  1. ↑ New, Timothy R. (1983). "Notes on the New Zealand antlion, Weeleus acutus (Neuroptera)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 10 (3): 281–284. doi:10.1080/03014223.1983.10423915. ISSN 0301-4223.
  2. ↑ "Weeleus acutus (Walker, 1853)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
  3. ↑ Wise, Keith Arthur John (1963). "A list of the Neuroptera of New Zealand" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 5 (1): 53. ISSN 0030-8714. Wikidata Q89667602. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Walker, Francis (1853). Gray, John Edward (ed.). Catalogue of the specimens of neuropterous insects in the collection of the British museum. London: The Trustees of the British Museum. p. 377. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.32920. hdl:2027/uc1.b3993168. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

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