Weeleus

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]

Weeleus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
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

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, K. A. J. (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.

External links

Media related to Weeleus at Wikimedia Commons

• Citizen science observations
• The Ant-Lion: the "hideous", the "beautiful" (1932)
• Weeleus acutus discussed on RNZ Critter of the Week, 20 March 2020