Insect or Invertebrates Identification - DONE

[Klipspringer]

Toks, I got a pressie for you

This is quite an interesting find

Hexisopodidae Chelypus sp.
3 species recorded from KTP:
Chelypus barberi
Chelypus hirsti
Chelypus lennoxae

These are commonly called a mole or teddybear solifuge Cute!

There are two genera in the family Hexisopodidae: Chelypus and Hexisopus. Chelypus spp. are distinguished from Hexisopus spp. by the presence of well-developed spines on the pedipalps.

They are fossorials and can dig into soil with an amazing speed.

[ExFmem]

VERY cool! Now I have something totally new to me to search for. Great work Klips

[ExFmem]

I think, if it is very tiny, as yours here it can be only a nymph. It does not look like a L1 but L2 or L3 maybe.

How about this one?

https://theprayingmantis.co.uk/product/ ... -x-nymphs/

How in the world did you know what Genus/Sp. to look up???? You're a WIZARD.

After you gave me the name I found a few other pics that certainly seem to verify your choice. (Took screen shots - here they are. The first shows the ID. I rotated it for pic #2.) Perhaps mine is instar 3 - looks somewhat "older" than the 2nd instar in the last 3 pics.

















They certainly look NOTHING like the adults. Not sure if you want to put it in the AW book with just instar pics. (??) Whatever you think is fine by me.

[ExFmem]

Next up - Mayflies. I see we only have one in the book. I have 3 from Kruger, but no IDs

According to (Picker/Griffiths/Weaving : Field Guide to Insects of South Africa)

"Identification beyond family is difficult and is based mostly on wing venation and male genitalia."




KRUGER (male, based on eyes)

Possibly Family Leptophlebiidae (Prongills)…"three long caudal filaments and may be brown or red…hind wings present, but reduced. One of the largest families in the region with about 20 known species." from above Field Guide

[ExFmem]

Kruger

[ExFmem]

Kruger (male, based on eyes)

[Flutterby]

Very clever Klipspringer!!

[Klipspringer]

ExFmem, do you have this doc?

https://www.researchgate.net/publicatio ... d/download

[Klipspringer]

For the red one: Afronurus? with clear wings


https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Je ... ion_detail

[Klipspringer]

Next up - Mayflies. I see we only have one in the book. I have 3 from Kruger, but no IDs

According to (Picker/Griffiths/Weaving : Field Guide to Insects of South Africa)

"Identification beyond family is difficult and is based mostly on wing venation and male genitalia."




KRUGER (male, based on eyes)

Possibly Family Leptophlebiidae (Prongills)…"three long caudal filaments and may be brown or red…hind wings present, but reduced. One of the largest families in the region with about 20 known species." from above Field Guide

Family Leptophlebiidae
Adults have two pairs of wings with many cross-veins; male eyes turbinate.

No crossveins