Weeleus
Species of insect
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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]
| Weeleus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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) | |
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