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Megaloptera (dobsonflies and alderflies)
Life
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Dobsonfly Chloroniella peringueyi
(Corydalidae) |
Alderfly Leptosialis africana (Sialidae), the only
sialid known from southern Africa (very rare). |
Larva of corydalid on bottom of stream. Note lateral
abdominal gills. |
Megaloptera have aquatic predaceous larvae. They are found in streams of the Cape
folded mountains and the Drakensberg. There are two families in the order: Corydalidae
(dobsonflies; have ocelli) and Sialidae (alderflies; ocelli absent).
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