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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Myrmeleontidae |
| Subfamily: | Nemoleontinae |
| Tribe: | Distoleontini |
| Genus: | Weeleus Navás, 1912 |
| Species: | W. acutus
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| Binomial name | |
| Weeleus acutus (Walker, 1853)
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Weeleus acutus (Walker, 1853)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
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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