Daesia betschuanica Kraepelin 1908b

Fig. 10A–C

Kraepelin 1908b: 273, fig. 4 (as Daesia betschuanica n. sp.)

Type locality and specimens. Als Fundort ist Lobatsi bei Mafeking, Britisch-Betschuanaland, angegeben. Diese neue Art, von der leider nur 2 ♂ erbeutet wurden....

Dimensions. Die Länge des Truncus beträgt 17 mm. [12.09; 15,66]

Oldest label. Daesia betschuanica Krpl, Co-Typus ♂, L. Schultze l., c. IV.08, Lobatsi, Mafeking, Brit. Betschuanaland.

Additional label. Biton betschuanicus (Krpl.), 1♂ —Typus—Mafeking, revid. 1931, Roewer—No. 8233 (Roewer handwriting).

Type material. Lectotype ♂ designated here (ZMH-A0000171).

Taxonomic remarks. There is one male syntype in the ZMB collections (catalog no.15512) . No original label with locality data is present in the vial, just the label by Roewer and a label possibly handwritten by Kraepelin that has the species name only. The ZMB male was examined, it is smaller in size, and should be regarded as paralectotype .

Collection remarks. The type locality is the town of Lobatse in South-eastern Botswana. Again, this species was collected by Schulze during his 1903–1905 expedition.

Current systematic position. Daesiidae, Biton (Biton) betschuanicus (Kraepelin 1908b) .