Philacroterium weberi (Silvestri, 1909) Calvanese & Brescovit & Bonato, 2019

Calvanese, Victor C., Brescovit, Antonio D. & Bonato, Lucio, 2019, Revision of the Neotropical species of Aphilodontinae (Geophilomorpha, Geophilidae), with eight new species and a first phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily, Zootaxa 4698 (1), pp. 1-72 : 47

Philacroterium weberi (Silvestri, 1909) new combination

( Figs 5D , 42H , 46B )

Aphilodon weberi Silvestri 1909a: 269 , plate XIII, figs 1–4.

= Philacroterium pauperum Attems, 1928 . Synonymized by Verhoeff 1937: 99.

Philacroterium pauperum: Attems 1928: 182 , figs 76–81.

Material examined. SOUTH AFRICA. Western Cape: Cape Town , 1906, 1♂ (MNSG “ Vase Type XI ”) [one of syntypes]; 1956, 1♀ ( NHMW 7045 ); Knysna, Stormsrivier Mouth, 01∕1961, 3♀ and 2♂ ( KZN 8142 ) . Eastern Cape: Port St. Johns, Umngazi Mouth , 1♀ ( KZN 6238 ) .

Figures

FIGURE 5. A–D, Aphilodontinae clypeus and labrum. Aphilodon indespectus n. sp. (IBSP 3653): A, clypeus, ventral. Aphilodon meganae n. sp. (IBSP 4070): B, middle part of clypeus, ventral. Aphilodon silvestrii n. sp. (IBSP 3665): C, labrum, ventral. Philacroterium weberi (Silvestri, 1909) n. comb. (KZN 8142): D, labrum, ventral. Abbreviations: LP: lateral pieces of labrum; LS: lateral setae of clypeus; PS: post-antennal setae of clypeus; SCS: sub-clypeal setae. Scale bars: 0.1 (A, C–D), 0.02 (B) mm.

FIGURE 42. A–I, forcipule, ventral: A, Ribautia centralis (Silvestri, 1907) (INPA); B, Geoperingueyia dentata Verhoeff, 1938 (MNRJ); C, Mairata butantan n. sp. (IBSP); D, Aphilodon indespectus n. sp. (IBSP); E, Aphilodon silvestrii n. sp. (IBSP); F, Aphilodon micronyx Brölemann, 1902 (IBSP); G, Mecophilus tupiniquim n. sp. (IBSP); H, Philacroterium weberi (Silvestri, 1909) n. comb. (KZN); I, Philacroterium maritimum (Lawrence, 1963) n. comb. (KZN). Abbreviations: FE: femur; TA: tarsungulum; TI: tibia; TFF: trochanteroprefemur+femur; TR: trocantheroprefemur. Scale bars: 0.2 (A–F, H–I), 0.1 (G) mm.

FIGURE 46. A–D, tip of ultimate legs, lateral: A, Philacroterium brevipes (Verhoeff, 1938) n. comb (KZN), male; B, Philacroterium weberi (Silvestri, 1909) n. comb. (KZN), female; C, Aphilodon pereirai n. sp. (IBSP), male; D, Mairata butantan n. sp. (IBSP), male. Abbreviations: PT: pretarsus; SE: setae; TS: terminal spine. Scale bars: 0.02 mm (A–D).