Tjeder, 1967: 493 Revision of the southern African genera Nemopterella Banks and Nemia Navás (Neuroptera: Nemopteridae: Nemopterinae), with descriptions of new genera and species Abdalla, Ishtiag H. Mansell, Mervyn W. Sole, Catherine L. Zootaxa 2019 2019-07-12 4635 1 1 89 (Tjeder, 1967) Abdalla & Mansell & Sole 2019 Tjeder 1967 [151,539,872,899] Insecta Nemopteridae Afroptera Animalia Neuroptera 39 40 Arthropoda species exigua comb. nov.  ( Figs 75, 101, 130, 134, 155) Synonymy     Nemopterella exigua  Tjeder, 1967: 493.   Etymology.Unknown, probably from the Latin word  exigua(small) for its small size.     Typelocality: SOUTH AFRICA,  Western Cape Province. Klaarstroom, 33°19’51’’S 22°32’05’’E.    Typedepository. SAMC.   Diagnosis.  Afroptera exiguais very similar in appearance to  A. parvaand  A. koranna  sp. nov., due to its small size, rounded apex of the forewings ( Fig. 134), short antennae and black hairs on prescutum. It can however, be easily distinguished from the former species by the unstriped pronotum ( Fig. 101), short apical antennal segment ( Fig. 75) and darkened tips of femurs, and from the latter by having a different shape to the apical antennal segment and by the white pubescence on the mesoscutum and mesoscutellum instead of the black hairs that are present in  A. koranna  sp. nov.  Size(mm). Male: body length 7.7 (7–8.3); forewing 20 (17.5–22.5); hind wing 39.8 (35–44.6); antenna 13.5 (11–15.9). (N = 2).   Type material examined.  SOUTH AFRICA,  Western Cape Province. Holotype ♂( Fig. 130), SAM–NEU– A001251 / Klaarstroom, Prince Albert District, [ 33°20’S 22°32’E], Mus Expd,  Oct 1952(white printed label)/  Holotypus  Nemopterella exiguaTjeder 1966(red handwritten label). ( SAMC).  Other material examined.  SOUTH AFRICA,  Western Cape Province. 1♂, NEUR12588,  Middeldrif Farm, Laingsburg District, 33°03’13’’S 21°16’14’’E,  708m, at light,  18.x.2009, A.P.Marais;  1♀, NEUR12589, Wamaker- skraal Farm, Laingsburg Dist., 33°01’24’’S 21°36’43’’E,  550m,  11.x.2008, J.B.Ball, A.P.Marais( SANC).   Distribution and habitat.  Afroptera exiguahas a limited distribution restricted to the Western Cape Province, South Africa( Fig. 155). The collection localities fall within the Rainshadow Valley and Lower Karoo Bioregions in the Succulent and Nama Karoo Biomes respectively ( Mucina & Rutherford 2006). The habitat in the former bioregion is mostly flat to undulating land with Heuweltjies (small hills) formations and series of hills, dominated mostly by succulent shrubs, herbs and low shrubs. The area is characterised by low MAP ( 165 mm) because of the rainshadow of the Swartberg Mountains. While in the latter bioregion the species seems to be associated with dry habitats of undulating lands of mud and sandstone soils, mostly dominated by a Gamka Karoo vegetation typewhere the main components are dwarf spiny shrubs, Karoo shrubs and sparse low trees. The area receives autumn and summer rains with an average of 100–250 mmper year ( Mucina & Rutherford 2006). 2274830085 [151,1251,1124,1151] South Africa -33.330833 Klaarstroom 20 22.534721 39 40 1 Western Cape holotype 2274830171 [199,486,1160,1187] SAMC 39 40 1 holotype 2274830174 1952-10 South Africa -33.333332 Prince Albert District 1205 22.533333 Klaarstroom 39 40 1 1 Western Cape holotype 2274830093 [151,1030,1556,1583] SAMC South Africa 39 40 1 holotype 2274830189 [522,1226,1592,1619] NEUR South Africa Western Cape Province 39 40 NEUR12588 1 1 Western Cape 2274830112 2009-10-18 A. P. Marais South Africa 708 -33.05361 Laingsburg District 20 21.270555 Middeldrif Farm 39 40 1 Western Cape Province 2274830232 [1112,1310,1628,1655] NEUR South Africa 39 40 NEUR12589 1 1 Western Cape Province 2274830109 2008-10-11 SANC J. B. Ball & A. P. Marais South Africa 550 -33.023335 Laingsburg Dist. 20 21.611944 Farm 39 40 1 Western Cape Province