Review of South African Euryphyminae
Author
Tshililo, Precious
text
Zootaxa
2020
2020-07-27
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Plegmapterus splendens
Dirsh, 1956
(
Figs. 3J
,
4J
,
18
)
Plegmapterus splendens
: Dirsh, 1956:121–272
, figs. 36. 7–10;
Dirsh, 1965:279
; Uvarov, 1966:18;
Johnston, 1968:204
.
Type
locality.
Africa
,
Southern Africa
,
Cape Province
,
Upington
,
Orange River
.
Type
♂
in Lund University Entomological Museum.
Type
not examined.
Material.
SOUTH AFRICA
:
Northern Cape
:
30 mi
Springbok
(
S29.6734
,
E17.9117
)
01.ix.1967
coll. J. Munt-ing—
1♂
(
SANC
)
;
6m
S of
Garies
(
S30.6574
,
E18.0075
)
x.1967
coll.
F. W.
Gass—
1♀
(
SAMC
)
;
Western Cape
:
Bokouga
,
Uniondale Dist.
(
S33.6651
,
E23.3539
)
iii.1954
coll. SAM museum expedition—
1♀
(
SAMC
)
;
Bosiesveld Bergen
(
S33.3378
,
E18.5218
)
ii.1940
—
1♀
(
SAMC
)
;
Bulhoek Klaver
,
Clanwilliam
(
S32.1892
,
E18.8939
)
x.1950
coll. SAM museum expedition—
1♀
(
SAMC
)
;
Cape
Hex
R. (
S33.5061
,
E19.5294
)
xii.1884
—
1♂
,
1♀
(
SAMC
)
;
Eastern Cape
:
Beaufort
“Umdala” (
S32.8000
,
E26.6500
)
iii.1954
coll. SAM museum expedition—
1♂
(
SAMC
)
;
Franschhoek
(
E33.9136
,
E19.1229
) coll. E. Sehabb—
1♀
(
SAMC
)
;
Gardiner’s Drift
,
Adelaide
(
S32.7071
,
E26.2952
)
iii.1954
coll. SAM museum expedition—
1♀
(
SAMC
)
;
Goegap
NR, bush huts, nr. main entrance (
S29.6861
,
E17.9493
)
02.x.2008
coll.
P. Naskrecki
and
C. Bazelet
,—
1♂
(
USTB
)
;
Northern Cape
:
Hopetown
(
S29.6196
,
E24.0869
)
13.ix.1940
coll. G. van Son—
1♀
(
Transvaal Museum
)
;
Karasburg
(
S28.0216
,
E18.7480
)
viii.1950
coll. J.J.L.—
♂
(sanc)
;
Kenhardt
(
S29.3457
,
E21.1578
)
03.x.1954
, coll. G. van Son—
1♀
(
Transvaal Museum
)
;
Lammerskraal,
Prince Albert Dist.
(
S32.8154
,
E22.3139
)
ix.1896
coll. D. Purcell—
1 ♀
(
SAMC
)
;
Leipoldtville
,
Eland’s Bay
(
S32.2223
,
E18.4811
)
xi.1948
coll. SAM museum expedition—
1♀
(
SAMC
)
;
Matjiesfontein
(
S33.2308
,
E20.5822
)
x.1891
coll.
R. Triman
,—
1♀
(
SAMC
)
;
Michell’s Pass
,
Ceres District
(
S33.3788
,
E19.2964
)
x.1934
coll. SAM museum expedition—
1♂
(
SAMC
)
;
Naauwport
(
S26.1877
,
E25.5766
)
26.x.1948
coll. G. van Son—
1♀
(
SAMC
)
;
O’Kiep
(
S29.5911
,
E17.8751
)
ix.1890
—adult (
SAMC
)
;
Olifants
R. between
Citrusdal
/
Clanwilliam
(
S32.4575
,
E18.9669
)
x.1931
coll. SAM museum expedition—
1♂
(
SAMC
)
;
Oudtshoorn Zebra
(
S33.7637
,
E22.3155
)
x.1951
coll. SAM museum expedition—
1 ♂
(
SAMC
)
;
Outiep
Garies
(
S30.5937
,
E17.8514
)
ix.1953
coll. J. du Toit—
1♀
(
SAMC
)
;
Papendorp
,
Olifant’s R.
(
S31.6915
,
E18.1951
)
x.1950
coll. SAM museum expedition—
1♀
(
SAMC
)
;
Port Nolloth
(
S29.2379
,
E16.9067
) 1897—
1♂
(
SAMC
)
;
Upper Sources Oliphant’s
R.
Ceres
(
S33.1542
,
E19.2399
)
xii.1949
coll. SAM museum expedition—
1♂
(
SAMC
)
;
Victoria West
(
S31.4174
,
E23.1199
) xi.193 coll. SAM museum expedition—
1♀
,
1♂
(
SAMC
)
;
Wit River Valley
Bain’s Kloof (
S33.6167
,
E19.1000
)
xii.1949
coll. SAM museum expedition—
1♀
(
SAMC
)
.
Distribution.
This species was previously recorded from
Namibia
(
Johnsen 1990
b;
Naskrecki 1995
) and
South Africa
(
Dirsh 1956b
)
Remarks.
This genus was erected by
Uvarov (1922)
, on the basis of its head integument, pronotum and the degree of development of the lateral carinae. Dirsh (1956) reviewed the genus and found that
Uvarov’s (1922)
generic characters are misleading because those generic characters vary between and within species.
I found a great deal of diversity in the shape and rugosity of its pronotum when I reviewed museum and field collected specimens. This also supports the statement by Dirsh (1956) that those characters (dorsum rugosity and shape) are misleading as they vary within species. The taxonomic status of this genus is not satisfactory and the genus has approximately four undescribed species, therefore revision is necessary.