Plegmapteroides minutus Dirsh, 1959

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Plegmapteroides minutus Dirsh, 1959

( Figs.3L , 4M , 6B , 17 )

Plegmapteroides minutus: Dirsh, 1959:25 ; Dirsh, 1965: 277; Johnston, 1968:203.

Type locality. Africa, Southern Africa , Cape Province, Northern Cape Province, Soebatsfontein. No type examined .

Material. SOUTH AFRICA: Northern Cape: 1 mi S Garies (S30.5917, E17.9934) 03.ix.1961 coll. H.D. Brown, W. Furst— 4♀, 1♂ ( SANC) ; 1 mi S Nuwerus (S30.3397, E17.8409) 14.ix.1967 coll. H.D. Brown— 2♂ ( SANC) ; 10 mi N Kalkfontein, Richtersveld (S28.8608, E17.2313) 30.xi.1962 coll. H.D. Brown and W. Furst— 1♀, 1♂ ( SANC) ; 10 mi SW Gamoep S29.9984, E18.2929, 17.ix.1967 coll. H.D. Brown— 6♂, 5♀ ( SANC); 12 mi N Soebatsfontein (S29.9525, E17.5990) 08.ix.1961 coll. H.D. Brown, W. Furst— 5♀, 4♂ ( SANC) ; 12 mi S of Vioolsdrif (S29.0701, E17.5794) 10.viii.1961 coll. H.D. Brown, W. Furst— 18 ♀ (Transvaal Museum) ; 16 ♂ ; 14 km W Bitterfontein (S31.0419, E18.1208) 04.ix.1967 coll. H.D. Brown— 1♀ ( SANC) ; 18 mi S Springbok (S29.9306, E17.8866) 04.ix.1961 coll. H.D. Brown— 1♀, 1♂ ( SANC) ; 3 mi S Kamieskroon (S30.240366, E17.913286) 04.ix.1961 coll. H.D. Brown— 1♀, 1♂ ( SANC) ; 8 km N Niewoudtville (S31.297238, E19.114006) 28.ix.1972 — 1♂ ( SANC) ; 8 km S Nababeep (S29.6668, E17.7843) 07.x.1972 coll. H.D. Brown, E. Koster and A. Prinsloo— 1♂ ( SANC) ; 8 mi NW Vredendal (S31.5651, E18.4287) 30.ix.1967 coll. H.D. Brown— 2♀, 3♂ ( SANC) ; 9 mi N Okiep (S29.4608, E17.8709) 07.x.1972 coll. H.D. Brown, E. Koster and A. Prinsloo— 3♀, 1♂ ( SANC) ; 9 mi W Steinkopf (S29.2634, E17.5798) 17.xi.1962 coll. H.D. Brown and W. Furst— 6♂, 2♀ ( SANC); Aninas Pass, Port Nolloth (S29.2379, E16.9068) 21.viii.1993 — 1♂, 1♀ ( SANC); Buffels River , 22 mi SW Springbok (S29.8989, E17.6453) 18.viii.1993 coll. R. Toms and S. Green— 8♂, 7♀ ( SANC); Coboop , 22 mi N Pofadder (S28.8082, E19.3349) 08.iii.1969 coll. H.D. Brown— 1♀ ( SANC); Namaqua NP, Skilpad (S30.1660, E17.7986) 26.xi.2009 coll. P. Naskrecki and C. Ba-zelet— 1♀ ( USTB) .

Distribution. This species was previously recorded from Namibia (Brown 1962) and South Africa ( Dirsh 1959).

Remarks. This genus was erected by Dirsh (1959) based on its flat dorsum which is similar to that of Plegmapterus Martinez 1898 , Plegmapteropsis Dirsh 1956 , and Calliptamuloides Dirsh 1956 . The shape of its head is more similar to that of Plegmapteropsis ; however, it differs from Plegmapteropsis by its posterior margin of the last abdominal tergite, supra—anal plate, hind femur and male cercus. Its taxonomic state is satisfactory or stable.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Figure showing generic representation of various shapes of lateral view of male cerci: (A) Pachyphymus, (B) Euryphymus, (C) Aneuryphymus, (D) Rhachitopis, (E) Brachyphymus, (F) Calliptamicus, (G) Rhodesiana, (H) Amblyphymus, (I) Platacanthoides, (J) Plegmapterus, (K) Calliptamuloides, (L) Plegmapteroides, (M) Plegmapteropsis.

FIGURE 4. Figure showing generic representation of dorsal view of pronotum: (A) Euryphymus, (B) Aneuryphymus, (C) Rhachitopis, (D) Brachyphymus, (E) Rhodesiana, (F) Amblyphymus and (G) Platacanthoides, (H) Calliptamicus, (I) Calliptamulus, (J) Plegmapterus, (K) Plegmapteropsis, (L) Calliptamuloides, (M) Plegmapteroides and (N) Phymeurus.

FIGURE 6. Photograph showing lateral view of staged: (A) Calliptamicus semiroseus, (B) Plegmapteroides minutus, (C) Plegmapterus irisus, (D) Amblyphymus rubidus, (E) Platacanthoides bituberculatus and (F) Euryphymus tuberculatus.

FIGURE 17. Map showing collecting localities of Plegmapteroides species.