Plegmapterus irisus ( Serville, 1838 )

Tshililo, Precious, 2020, Review of South African Euryphyminae, Zootaxa 4820 (1), pp. 70-104 : 96-97

Plegmapterus irisus ( Serville, 1838)

( Fig. 6C )

Calliptamus irisus: Serville, 1838 [1839]:690.

Caloptenus irisus: Walker, 1870:691 .

Euryphymus irisus: Martínez y Fernández-Castillo, 1902:266 .

Plegmapterus irisus: Uvarov, 1922:172 ; Johnston, 1956:434; Dirsh, 1956:121–272; Dirsh, 1965:279; Johnston, 1968:203.

Type locality. Africa, Southern Africa, Cape Province, Western Cape Province, Prince Albert . No type examined .

Material. SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape: 10 km N Prince Albert (S33.1245, E22.0419) 28.ii.1974 coll. H.D. Brown— 2♂, 2♀ ( SANC) ; Northern Cape: 11 km SW, Sutherland (S32.4604, E32.4603) 20.ix.1966 coll. H.D. Brown— 4♂, 2♀ ( SANC) ; 16 mi SE Loxton (S31.6408, E22.5445) 23.ii.1969 coll. H.D. Brown— 1♀ ( SANC) ; 2 mi S Middelpos nr. Tankwa Karoo NP (S31.9379, E20.2443) 23.ix.1968 coll. H.D. Brown— 1♂ ( SANC) ; 3 mi SW Seekoegat (S31.6087, E20.6270) 12.xii.1961 coll. H.D. Brown, W. Furst and F. Pick— 2♂ ; 4 mi N Merweville (S32.6062, E21.5151) 04.xii.1961 coll. H.D. Brown, W. Furst and F. Pick— 1♂ ( SANC) ; Ruiterskop Sta. 30 km NNE Laingsburg (S33.1425, E21.1155) 23.ii.1974 coll. H.D. Brown— 1♀ ( SANC) ; Eastern Cape: Beaufort West, Hope well (S32.3013, E23.1129) 05.x.16 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 22 adults ( SAMC) ; Western Cape: Beaufort West, Kalk dam (S32.7998, E23.3202) 04.x.16 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 2 adults ( SAMC) ; Western Cape: Prince Albert, Klein Waterval (S32.9639, E22.3521) 10.x.2016 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 15 adults ( SAMC) ; Western Cape: Murraysburg, Landsig (S31.9801, E23.5517) 29.ix.16 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 1 adult ( SAMC) ; Northern Cape: Victoria West, Marseilles (S31.3433, E23.1462) 13.x.2016 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 7 adults ( SAMC) ; Eastern Cape: Pearston, Plains of Camdeboo (S32.5539, E25.1960) 03.x.2016 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 1 adult ( SAMC) ; Western Cape: Ceres, Popelierbos (S32.7848, E20.1229) 16.xi.16 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 1 adult ( SAMC) ; Northern Cape: Sutherland, Portugal’s rivier (S32.5186, E20.8852) 15.x.2016 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 4 adults ( SAMC) ; Eastern Cape: Aberdeen, Rooi draai (S32.4859, E23.6184) 06.x.2016 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 1 adult ( SAMC) ; Eastern Cape: Cradock, Saltpans drift trust (S32.1882, E24.7936) 27.ix. 2016 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 2 adults ( SAMC) .

Distribution. Species has only been recorded from South Africa.

Figures

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.