Amblyphymus rubidus Brown, 1959

Tshililo, Precious, 2020, Review of South African Euryphyminae, Zootaxa 4820 (1), pp. 70-104 : 80

Amblyphymus rubidus Brown, 1959 ( Fig. 7D )

Amblyphymus rubidus: Brown, 1959:283 , PI. 3. figs. 1–10; Dirsh, 1965. 264; Johnston, 1968:195.

Type locality. Africa, Southern Africa , Transvaal, N.W. Transvaal, Zoutpansberg Mountains, Zoutpan, 8 miles north of Vivo . Type ♂ is Ditsong Museum , formerly known as Transvaal Museum, South Africa .

Material. SOUTH AFRICA: Limpopo: Langjan (S22.8422, E29.2430) 27.iv.1988 coll. K. Kappmeier— 1♂ ( SANC) ; Zoutpan, Zoutpansberg (S23.0084, E29.7689) 06.iv.1988 coll. H.D. Brown— 1♀ ( SANC) ; Northern Cape: Steynsburg, Ezelfontein (S30.9814, E25.6988) 06. iii.2017 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 1♂ ( SAMC) .

Distribution. This species was previously recorded from Zimbabwe (Son 1959) and South Africa ( Brown 1959).

Figures

FIGURE 7. Photograph showing lateral view of staged: (A) Calliptamuloides minimus, (B) Plegmapteropsis gracilis, (C) Rhachitopis nigripes, (D) Brachyphymus vylderi, (E) Calliptamulus natalensis, (F) Acrophymus nr rossi, (G) Aneuryphymus erythropus (photo credit: Daniel Otte, 2009 from OSF), (H) Rhodesiana maculata (photo credit: Daniel Otte, 2009 from OSF) and (I) Phymeurus illepidus (photo credit: Daniel Otte, 2009 from OSF).