Aneuryphymus erythropus ( Thunberg, 1815 )

Tshililo, Precious, 2020, Review of South African Euryphyminae, Zootaxa 4820 (1), pp. 70-104 : 81-82

Aneuryphymus erythropus ( Thunberg, 1815)

( Figs.3C , 4B , 7G , 9 )

Gryllus erythropus: Thunberg, 1815:248 .

Euryphymus capensis: Martinez 1902:268 .

Aneuryphymus erythropus: Uvarov, 1922:170 ; Johnston, 1956:434; Dirsh, 1956a:223; Dirsh, 1956b:121–272, figs 24.1–3; Dirsh, 1965:259; Johnston, 1968:192.

Type locality. Africa : South Africa, Cape Province .

Material. SOUTH AFRICA: Free State: Bloemfontein (S29.1177, E26.2178) 16.v.1919 coll. Ch. K. Brain— 2♀ ( USTB); Botha’s Hill (S29.7504, E30.7488) 03.x.1957 coll. C.G.C. Dickson— 1♂ (Transvaal Museum) ; Eastern Cape: Burghersdorp (S30.9971, E26.3308) i.1930 coll. P. van Heerden— 1♀ ( USTB); G6 - Gilboa Forestry Estate-Mondi Shanduka (S29.2945, E30.3026) 03.xi.2007 coll. C.S. Bazelet and H. Nene— 6♂ ( USTB); Grootvadersbos (S33.9847, E20.8106) 01.xi.1940 coll. G. van Son— 1♀ (Transvaal Museum) ; Transvaal, Makapan , Potgietersrust (S23.1781, E28.6102) 12.xi.1954 coll. Ch. K. Brain— 1♀ (Transvaal Museum) ; Northern Cape: Pofadder (S29.1283, E19.3949) 02.ii.1944 coll. T. van Niekerk— 1♀ ( USTB) ; Western Cape: Rietfontein (S33.1851, E18.2689) 01.xi.1986 coll. T. Beyers— 1♂ ( USTB); Robertson (S33.8039, E19.8858) 26.ix.1927 — 1♀ ( USTB) .

Distribution. Previously also recorded from Botswana (Faure 1928), Lesotho (Brown 1995) and South Africa ( Dirsh 1956b).

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 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).

FIGURE 9. Map showing collecting localities of Aneuryphymus species.