Octavius attenuatus Puthz, 2006

Figs. 1–5, 85–88, 95

Octavius attenuatus Puthz, 2006: 8

Type locality. South Africa, Mpumalanga Province, Mariepskop, 24°35'S, 30°50'E.

Type material examined. Paratype ♂: “S. Afr., E.Transvaal / Mariepskop / 24.35 S – 30.50 E ”, “ 6.5.1981; E-Y: 1785 / sifting / leg. Endrödy-Younga ”, “♂—Paratypus (top side) Puthz, 2005 (bottom side)” [yellow], “ Octavius / attenuatus sp. n. / det. Puthz 2005” (JJRC) .

Material examined (383 specimens). SOUTH AFRICA: Mpumalanga: 3 ♂, 184 ♂ or ♀: Mariepskop forest reserve, fynbos 1, ca. 1900 m, 25.xi.2023, 24°33.10'S 30°52.33'E, J. Janák lgt. (JJRC) ; 3 ♂, 69 ♂ or ♀: Mariepskop forest reserve, fynbos 2, ca. 1900 m, 25.xi.2023, 24°33.17'S 30°52.20'E, J. Janák lgt. (JJRC) ; 17 ♂, 17 ♀, 90 ♂ or ♀: Mariepskop forest reserve, ind. forest, 1645 m, 25.xi.2023, 24°33.9'S 30°51.7'E, J. Janák lgt. (JJRC) .

Note. The examined specimens correspond well to the description and illustration published by Puthz (2006).

Distribution. The species is currently known from Mt. Mariepskop in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (Fig. 95).

Bionomics. All examined specimens were collected in siftings of litter in an indigenous forest at the elevation of about 1645 m and in a fynbos at the elevation of about 1900 m a.s.l. and with the abundance of specimens per kg of sifted material: fynbos 1: 26.0/kg, fynbos 2: 14.1/kg, forest: 19.4/kg (Figs. 85–88).