Octavius transvaalensis Puthz, 2006

Figs. 60–64, 85–88, 95

Octavius transvaalensis Puthz, 2006: 17

Type locality. South Africa, Mpumalanga Province, Mariepskop .

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 / transvaalensis sp.n. / det. Puthz 2005” (JJRC) .

Additional material examined (86 specimens): SOUTH AFRICA: Mpumalanga: 3 ♂, 5 ♀: Mariepskop forest reserve, fynbos 1, ca. 1900 m, 25.xi.2023, 24°33.10'S, 30°52.33'E, J. Janák lgt. (JJRC) ; 27 ♂, 20 ♀, 31 ♂ or ♀: Mariepskop forest reserve, ind. forest, 1645 m, 25.xi.2023, 24°33.9'S, 30°51.7'E, J. Janák lgt. (JJRC) .

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

Bionomics. All new specimens were collected in siftings of forest litter or in fynbos at the elevation of about 1600–1900 m a.s.l. (Figs. 85–88, the abundance of specimens per kg of sifted material: fynbos 1: 1.1/kg, 1645 m a.s.l.: 12.2/kg).