Amblystomus orpheus (LaFerte-Senectere, 1853)

Material examined.

825 m: 14.XI.2015, LT, 2 exs; 15.XI.2015, LT, 1 ex. 892 m: 17.X.2014, LT, 1 ex; 14.XI.2015, LT, 1ex; 1,225 m: 2.IX.2015, LT, 2 exs. 1,325 m: 2.IX.2015, LT, 4 exs; 17.X.2014, LT, 1ex; 15.XI.2015, LT, 3 exs. 1,474 m: 14.XI.2015, LT, 1ex. 1,563 m: 20.IV.2014, LT, 2 exs; 14.XI.2015, LT, 4 exs. 1,611 m: 2.IX.2015, LT, 1 ex.

General distribution and zoogeography.

AE, AO, BF, BI, CD, CF, CM, CV, ER, ET, KE, ML, MR, MW, MZ, NA, NE, SA (Abdel-Dayem et al. 2018), SN, SO, TD, TZ, UG, YE, ZA, ZW. AFR species.

Published records.

Asir (Abdel-Dayem et al. 2018). New provincial records for Baha.

Remarks.

A frequent species that was collected during late summer (September) to autumn, and spring. The adult specimens were collected only using light traps in Acacia thorn woodlands and cactus communities. David Wrase identified this species.