Atonurus meridianus (Van Stalle, 1984)

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Oliarus meridianus Van Stalle, 1984: 115 (South Africa: N. Transvaal, M’Pfeu Kraal) Atonurus meridianus (Van Stalle), Emeljanov 1992

Material examined. Namibia, 4 males, 1 female, Popa Falls (18°07’S, 21°04’E), Kavango, 26.ii.1992, E. Marais and M. Pusch; 1 male, 1 female, Nkasa Island, E. Caprivi, S.W.A. (18°27’S, 23°36’E), 3.x.1987, E. Marais; 1 male, Odila River (17°29’S, 16°51’E), Ovambo, 23.i.1993, E. Marais (all NMNW).

Description. see Van Stalle (1987: 127; as Oliarus meridianus)

Distribution. “One of the most common pentastirine species south of the equator together with O. hottentottus and Pentastiridius moestus ” (Van Stalle 1987: 127). Recorded from South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe. Here recorded from Namibia for the first time (Ohangwena, Caprivi).

Ecology. recorded from September to April, probably active during the rainy season (Van Stalle 1987)