Cormocephalus multispinosus Attems, 1909

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20. Cormocephalus multispinosus Attems, 1909

( Figs 31–34 )

Cormocephalus spinulosus Attems, 1928a (for further synonyms see Minelli et al. 2006).

Material examined. Lesotho (Basutoland): Marena , leg. Dr. MacLean & L. Wroughton, 1 ex., BMNH 07.10.8.16- 17 ; Namibia: Hoffnung E. of Windhoek , 1.850 m, 25/12/1933, leg. Dr. K. Jordan, 1 ex., BMNH 1934.4.25.116 ; Namibia: Hoffnung E. of Windhoek , 1.850 m, 30/12/1933, leg. Dr. K. Jordan, 1 ex., BMNH 1934.6.5.25-30 ; Namibia: Hoffnung E. of Windhoek , 1.850 m, 4/2/1934, leg. Dr. K. Jordan, 1 ex., BMNH 1934.12.4.257 ; Namibia: Büllsport , 1.450 m, 6/12/1933, leg. Dr. K. Jordan, 1 ex., BMNH 1934.4 .25.115. ( Fig. 35 ) .

Type locality. South Africa (Northern Cape Province, Kamaggas, Little Namaqualand ) ( Minelli et al. 2006) .

General distribution. South Tropical Africa: Angola (AO); Southern Africa: Botswana ( BW), Lesotho ( LS) (new region record), Namibia (ZA), South Africa (Northern Cape Province, Gauteng Province, Western Cape Province) (ZA) ( Schileyko and Stagl 2004; Minelli et al. 2006).

Remarks. Synonymy of Cormocephalus spinulosus Attems, 1928a , with C. multispinosus was proposed by Schileyko and Stagl (2004) and is accepted herein. The assigned specimen from Lesotho ( Figs. 31, 32 ) conforms to the examined material from Namibia ( Figs. 33, 34 ) with respect to prefemoral proportions and spine arrangements.

Figures

FIGURE 35. Cormocephalus multispinosus, C. nitidus nitidus, C. oligoporus and C. westwoodi westwoodi, distribution records of specimens from Africa housed in the NHM collection.

FIGURES 31–34. Cormocephalus multispinosus Attems, 1909. Figs 31, 32. BMNH 07.10.8.16-17 (Lesotho): Figure 31, tergite of ultimate leg-bearing segment and ultimate leg prefemora, dorsal view, scale bar 0.5 mm; Figure 32, ultimate legbearing segment and ultimate leg prefemora, ventral view, scale bar 0.5 mm. Figs 33, 34. BMNH 1934.6.5.25-30 (Namibia): Figure 33, tergite of ultimate leg-bearing segment and ultimate leg prefemora, dorsal view, scale bar 0.5 mm; Figure 34, ultimate leg-bearing segment and ultimate leg prefemora, ventral view, scale bar 0.5 mm.