Pachyphymus cristulifer ( Serville, 1838 )

Tshililo, Precious, 2020, Review of South African Euryphyminae, Zootaxa 4820 (1), pp. 70-104 : 90

Pachyphymus cristulifer ( Serville, 1838)

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Calliptamus cristulifer: Serville. 1838 [1839]: 692.

Caloptenus cristulifer: Walker, 1870:691 .

Euryphymus cristulifer: Martínez y Fernández-Castillo. 1902:272 .

Acrotylus cristulifer: Kirby, 1910:264 .

Pachyphymus cristulifer: Uvarov, 1922:173 ; Johnston, 1956:435; Dirsh, 1956:132; Dirsh, 1965: 258; Johnston, 1968:191; Bazelet and Naskrecki, 2014:406, figs. 2, 5E–L, 6E–I; Bazelet, 2014:7.

Type locality. Africa, Southern Africa, Cape Province, Olifants River , between Citrusdal and Clanwilliam. Type ♂ in SAMC, South Africa, not examined .

Material. SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape: 3 mi SW Seekoegat (S31.60873, E20.627066) 12.xii.1961 coll. H.D. Brown, W. Furst and F. Pick— 1♀ ( SANC) ; Eastern Cape: Aberdeen (S32.4837, E24.0658) 13.xii.1961 — 3♀, 2♂ ( SANC); Beaufort West (S32.3528, E22.5841) 05.vii.1961 — 1♀, 1♂ ( SANC); Brandvlei (S30.4652, E20.4880) 01.iii.1969 — 3♀, 1♂ ( SANC); Calvinia (S31.4685, E19.7732) 26.ix.1972 — 1♂ ( SANC) ; Mpumalanga: De La Rey (S25.8688, E29.2238)— 1♂ (Transvaal Museum) ; Goegap NR, on 4x4 route (S29.6861, E17.9493) 03.x.2008 coll. P. Naskrecki and C. Bazelet— 2♂ ( USTB); Graaf Reinet (S32.2532, E24.5407) 12.xii.1961 — 2♀ ( SANC); Hondeklipbaai (S30.3286, E17.2962) 29.ix.1967 — 1♂ ( SANC); Kalkfontein Dam NR (S29.5353, E25.2629) 30.xi.1962 — 1♀, 1♂ ( SANC); Klipplaat (S33.0248, E24.3399) 22.ii.1958 — 4♀, 1♂ ( SANC); Miller Station (S33.0811, E23.9249) 12.ii.1958 — 5♀, 3♂ ( SANC); Nababeep (S29.5925, E17.7855) 07.x.1972 — 3♀, 3♂ ( SANC); Okiep (S29.5911, E17.8752) 17.xi.1962 — 10♀, 6♂ ( SANC); Steinkopf (S29.2629, E17.7334) 17.xi.1962 — 1♀, 3♂ ( SANC); Steytlerville (S33.3208, E24.3235) 21.ii.1958 — 1♀ ( SANC); Uniondale (S33.6589, E23.1232) 14.ii.1958 — 1♀ ( SANC); Waterford (S33.0749, E25.0181) 21.x.1961 — 1♀ ( SANC); Willowmore (S33.2842, E23.4925) 20.ii.1916 coll. Dr. Brauns— 6♂, 6♀ ( SANC); Wuppertal, S32.2750328, E19.2183283, 27 Sept. 1972 — 1♂ ( SANC) ; Northern Cape: Victoria West, Besiesbult (S31.1089, E22.7684) 16.iii.2017 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 1 adult ( SAMC) ; Eastern Cape: Jansenville, Goodluck (S33.0420, E24.9644) 30.ix. 2016 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 1 ♂ ( SAMC); Western Cape: Beaufort West, Kalk dam (S32.8063, E23.3182) 04.x.2016 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 3♂ ( SAMC) ; Western Cape: Prince Albert, Klein Waterval (S32.9693, E22.3550) 10.x.2016 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 5 adults ( SAMC) ; Northern Cape: Victoria West, Marseilles (S31.34331596, E23.14624398) 13.x.2016 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 4 adults ( SAMC) ; Western Cape: Beaufort West, Riet kuil (S32.46419803, E22.13961102) 11.x.2016 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 3 adults ( SAMC) .

Distribution. This species has only been recorded from South Africa.

Figures

FIGURE 5. Photograph of lateral view of a staged Pachyphymus cristulifer to show pronotum prozona crest-like with deep incision at first transverse sulcus.