Calliptamuloides minimus Dirsh, 1956

Tshililo, Precious, 2020, Review of South African Euryphyminae, Zootaxa 4820 (1), pp. 70-104 : 85-86

Calliptamuloides minimus Dirsh, 1956

( Figs. 3K , 4L , 7A , 12 )

Calliptamuloides minimus: Dirsh, 1956a:206 ; Dirsh, 1956b:223, figs 35. 1–3; Dirsh, 1965: 276; Johnston, 1968:203; Otte, 1995.

Type locality. Africa, Southern Africa , Cape Province, 15 m. S. Middleton . Type not examined.

Material. SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape: 10 km N Prince Albert (S33.1245, E22.04191) 12.xii.1961 coll. H.D. Brown, W. Furst and F. Pick— ♂ 1 ( SANC) ; Northern Cape: 10 mi NE Seekoegat (S31.4741, E20.7840) 12.xii.1961 coll. H.D. Brown, W. Furst and F. Pick— 1♂ ( SANC) ; Eastern Cape: 11 mi NNW Fraserburg (S31.7579, E21.5924) 26.ii.1969 coll. H.D. Brown— 7♂, 10♀ ( SANC) ; 12 mi N Aberdeen (S32.3132, E24.0605) 19.i.1963 coll. H.D. Brown and W. Furst— 1♂, 1♀ ( SANC) ; 13 mi SW Victoria West (S31.5386, E22.9589) 22.ii.1969 coll. H.D. Brown— 1♀ ( SANC) ; 16 km SE Williston (S31.4430, E21.0349) 26.ii.1974 coll. H.D. Brown— 1♀ ( SANC) ; 16 mi SE Loxton (S31.6409, E22.5446) 23.ii.1969 coll. H.D Brown— 2♂ ( SANC) ; 16 mi SW Murraysburg (S32.1272, E23.5653) 18.i.1963 coll.M.J.D.White— 1♂ ( SANC) ; 19 km N Koup Sta, 40 km W Laingsburg (S33.0818, E20.4275) 23.ii.1974 coll. H.D. Brown— 1♂ ( SANC) ; 3 mi N Stinkfontein, Richtersveld (S28.7811, E17.2556) 13.ix.1961 coll. H.D. Brown and W. Furst— 1♂ ( SANC) ; 32 mi SW Merweville (S33.0009, E21.1210) 07.xii.1961 coll. H.D. Brown, W. Furst and F. Pick— 1♀ ( SANC) ; 9 mi W Klipplaat (S33.0241, E24.1744) 22.i.1963 coll. H.D. Brown and W. Furst— 1♀ ( SANC) ; Fraserburg (S31.9131, E21.5140) 20.xii.1957 coll. C.G.C. Dickson— 2♂ ( SANC) ; Hellskloof Pass, Paradysberg (S28.3278, E17.0366) 12.x.1972 coll. H.D. Brown, E. Koster and A. Prinsloo— 2♂, 1♀ ( SANC) ; Western Cape: Ladismith (S33.4941, E21.2718) 22.iii.1939 coll. E.R. Helwig— 3♂ ( ANSP) ; Ruiterskop Sta. 30 km NNE Laingsburg (S33.1425, E21.1155) 23.ii.1974 coll. H.D. Brown— 3♂, 1♀ ( SANC) ; Northern Cape: Seven Weeks Poort (S33.3667, E21.4167) 21.iii.1939 coll. E.R. Helwig— 3♂, 4♀ ( ANSP) ; Willowmore (S33.2842, E23.4925) viii.1961 coll. Dr. Brauns— 1♂, 1♀ (Trasnvaal Museum) ; Northern Cape: Sutherland, Portugals rivier (S32.5186, E20.8853) 23.iii.2017 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 1 adult ( SAMC) ; Northern Cape: Richmond, Rockdale (S31.5537, E23.9967) 09.iii.2017 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 3 adults ( SAMC) .

Distribution. This species was previously recorded from South Africa (Dirsh 1956).

Remarks. This genus was erected by Dirsh (1956a) on the basis of flat pronotum, narrow fastigium of vertex and trilobate subgenital plate of a female. This genus resembles Calliptamulus by its shape of the male cercus. Its taxonomic status is not satisfactory. The SANC collection contains a few specimens, which may be unique species.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Figure showing generic representation of various shapes of lateral view of male cerci: (A) Pachyphymus, (B) Euryphymus, (C) Aneuryphymus, (D) Rhachitopis, (E) Brachyphymus, (F) Calliptamicus, (G) Rhodesiana, (H) Amblyphymus, (I) Platacanthoides, (J) Plegmapterus, (K) Calliptamuloides, (L) Plegmapteroides, (M) Plegmapteropsis.

FIGURE 4. Figure showing generic representation of dorsal view of pronotum: (A) Euryphymus, (B) Aneuryphymus, (C) Rhachitopis, (D) Brachyphymus, (E) Rhodesiana, (F) Amblyphymus and (G) Platacanthoides, (H) Calliptamicus, (I) Calliptamulus, (J) Plegmapterus, (K) Plegmapteropsis, (L) Calliptamuloides, (M) Plegmapteroides and (N) Phymeurus.

FIGURE 7. Photograph showing lateral view of staged: (A) Calliptamuloides minimus, (B) Plegmapteropsis gracilis, (C) Rhachitopis nigripes, (D) Brachyphymus vylderi, (E) Calliptamulus natalensis, (F) Acrophymus nr rossi, (G) Aneuryphymus erythropus (photo credit: Daniel Otte, 2009 from OSF), (H) Rhodesiana maculata (photo credit: Daniel Otte, 2009 from OSF) and (I) Phymeurus illepidus (photo credit: Daniel Otte, 2009 from OSF).

FIGURE 12. Map showing collecting localities of Calliptamuloides species.