Scrapter braunsianus ( FRIESE , 1925)
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13154583 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13158256 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/906B87DB-2C12-7230-FF73-FB14FD541776 |
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Felipe |
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Scrapter braunsianus ( FRIESE , 1925) |
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Scrapter braunsianus ( FRIESE, 1925) spec. rev.
Polyglossa braunsiana FRIESE, 1925: 517-518. Lectotype ♁ [designated by EARDLEY 1996] (Willowmore, South Africa) (DNMNH), examined.
Based on outer morphology and male genitalia S. braunsianus is clearly not conspecific with S. capensis ( FRIESE 1909) and, thus, its status as a distinct species is here restored. Scrapter braunsianus is closely related to S. leonis COCKERELL and especially females are very similar. Both sexes of S. braunsianus were described by FRIESE (1925) based on specimens collected on the same date at the same locality (15 August 1920, Willowmore) but while the male lectotype was synonymized with S. capensis ( EARDLEY 1996: 83) the female was erroneously identified as S. leonis .
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