Tjeder, 1967: 486 Revision of the southern African genera Nemopterella Banks and Nemia Navás (Neuroptera: Nemopteridae: Nemopterinae), with descriptions of new genera and species Abdalla, Ishtiag H. Mansell, Mervyn W. Sole, Catherine L. Zootaxa 2019 2019-07-12 4635 1 1 89 (Tjeder, 1967) Abdalla & Mansell & Sole 2019 Tjeder 1967 [151,565,837,863] Insecta Nemopteridae Afroptera Animalia Neuroptera 67 68 Arthropoda species pruinosa comb. nov.  ( Figs 113, 121, 153) Synonymy     Nemopterella pruinosa  Tjeder, 1967: 486.   Etymology.Unknown, but probably from the Latin word purinos(smoke, frost, purinas) for its extensively powdered greyish body.     Typelocality. South Africa,  Northern Cape Province. Houmoed, 29°18’53’’S 19°32’47’’E.    Typedepository. TMSA.   Diagnosis.  Afroptera pruinosais a small species with greyish pruinose thorax. Superficially similar to  A. korannathrough its small size, pruinose brown body, unstriped thorax and sparse short black hairs on the prescutum disc. It can be distinguished from  A. korannaby a combination of the following characters:  A. pruinosahas a blackish brown abdomen with white hair on the dorsum and venter, while in  A. korannathe abdomen is brown with white hair on the dorsum and black hair on the venter.  Afroptera pruinosaalso has forewings with a rounded apex but with a slight emargination before the apex ( Fig. 121), while in  A. korannathe apex is rounded without emargination.   Type material examined.  SOUTH AFRICA,  Northern Cape Province. Holotype ♂( Fig. 113), TMSA02072,  HOLOTYPENeu 102,  Nemopterella pruinosaTjeder(red printed label) / Houmoed [ 29°18’53’’S 19°32’47’’E], N.W. Cape,  20.X.1955, H.K.Munro(white handwritten label)/  Holotypus ♂,  Nemopterella pruinosaTjed., BoTjed- er 1966 (red handwritten label). ( TMSA).   Distribution and habitat.This species is recorded from the Northern Cape Provinceand is known only from the typelocality in the Nama Karoo Biome ( Fig. 153). The locality falls within the Bushmanland Inselberg Shrubland vegetation unit in the Bushmanland Bioregion ( Mucina & Rutherford 2006). See description of the habitat under distribution of  A. dyscrita. The area receives late summer rains ranging between 70–120 mmfrom February to April.   Remarks.The species is represented by the male holotypeonly and occurs sympatrically with  A. munroi. 2274829965 [199,1221,1119,1146] South Africa -29.314722 Houmoed 20 19.546389 67 68 1 Northern Cape holotype 2274829905 [199,484,1155,1182] TMSA 67 68 1 holotype 2274829906 [505,1433,1407,1434] TMSA South Africa Northern Cape Province 67 68 TMSA02072 1 1 Northern Cape holotype 2274829941 1955-10-20 H. K. Munro South Africa -29.314722 Cape 20 19.546389 67 68 1 Western Cape holotype 2274829900 TMSA South Africa 67 68 1 1 holotype