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