Calliptamulus natalensis ( Sjöstedt, 1913 )

Tshililo, Precious, 2020, Review of South African Euryphyminae, Zootaxa 4820 (1), pp. 70-104 : 86-87

Calliptamulus natalensis ( Sjöstedt, 1913)

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Euryphymus natalensis: Sjöstedt. 1913:26 ; Johnston, 1956:432.

Calliptamulus natalensis: Dirsh, 1956b:121–272 ; Dirsh, 1965: 268; Johnston, 1968:193, 199.

Type locality. Africa , Northern Africa, Egypt, Appelsbosc .

Material. SOUTH AFRICA: Eastern Cape: 28m SSE Graaf Reinet (S32.6434, E24.7476) 23.i.1966 coll. H.D. Brown, Furst— 1♂ ( SANC) ; Cape Town (S33.9275, E18.4288) 06.ii.1958 coll. C.G.C. Dickson— 2♀ ( SANC) ; Doornberghoek, Middelburg (S31.495129, E25.006072) 20.iv.1939 — 4♂ ( SANC) ; Jeffrey’s Bay (S34.0498, E24.9225) 24.i.1961 coll.A. Lea— 1♂ ( SANC) ; Middelburg (S31.5069, E25.0172) 07.ii.1958 coll. A.L. Reyneke— 2♂ ; 2♀ ( SANC) ; Miller Stn., Aberdeen (S33.0811, E23.9249) 24.iii.1957 coll. H.D. Brown— 4♂ ( SANC) ; Piketberg (S32.9032, E18.7570) 11.ii.1957 coll. C.G.C. Dickson— 2♀ ( SANC) ; Mpumalanga: Wakkerstroom (S27.3549, E30.1438) 09.i.1987 coll. R.L. Veenemans— 1♂ ( SANC) ; Willowmore (S33.2842, E23.4925) 10.iv.1968 coll. Dr. Brauns— 2♂, 3♀ (Transvaal Museum) ; Eastern Cape: Graaff Reinet, Doornberg (S31.8208, E24.4983) 18.iii.2017 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 1 adults ( SAMC) ; Northern Cape: Steynsburg, Ezelfontein (S30.9814, E25.6988) 06.iii.2017 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 3 adults ( SAMC) ; Eastern Cape: Bedford, Alstonfield (S32.5804, E26.2727) 02.iii.2017 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 3 adults ( SAMC) .

Distribution. This species was previously recorded from South Africa and Basotholand, Lesotho ( Dirsh 1956b) and Egypt ( Sjöstedt 1913).

Figures

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).