Limnocasis pumilio (Boheman, 1854)

Borowiec, Lech & Sekerka, Lukáš, 2015, On the genus Limnocassis Spaeth, with description of two new species from South Africa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae), Zootaxa 3999 (2), pp. 272-278 : 277-278

Limnocasis pumilio (Boheman, 1854)

(Figs 3–4, 14)

Additional examined material. 4 specimens “ RSA, NW, 2008 / W of Bothaville / Vaal river / 24.12. Snižek lgt.” (3 LSC , 1 DBET ).

Comments. Limnocassis pumilio is the most widely distributed species of this genus, the only with distribution range in South Africa beyond the Western and Eastern Cape provinces including Kwazulu-Natal, Free State, North-West and Limpopo Provinces ( Fig. 14 ). It is also the only species with a single locality in Zimbabwe ( Borowiec 2002).

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FIGURE 14. Distribution of Limnocassis Spaeth in Hincks, 1952 in South Africa: Limnocassis compacta sp. nov. (blue circle), L. pumilio (Boheman, 1854) (green circles), and L. regularis sp. nov. (red circles).