Panaspis sp. 1

Fig. 8 c

Records.

Rock outcrops near Catchi [- 13.7653, 13.2571, 1645 m] (MUNHAC / MB 03 - 001525, 001526); Catchi, basecamp [- 13.7627, 13.2562, 1597 m] (MUNHAC / MB 03 - 001528); 2 km N of Maylowe [- 13.8280, 13.2625, 820 m], (MUNHAC / MB 03 - 001529 – 001531); Dry riverbed, 2 km N of Maylowe [- 13.8265, 13.2601, 720 m] (MUNHAC / MB 03 - 001534).

Comments.

A new species is currently being described (MPM unpubl. data), only known from the Serra da Neve inselberg, where it is assumed to be endemic. Panaspis sp. 1 belongs to the same Central African lineages as P. cabindae and is part of the same clade as the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic islands species (Ceríaco et al. 2020 b; MPM unpubl. data). This species shows some ecological adaptability occurring in both Miombo woodlands in the higher elevation areas but also in the arid Mopane lowlands (MPM unpubl. data). It was recorded in sympatry with P. mocamedensis in the lowlands of the inselberg.