Dinapsis nubilis Hedqvist, 1967

Fig. 18

Material examined.

Holotype. Madagascar • ♀; Ranomafana [21.259457°S, 47.454986°E]; Museum Paris; Aug. 1940; A. Seyrig [blue labels]; Coll. Mus. Tervuren [white label] ; HOLOTYPUS Dinapsis nubilis sp. n. ♀ K-J Hedqvist det. 1967 [red label]; MNHN.

Distribution.

(Fig. 43) Madagascar.

Comments.

Dinapsis nubilis is only known from the type locality of Ranomafana, Madagascar. This small town lies adjacent to the Ranomafana National Park, which is in the south-eastern region of Madagascar in Haute Matsiatra and Vatovavy. Dinapsis nubilis is most closely related to D. albicoxa, which both share the unusual characteristic of having lobe-like extensions off the sides of the mesoscutum (see discussion in species-group section). Dinapsis nubilis can be distinguished from D. albicoxa (which has banded wings) by the wings being entirely dark-coloured (Fig. 18F).