Maeniana apicalis (Walker, 1851) comb. nov.

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Eurybrachys apicalis Walker, 1851: 393 (described).

Olonia apicalis – Stål 1862: 488 (transferred to Olonia in key to genera of Eurybrachidae). — Atkinson 1886: 13 (English translation of Stål’s key). — Kirkaldy 1906: 445 (listed).

non Olonia apicalis – Lallemand 1935 (listed from Fergusson River, Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia (erroneous identification)).

Material examined

Holotype AUSTRALIA • ♀; W Australia, NW coast; “N. Holl., N.W. Coast / on the reverse / 44, 14”, “Type”, “ Eurybrachys apicalis, ”, “Re-pinned on stainless”; BMNH .

Remarks

This species is known from a single female, but closely related species were examined in the course of this study and their male genitalia show that they belong to the genus Maeniana, a view supported by a comparison with the male genitalia of the type species, Maeniana hirsuta (Jacobi, 1928) (Constant, unpublished data).