Rhampsinitus

Starêga, Wojciech, 2009, Some southern African species of the genus Rhampsinitus Simon (Opiliones: Phalangiidae), Zootaxa 1981, pp. 43-56 : 55

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.185315

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6216686

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DD9424-9B34-FF90-F6B2-1D8DFB230BA7

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Plazi

scientific name

Rhampsinitus
status

 

Rhampsinitus View in CoL spp.: unidentified juveniles

Material examined. 1 juvenile ( MRAC 116.143) from Zimbabwe „S. Rhodesia, mont Selinda, forêt ombrophile de Chirinda, alt. 1300 m, dans humus”, collected July 1960 by N. Leleup. Republic of South Africa, 4 juveniles ( MRAC 130.013) from „ Afrique du Sud, Natal, Distr. de Bergville, Natal Drakensberg, dans l’humus, ZA.23”, collected October 1966 by N. Leleup. 1 juvenile ( MRAC 124.986) from „ Afrique du Sud, Prov. du Cap, Distr. de Clanwilliam, Sederberg, dans humus sous buissons ou grosses pierres, n.99” collected July 1966 by J. Smith. 1 juvenile ( MRAC 130.018) from „ Afrique du Sud, Cyprus Farm”, collected 20 September 1966 by N. Leleup. 1 juvenile ( MRAC 130.028) from „ Afrique du Sud, Prov. du Cap, Distr. de Clanwilliam, Sederberg, 500–1100 m, dans humus sous buissons ou grosses pierres, ZA.99” collected July 1966 by N. Leleup. 1 juvenile ( MRAC 130.052) from „ Afrique du Sud, Prov. du Cap, Muizenberge, forêt primaire Mathebaai [?], dans l’humus, ZA.53” collected December 1966 by N. Leleup. 1 juvenile ( MRAC 166.119) from South Africa: Ruigtevlei, Sedgefield, Cape, garden, collected October 1984 by R.J. Dowsett. 3 juveniles ( MRAC 169.716) from „ Zuid-Afrika: Table Mountain, top, 1050 m ”, collected 21 January 1989 by R. Jocqué. 1 juvenile ( MRAC 169.695) from „ Zuid-Afrika, 10 km E of Suurbraak, tall fijnbos, pitfall”, collected 1–12 January 1989 by R. Jocqué [very characteristic coloration resembling brownish and yellow marble]. 2 juveniles ( MRAC 200.865) from South Africa, Cederberg, Sederhoutkloof, 900–1200 m, collected 12 August 1994 by R. Jocqué and M. Jocqué. 3 juveniles ( MRAC 208.703: 2 juv., MRAC 208.713: 1 juv.) from South Africa, Colchester, 30 km E of Port Elizabeth, sieved litter of Rhus crenata , collected 28 April 1999 by R. Jocqué.

The series: 116.143 (Mt Selinda), 124.986, 130.028, 200.865 (Cederberg) and 169.695 (Suurbraak) most likely belong to three undescribed species. Without adults it is inappropriate to describe them.

MRAC

Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Opiliones

Family

Phalangiidae

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