Astatumen trinacriae ( Arcidiacono, 1962 )

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65. Astatumen trinacriae ( Arcidiacono, 1962) [T]

Itaquascon trinacriae Arcidiacono, 1962 (Binda 1984, Binda & Pilato 1987, Van Rompu et al. 1995) Itaquascon trinacriae ( Ramløv & Kristensen 1985)

Terra typica : Italy (Europe)

Algeria:

• 36°38′N, 05°45′E; 1,200 m asl: Jijel Province, M’Sid-Ech-Cheta (Texenna Pass). Binda & Pilato (1987)

Morocco:

• 32°25′N, 05°13′W; 1,750 m asl: Meknès-Tafilalet Region, S of Azrou , cedar forest, moss on limestone boulders in the forest glade. Ramløv & Kristensen (1985)

Republic of South Africa:

• 34°01′S, 23°55′E; 200 m asl: Eastern Cape Province, Tzitzikama [Tsitsikamma National Park], moss. Binda (1984)

Tunisia:

• 36°42'10''N, 08°40'46''E; 462 m asl: Jendouba Governorate, Beni M'tir, forest, moss on soil. Gąsiorek et al. (2017)

Zimbabwe:

• 18°44′S, 26°57′E; 1,100 m asl: Matabeleland North Province, Hwange National Park, near Main Camp , under grass and shrubs, dry sandy soil . Van Rompu et al. (1995)

• 20°26′S, 28°31′E; 1,350 m asl: Matabeleland South Province, Matobo National Park, Matopos, Moth Shrine , under grass, dry soil . Van Rompu et al. (1995)

• 20°32′S, 28°28′E; 1,350 m asl: Matabeleland South Province, Matobo National Park, Matopos, Nswatugi Cave , 10 m from the parking, under grass and various trees, dry soil. Van Rompu et al. (1995)

• 20°33′S, 28°31′E; 1,400 m asl: Matabeleland South Province, Matobo National Park, Matopos, left from the path to Pomongwe Cave , 10 m before the cave, under various trees, dry soil. Van Rompu et al. (1995)

Record numbers. Algeria: 1, Morocco: 1, Republic of South Africa: 1, Tunisia: 1, Zimbabwe: 4; total: 8.

Remarks. The disjunct Holarctic and tropical distribution ( McInnes 1994) requires further taxonomic analysis and, as with A. bartosi , a revision of the type material and/ or new material from the type locality.