Rhyncomya botswanae Zumpt, 1974

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Rhyncomya botswanae Zumpt, 1974

= Rhyncomya botswanae Zumpt, 1974: 129. Type locality: Botswana, Moremi Reserve. Remarks: HT and PT in NHMUK.

Distribution

Afrotropical: Botswana and South Africa* (Fig. 69 ).

Notes

Preferred environment: Gordonia Plains Shrubland, Senegalia mellifera (M. Vahl) Seigler and Ebinger on red sand. Recorded elevations: 1035 m a.s.l. Seasonality: a single specimen collected between September and November. Behaviour and ecology: unknown. Life cycle and developmental stages: unknown. Collection methods: Malaise trap. Illustrations and photography: male habitus as in Fig. 70 . Male terminalia as in fig. 1 in Zumpt (1974).

Type material examined: R. botswanae : 1? // Holo-type // Botswanhoa (B11) / Moremi Reserve, / 19 º 23'S, 23 º 33'E / 18-20.iv.1972 // Southern / African Exp. / B.M.1972-1 // slide no. 38 // Rhyncomya ? / Rhyncomya botswanae n.sp / Zumpt 1973 // Slide prep.: / 010194475 // [NHMUK 010832201]. R. botswanae : 1? // Para-type // Botswana (B7) / Kuke Pan, / 20 º 56'S, 22 º 25'E / 14-15.iv.1972 // Southern / African Exp. / B.M.1972-1 // slide no. 82 // Rhyncomya ? / Rhyncomya botswanae n. sp / Zumpt 1973 // Slide prep.: / 010194473 // [NHMUK 010832200]

Material examined: Suppl. materials 1, 2.

Figures

Figure 69. Rhyncomya botswanae occurrence map in South Africa, including eSwatini (eSw) and Lesotho (Le); horizontal axis longitude east and vertical axis latitude south.

Figure 70. Habitus, left lateral view of Rhyncomya botswanae male NHMUK 010832200 PT from Botswana (male without terminalia) (Copyright NHMUK); scale bar = 2 mm.