Corresponding author: Renzo Perissinotto (
Academic editor: S. Lingafelter
The original description of
Bjørnstad A, Grobbelaar E, Perissinotto R (2016) Review of
The male and female specimens represented in the photos of Figures
In 2006, one of the authors (EG) was working on the collection of the late Richard Watmough, a well-known South African entomologist who passed away in 2005 ( South African National Collection of Insects
Adult specimens of
Specimen length was measured from the anterior margin of the head to the elytral apex and the width was measured at the widest point of the elytra. Photos of set specimens were taken using either a Canon EOS 5D camera fitted with a Canon MP-E 65 Macro 2.8–1.5× objective or a Canon PowerShot G11 with automatic macro setting. The background was removed from the photos using Microsoft Word 2010 (Picture Tools), to increase clarity of resolution. Combine ZP Image Stacking Software by Alan Hadley (alan@micropics.org.uk) was used to obtain z-stacking composite images.
Terminology used to describe the male genitalia follows the standard work of
Holotype label data is quoted verbatim. Collections are abbreviated as follows: , South African National Collection of Insects (Pretoria, South Africa) , Natural History Museum (Oslo, Norway) , Anders Bjørnstad Private Collection (Skien, Norway) , Renzo Perissinotto and Lynette Clennell Private Collection (Port Elizabeth, South Africa) , Thierry Bouyer Private Collection (Chênée, Belgium) , Norbert Delahaye Private Collection (Plaisir, France) , Thierry Garnier Private Collection (Montpellier, France) , Republic of South Africa , Eastern Cape Province, RSA , Gauteng Province, RSA , Mpumalanga province, RSA
Four observations of the new
When
The tribe
eyes strongly emarginate, but not embracing antennal tubercle;
eyes widely separated dorsally;
antennae as long as or exceeding the body length in males;
antennae gradually becoming more slender distally;
scape very short;
3rd antennomere very long;
anterior coxal cavities open posteriorly;
prosternal process pointed;
metathoracic episterna usually truncate apically, without posterior constriction;
tibiae apically spined;
pronotal disc distinctly punctate;
lateral margins of pronotum each bearing five spines;
anterior border of pronotum with a silky tuft on each side of the ‘neck’;
head strongly declivous, resulting in mandibles not being visible in dorsal view.
Paratypes: 1♂
Ventrally the male prosternum and proepimera have a relatively smooth surface, with only a shallow microstructure giving a matte appearance (Figure
As usual, the visible abdominal sternites are transversally more convex in the female than in the male (Figures
In their revision of the African and Madagascan
In spite of these cautionary remarks,
On the other hand, the female erroneously included in the description of
Holotype ♂: SOUTH AFRICA:
1♂: A69 [no further data] (
1♂:
The name ‘
This study shows that the two sexes originally described as belonging to the same species,
The habitat and ecology of
Among the fynbos vegetation, adults and larvae of
Typical habitat of
Larval stages of
Unfortunately, very little is known about the habitat and biology of
We wish to thank the Eastern Cape Department of Economic Affairs, Environmental Affairs and Tourism for granting collection permits (CRO 125/14CR) and Rodger Smith, Natasja Wortel and Derek Clark for providing expert assistance and logistical support during the fieldwork undertaken in the Joubertina area. Our sincere thanks are due to Karsten Sund of the Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway, and Lynette Clennell of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, for taking the photographs used in the figures of the manuscript. We thank ARC-PPRI and the Department of Science and Technology, South Africa, for funding and supporting the study, including the publication of this manuscript. Thanks are also due to Riaan Stals (ARC-PPRI) for alerting us to the iSpot records and constructive suggestions on the manuscript.