Afroptera lanata Abdalla & Mansell & Sole 2019, comb. nov
| العنوان: | Afroptera lanata Abdalla & Mansell & Sole 2019, comb. nov |
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| المؤلفون: | Abdalla, Ishtiag H., Mansell, Mervyn W., Sole, Catherine L. |
| بيانات النشر: | Zenodo, 2019. |
| سنة النشر: | 2019 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Insecta, Arthropoda, Nemopteridae, Animalia, Neuroptera, Afroptera, Biodiversity, Afroptera lanata, Taxonomy |
| الوصف: | Afroptera lanata (Tjeder, 1967) comb. nov. (Figs 127, 135, 155) Synonymy Nemopterella lanata Tjeder, 1967: 485. Etymology. Unknown, probably from the Latin word lanata (woolly) for its hairy thorax. Type locality. South Africa, Western Cape Province. Riversdale Mountains, 34°00’S 21°15’E. Type depository. SAMC. Diagnosis. A large species, easily distinguished from its congeners by the markedly broad forewings (Figs 127, 135) and very hairy thorax. Type material examined. SOUTH AFRICA, Western Cape Province. Holotype ♂, SAM–NEU–A001258, Riversdale Mountains [34°00’S 21°15’E], (white printed label) / Holotypus ♂, Nemopterella lanata Tjed, Bo Tjeder 1966 (red handwritten label). (SAMC). Distribution and habitat. This species is known only from Riversdale Mountains in the Western Cape Province, South Africa (Fig. 155) where it was collected in the Mossel Bay Shale Renosterveld vegetation type in the Fynbos Biome (Mucina & Rutherford 2006). In general, this habitat comprises undulating hills together with flat lands rich in thicket elements, Renosterbos and succulent plants are also present. The area is characterised by high annual precipitation with an average of 270–620 mm per year. Remarks. The species is known only by its male holotype. Published as part of Abdalla, Ishtiag H., Mansell, Mervyn W. & Sole, Catherine L., 2019, Revision of the southern African genera Nemopterella Banks and Nemia Navás (Neuroptera: Nemopteridae: Nemopterinae), with descriptions of new genera and species, pp. 1-89 in Zootaxa 4635 (1) on page 47, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4635.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3335102 {"references":["Tjeder, B. (1967) Neuroptera-Planipennia. The Lace-wings of Southern Africa. 6. Family Nemopteridae. In: Hanstrom, B., Brinck, P. & Rudebec, G. (Eds.), South African Animal Life. Vol. 13. Swedish Natural Science Research Council, Stockholm, pp. 290 - 501.","Mucina, L. & Rutherford, M. C. (2006) The vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. In: Strelitzia. Vol. 19. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, pp. 1 - 808."]} |
| DOI: | 10.5281/zenodo.5922879 |
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| DOI: | 10.5281/zenodo.5922879 |
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