Revision of the southern African genera Nemopterella Banks and Nemia Navás (Neuroptera: Nemopteridae: Nemopterinae), with descriptions of new genera and species Author Abdalla, Ishtiag H. Author Mansell, Mervyn W. Author Sole, Catherine L. text Zootaxa 2019 2019-07-12 4635 1 1 89 journal article 26219 10.11646/zootaxa.4635.1.1 de5c3cc9-9773-4e79-aaaf-0e964d7262f8 1175-5326 3335102 E1AC3BD4-6FCB-49F9-8069-624760C2CAF7 Afroptera apicalis ( Tjeder, 1967 ) comb. nov. ( Figs 63 , 105 , 110 , 120 , 152 ) Synonymy Nemopterella apicalis Tjeder, 1967: 487 . Etymology. Unknown, probably from the Latin word “ apicalis ” (apical) for the very long terminal segment of the antennae. Type locality. SOUTH AFRICA , Northern Cape Province . Marydale , 5 miles north, 29°20’19’’S 22°05’50’’E . Type depository. TMSA . Diagnosis . Afroptera apicalis is probably the sister species to A. aequabilis . Similarities and differences between the two species are given in the diagnosis of A. aequabilis . Size (mm). Male: body length 9.5 (8.5–10.2); forewing 23.3 (19–24.6); hind wing 47.8 (40–50.7); antenna 17.4 (14–18.5); Female: body length 11 (8.8–13.2); forewing 22.4 (19–24.8); hind wing 48.4 (39–52.6); antenna 12.4 (10.1–14.8). (N = 17) Type material examined. SOUTH AFRICA , Northern Cape Province . Holotype ♂ ( Fig. 110 ), TMSA02060 . HOLOTYPE Neu 090 Nemopterella apicalis Tjeder ♂ (red printed label) / MARYDALE, 5 m North of [ 29°20’19’’S 22°05’50’’E ], 9–10.X.1954 , A.J.T.Janse (white printed label) / Holotypus ♂ Nemopterella apicalis Tjed, Bo Tjeder 1966 (red handwritten label). Paratype : 1♀ same data as holotype. ( Both TMSA ) . Other material examined. SOUTH AFRICA , Northern Cape Province . 1♂ 4#, NEUR 11241 and 1♂ 1♀ , NEUR 11244 , Lang Hoogte Mine Office , 29°32’19’’S 17°23’27’’E , 100 m , 27.xi.1996 , A.J.van Wyk ; 4♂ 4♀ , NEUR11243 , same data but 1.xii.1996 . ( All SANC ) . Distribution and habitat. This species is endemic to the Northern Cape Province of South Africa ( Fig. 152 ). The present distribution is in two regions. One region falls within the Namaqualand Hardeveld Bioregion in the Succulent Karoo where the habitat is dry, typified by winter rains and vegetated by mostly dwarf succulent shrubs. The other region is located to the east of first one in the Bushmanland Bioregion in the Nama Karoo Biome where the habitat is also dry, receives predominantly summer rains and is dominated by grasses of the Bushmanland Arid Grassland type ( Mucina & Rutherford 2006 ).