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<figureCitation id="7D88A384FFA2D4644EEDFC4039AA8ACB" box="[708,739,911,937]" captionStart="FIGURE 22" captionStartId="36.[151,255,1453,1477]" captionTargetBox="[167,1426,211,1414]" captionTargetId="figure@36.[151,1436,194,1429]" captionTargetPageId="36" captionText="FIGURE 22. Geographical distribution of: Serraphula audisiana sp. n.; S. bulirschi sp. n.; S. colonnellii sp. n.; S. elongata Jacoby; S. mpumalangaensis sp. n.; S. natalensis sp. n.; S. puncticollis Bryant; S. wittmeri sp. n." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/195014/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">22</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="7D88A384FFA2D4644ED9FC4038468ACB" box="[752,783,911,937]" captionStart="FIGURES 43 60" captionStartId="40.[151,269,1700,1724]" captionTargetBox="[295,1283,186,1684]" captionTargetId="figure@40.[295,1284,186,1684]" captionTargetPageId="40" captionText="FIGURES 43 60. Median lobe of aedeagus of Serraphula Jacoby; lateral, ventral and dorsal view: S. elongata, Eastern Cape Province, Southwell area (43 a); S. elongata, Eastern Cape Province, nr Thornhill (43 b); S. colonnelii, Kwazulu- Natal, Ifafa Mouth (44); S. debiasei, Eastern Cape Province, 4 km S Barkly Pass (45); S. uysi, Transvaal, Palala (46); S. puncticollis, Eastern Cape Province, Port St. John (47); S. natalensis, KwaZulu-Natal, Blesberg (48); S. oberprieleri, Zimbabwe, Bunga Forest (49); S. mpumalangaensis, Mpumalanga, Houtenbek Farm, Macabelel Lodge (50); S. alticola, Mpumalanga, Mount Sheba area (51); S. audisiana, Kwazulu-Natal, Ngele Forest (52); S. aenea, Mashonaland (53); S. drakensbergensis, Kwazulu-Natal, Cathedral Peak (54); S. grobbelaariae, Mpumalanga, Houtenbek Farm, Boskrans Dam (55); S. duplessisi, Limpopo, Entabeni Forest Reserve, Soutpansberg (56); S. bulirschi, Kwazulu-Natal, Ntendeka Wilderness Area, Ngomi Forest (57); S. transvaalensis, Eastern Transvaal, Nelshoogte Pass (58); S. osellai, Kwazulu- Natal, Ngele Forest (59); S. wittmeri, Limpopo, Branddraai (60)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/195018/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">50</figureCitation>
,
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MATERIAL.
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3,
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DIAGNOSIS. For the diagnosis of this new species we refer to that reported for
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DESCRIPTION.
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3. Dorsal integument blackish, with evident blueish metallic reflection.
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Body shape elliptical (LB =
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), little convex. Maximum pronotal width at distal third (WP =
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); maximum elytral width at basal third (WE =
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Frons and vertex with finely punctulate; a large setigerous pore and some setigerous punctures near each upper ocular margin; frontal dimples moderately impressed; frontal grooves distally finely impressed along upper ocular margin; frontal tubercles dorsally distinctly delimited; frontal carina weakly raised, apically rounded; labrum sub-trapezoidal, blackish; palpi blackish; eyes sub-elliptical, normally sized; antennae shorter than body length (LAN =
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; LAN/LB = 0.91), with segments 14 pale, segment 5 slightly darkened, segments 611 clearly darkened; length of each antennomere proportional to numerical sequence 20:9:9:11:14:14:15:15:15:16:20 (right antenna).
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Pronotum sub-trapezoidal, slightly larger anteriorly, moderately transverse (LP =
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; WP/LP = 1.30), laterally weakly rounded; basal and lateral margin finely bordered; punctation densely and uniformly distributed with small but strongly impressed punctures; surface finely and irregularly microreticulate and wrinkled, sparsely punctulate. Scutellum sub-triangular, apically widely rounded, with microreticulate surface.
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Elytra moderately elongate (LE =
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; LE/LP = 2.25), covering entirely pygidium, laterally clearly rounded, apically obtuse-rounded; punctation arranged in 9 (+ 1 very short scutellar) regular rows, with medium-sized and strongly impressed punctures; elytral interstriae clearly keeled, with sub-opaque and finely punctulate surface; humeral calli absent; sub-apterous metathoracic wings.
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Legs with pale tibiae, tarsi and anterior and middle femora; hind femora dorsally darkened; hind tibiae weakly externally bent. Apical spur of hind tibiae long about as half of hind tibial length (LHT/LHTS = 1.93), apically internally curved; dorsal furrow proximally narrow and gradually and clearly open towards distal part; denture dense and partially irregular, generally formed by large teeth. First anterior and middle tarsomeres distinctly dilated, with adhesive structures on ventral side (cf.
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).
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<paragraph id="E50CBF01FFA3D4654CEFFEDF3BAB8830" blockId="19.[151,1437,152,1218]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Ventral surface brown; apical margin of last abdominal sternite medially weakly hollow, without pubescence.</paragraph>
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Median lobe of aedeagus (LAED =
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; LE/LAED = 1.74), in ventral view sub-parallel, clearly narrowed in apical fifth, apically moderately rounded, with thin median small tooth; ventral sulcus apically visible; in lateral view, median lobe clearly and regularly curved, apically weakly sinuous; dorsal sulcus visible in apical 2/5s, basally strongly narrowed and V-shaped; dorsal ligula apically rounded.
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VARIATION. 3 (n = 2; mean and standard deviation): LE = 1.24 ±
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; WE = 0.86 ±
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; WP = 0.71 ±
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; LAN = 1.64 ±
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; LAED = 0.71 ±
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; LB = 1.81 ±
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; LE/LP = 2.26 ± 0.02; WE/WP = 1.21 ± 0.02; WP/LP = 1.28 ± 0.02; LE/LAED = 1.76 ± 0.03; LAN/ (LE+LP) = 0.92 ± 0.01; LHT/LHTS = 2.08 ± 0.21. Ƥ (n = 2): LE = 1.42 ±
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; WE = 0.93 ±
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; LP = 0.62 ±
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; WP = 0.78 ±
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; LAN = 1.56 ±
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; LSP = 0.12 ±
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; LB = 2.11 ±
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; LE/LP = 2.29 ± 0.04; WE/WP = 1.20 ± 0.03; WP/LP = 1.25 ± 0.02; LE/LSP = 11.99 ± 1.26; LAN/ (LE+LP) = 0.76 ± 0.01; LHT/LHTS = 2.15 ± 0.01.
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.
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very similar in shape, sculpture and color to the
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. Female bigger than male (2.08 ≤ LB ≤
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) with shorter antennae (0.73 ≤ LAN/LB ≤ 0.74). Spermatheca with sub-globose basal part; distal part medially bent with collum not separated from apex, distally narrowed; small appendix present; ductus short and weakly arcuate, sub-ventrally inserted.
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ETYMOLOGY. This new species is named after Mpumalanga, north-eastern province of
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.
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DISTRIBUTION.
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(Mpumalanga). Southern-Eastern African chorotype (SEA) (cf. Biondi &amp; DAlessandro, 2006).
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ECOLOGICAL NOTES. This new species was collected on
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(DC.) Sch.Bip. ex Walp. (
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). Biome: Grassland (cf.
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). Veld
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: North-Eastern Sandy Highveld (cf.
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).
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