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<emphasis id="B906B255A744FFADFF0DF9CF35315922" bold="true" box="[151,328,1610,1637]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Afroptera alba</emphasis>
Mansell &amp; Abdalla
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(
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,
<figureCitation id="134972C2A744FFADFE98F9EB355959CF" box="[258,288,1646,1672]" captionStart="FIGURES 46–49" captionStartId="35.[151,262,1120,1145]" captionTargetBox="[249,1337,277,1085]" captionTargetId="figure@35.[249,1338,277,1085]" captionTargetPageId="35" captionText="FIGURES 46–49. Thorax of Afroptera spp. 46, A. folia sp. nov; 47, A. acuta sp. nov; 48, A. alba sp. nov; 49, A. balli sp. nov." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3335136/files/figure.png" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">48</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="134972C2A744FFADFEB6F9E8353359CF" box="[300,330,1645,1672]" captionStart="FIGURES 56–66" captionStartId="41.[151,264,1562,1587]" captionTargetBox="[227,1361,237,1500]" captionTargetId="figure@41.[227,1361,227,1505]" captionTargetPageId="41" captionText="FIGURES 56–66.Antennae of Afroptera spp. 56, A. acuta sp. nov.; 57, A. alba sp. nov.; 58, A. koranna sp. nov.; 59, A. folia sp. nov.; 60, A. cylindrata sp. nov.; 61, A. balli sp. nov.; 62, A. maraisi sp. nov.; 63, A. apicalis (Tjeder); 64, A. bitis (Tjeder); 65, A. aequabilis (Tjeder); 66, A. brinkmani sp. nov." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3335142/files/figure.png" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">57</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="134972C2A744FFADFECCF9EB350D59CF" box="[342,372,1646,1672]" captionStart="FIGURES 79–86" captionStartId="43.[151,264,1747,1772]" captionTargetBox="[227,1361,200,1699]" captionTargetId="figure@43.[227,1361,200,1699]" captionTargetPageId="43" captionText="FIGURES 79–86. Afroptera spp. Forewings of the males. 79, A. acuta sp. nov.; 80, A. alba sp. nov.; 81, A. koranna sp. nov.; 82, A. balli sp. nov.; 83, A. cylindrata sp. nov.; 84, A. brinkmani sp. nov.; 85, A. maraisi sp. nov.; 86, A. folia sp. nov. Scale = 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3335146/files/figure.png" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">80</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="134972C2A744FFADFE1AF9E835D259CF" box="[384,427,1645,1672]" captionStart="FIGURES 153–154" captionStartId="71.[151,264,1983,2008]" captionTargetBox="[174,1414,179,1929]" captionTargetId="figure@71.[174,1414,179,1955]" captionTargetPageId="71" captionText="FIGURES 153–154. Distribution maps of Afroptera spp." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3335180/files/figure.png" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">154</figureCitation>
)
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urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:
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<emphasis id="B906B255A744FFADFF0DF95F356759B3" bold="true" box="[151,286,1754,1780]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word
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<emphasis id="B906B255A744FFADFCEBF95F37DA59B3" box="[881,931,1754,1780]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">alba</emphasis>
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(white) for the characteristic pale coloration of this species.
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<typeStatus id="54C9D0E5A744FFADFF5DF8A7357B587B" box="[199,258,1826,1852]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Type</typeStatus>
locality.
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,
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<emphasis id="B906B255A744FFADFE6FF8A636E9587B" box="[501,656,1827,1852]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Karas Region</emphasis>
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.
<location id="8EAD389CA744FFADFD04F8A737F9587A" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03DBDF51A744FFAFFF0DF9CF372C5DEC:8EAD389CA744FFADFD04F8A737F9587A" box="[670,896,1826,1853]" country="Namibia" latitude="-24.876112" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="15.901667" name="Kwessiewater Farm" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" stateProvince="//Karas">Kwessiewater Farm</location>
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<geoCoordinate id="EE460880A744FFADFB81F8A430D1587B" box="[1051,1192,1825,1852]" degrees="15" direction="east" minutes="54" orientation="longitude" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" precision="15" seconds="06" value="15.901667">15°54’06’’E</geoCoordinate>
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.
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<emphasis id="B906B255A744FFADFF5DF8C0353B5827" bold="true" box="[199,322,1861,1888]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
This unique species is easily differentiated from all other species in
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<emphasis id="B906B255A744FFADFBDEF8C330C95827" box="[1092,1200,1862,1888]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Afroptera</emphasis>
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by its small size, the whitish body appearance and unstriped body (
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).
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<emphasis id="B906B255A744FFADFF5DF808352058EF" bold="true" box="[199,345,1933,1960]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Description.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B906B255A744FFADFEC4F80A35F258EE" box="[350,395,1935,1961]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Size</emphasis>
(mm). Male: body length 8.9 (8.6–9.3); forewing 20.5 (20–21.6); hind wing 46.6 (43.8–48.4); antenna 14.3 (12.8–15.3). Female: body length 9.7 (8.5–11.4); forewing 21 (20–22.8); hind wing 42.3 (39.6–46.9); antenna 10.3 (9.4–11.5).
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. Body length 9.5; forewing 22.4; hind wing 48.1; antenna 15.3. (N = 10)
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<emphasis id="B906B255A747FFAEFF5DFF1C357D5FF4" box="[199,260,153,179]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Head</emphasis>
. Frons, clypeus light yellow. Genae and maxilla creamy white. Palpi light brown. Vertex light yellowish brown. Eyes small, black, widely separated. Antennae short, not reaching pterostigma, whitish yellow proximally, darkish brown distally with black setae. Terminal segment mainly membranous and approximately same length as penultimate segment (
<figureCitation id="134972C2A747FFAEFE15FE80359A5E58" box="[399,483,260,287]" captionStart="FIGURES 56–66" captionStartId="41.[151,264,1562,1587]" captionTargetBox="[227,1361,237,1500]" captionTargetId="figure@41.[227,1361,227,1505]" captionTargetPageId="41" captionText="FIGURES 56–66.Antennae of Afroptera spp. 56, A. acuta sp. nov.; 57, A. alba sp. nov.; 58, A. koranna sp. nov.; 59, A. folia sp. nov.; 60, A. cylindrata sp. nov.; 61, A. balli sp. nov.; 62, A. maraisi sp. nov.; 63, A. apicalis (Tjeder); 64, A. bitis (Tjeder); 65, A. aequabilis (Tjeder); 66, A. brinkmani sp. nov." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3335142/files/figure.png" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Fig. 57</figureCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="B906B255A747FFAEFF5DFEAC35595E04" box="[199,288,297,323]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Thorax.</emphasis>
White, heavily powdered, without distinct longitudinal mid and lateral stripes (
<figureCitation id="134972C2A747FFAEFB03FEAC30945E04" box="[1177,1261,297,323]" captionStart="FIGURES 46–49" captionStartId="35.[151,262,1120,1145]" captionTargetBox="[249,1337,277,1085]" captionTargetId="figure@35.[249,1338,277,1085]" captionTargetPageId="35" captionText="FIGURES 46–49. Thorax of Afroptera spp. 46, A. folia sp. nov; 47, A. acuta sp. nov; 48, A. alba sp. nov; 49, A. balli sp. nov." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3335136/files/figure.png" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Fig. 48</figureCitation>
). Fore and hind margins of pronotum with long white hairs and no black hairs. Sparse smooth white hairs present behind anterior hairs on fore margin. Distal lateral sides also with long white hairs. Whole mesonotum with white pubescence, markedly longer and denser on antero-lateral portions and on disc of prescutum than mesoscutum and mesoscutellum. Sides of mesoscutum naked except for a few short white hairs posteriorly on each side. Two tufts of long white hairs also present laterally on hind margin of the mesocutllum. Metanotum with two groups of long white hairs laterally on each side.
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<emphasis id="B906B255A747FFAEFF0DF942355959A7" bold="true" box="[151,288,1735,1760]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">FIGURE 43.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B906B255A747FFAEFEBCF94D35C259A7" box="[294,443,1736,1760]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Afroptera alba</emphasis>
Mansell &amp; Abdalla
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<emphasis id="B906B255A747FFAEFD12F94D36A059A7" bold="true" box="[648,729,1736,1760]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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, habitus. Forewing length = 22.4 mm.
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</caption>
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<emphasis id="B906B255A747FFAEFF5DF88A353F586F" box="[199,326,1807,1832]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Forewings.</emphasis>
Broad with sub-acute apex and distinct emargination before the apex (
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). Pterostigma brown, long but not reaching C. Venation light brown.
<collectingRegion id="49B6A0A5A747FFAEFD30F8B63693580A" box="[682,746,1843,1869]" country="New Zealand" name="West Coast" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Costa</collectingRegion>
whitish. Subcosta and R creamy yellowish. Two thirds of Cx before pterostigma shaded with dark brown. Costal cells increasing in size towards pterostigma. Nineteen Cx before pterostigma in right wing,
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left. Nine crossveins between R and M before origin of Rs in right wing,
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left. Ten radial crossveins before pterostigma in right wing,
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left.
<emphasis id="B906B255A747FFAEFC3FF81A305F58FF" box="[933,1062,1951,1977]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Hind wings</emphasis>
approximately double the length of forewings. Proximal portions and bases whitish yellow, creamy white to light brown in the middle with cells shaded brown. Area before dark area whitish with white cells. The dark area shorter than white area. Crossveins dark brown, longitudinal veins creamy white.
<emphasis id="B906B255A746FFAFFD05FF3B36AD5F90" box="[671,724,190,215]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Legs</emphasis>
yellow with black setae, first tarsomere white, coxae pruinose, with short white hairs.
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<paragraph id="8BCD6E47A746FFAFFF5DFE8036585E20" blockId="31.[151,1437,153,683]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">
<emphasis id="B906B255A746FFAFFF5DFE8035485E58" box="[199,305,261,287]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Abdomen</emphasis>
. Predominantly white, highly pruinose with whitish yellow hind margin to tergites. The longitudinal mid and lateral stripes indistinct. Tergites covered in scattered long white hairs. Venter with short dense white hairs. Apex yellow with long black hairs.
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<paragraph id="8BCD6E47A746FFAFFF5DFEF734C65EE8" blockId="31.[151,1437,153,683]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">
<emphasis id="B906B255A746FFAFFF5DFEF735565ECC" box="[199,303,370,395]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Variation</emphasis>
. The thorax in some female specimens with white hairs only, and some variation in the number of Cx.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8BCD6E47A746FFAFFF5DFE3C348A5D5C" blockId="31.[151,1437,153,683]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">
<emphasis id="B906B255A746FFAFFF5DFE3C358D5E94" bold="true" box="[199,500,440,467]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Type material examined.</emphasis>
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<collectingCountry id="F3652ED7A746FFAFFE67FE3C36025E94" box="[509,635,441,467]" name="Namibia" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">NAMIBIA</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingRegion id="49B6A0A5A746FFAFFD13FE3F375C5E94" box="[649,805,442,467]" country="Namibia" name="//Karas" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">
<emphasis id="B906B255A746FFAFFD13FE3F375C5E94" box="[649,805,442,467]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Karas Region</emphasis>
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.
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,
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,
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,
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,
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<quantity id="4C8AC3A2A746FFAFFD9BFE5836335EB0" box="[513,586,477,503]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="9.0" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" unit="m" value="900.0">900 m</quantity>
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,
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,
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.
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<emphasis id="B906B255A746FFAFFC1DFE5B37805EB0" box="[903,1017,478,503]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Paratypes</emphasis>
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:
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, same data as holotype. (All
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)
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.
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<emphasis id="B906B255A746FFAFFF5DFDA1358B5D78" bold="true" box="[199,498,548,575]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Distribution and habitat.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B906B255A746FFAFFE63FDA036E75D78" box="[505,670,549,575]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Afroptera alba</emphasis>
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is endemic to
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where its distribution is in the Namib Desert Eco-region (
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). The collection site is in the Namib Desert west of the Great Escarpment. The area is mostly gravel plains, sand dunes and scattered mountain outcrops, vegetated mostly by grasses, shrubs, and ephemeral plants near the escarpment with sparse trees (
<bibRefCitation id="EFE313B6A746FFAFFD0BFD1437305DEC" author="Nicholson, S. E." box="[657,841,657,683]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" pagination="385 - 388" refId="ref48942" refString="Nicholson, S. E. (2011) Dryland Climatology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 4 pp. [pp. 385 - 388] https: // doi. org / 10.1017 / CBO 9780511973840" type="book chapter" year="2011">Nicholson 2011</bibRefCitation>
).
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