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Subgenus 
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF27AF66C485F94F3558E9E8" bold="true" box="[392,578,1684,1710]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Nanoplinthisus</emphasis>
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As stated in the introduction, the placement of the following groups in 
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is provisional pending further study of 
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on a worldwide basis.
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SPECIES­GROUP
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<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF26AF67C405FE573686EEE0" box="[264,412,396,422]" captionStart-0="FIGURES 1 – 7" captionStart-1="FIGURES 8 – 17" captionStartId-0="41.[264,370,1736,1757]" captionStartId-1="44.[264,370,1735,1756]" captionTargetBox-0="[360,1234,329,1704]" captionTargetBox-1="[342,1246,317,1709]" captionTargetId-0="figure@41.[352,1234,326,1712]" captionTargetId-1="figure@44.[340,1247,315,1741]" captionTargetPageId-0="41" captionTargetPageId-1="44" captionText-0="FIGURES 1 – 7. Plinthisus spp., dorsal view. 1, P. (Isioscytus) pulchellus n. sp., macropter. 2, P. pulchellus, brachypter. 3, P. (Nanoplinthisus) ericae n. sp., macropter. 4, P. e r i c a e, brachypter. 5, P. (Nanoplinthisus) fynbosi n. sp. 6, P. (Nanoplinthisus) peninsularis n. sp. 7, P. (Nanoplinthisus) lamprus n. sp. Figures 6 to 7 on the next two pages." captionText-1="FIGURES 8 – 17. Head and anterior part of pronotum, male, lateral view. 8, P. (Plinthisus) rudebecki Slater, 1964. 9, P. (Plinthisus) hirsutus Slater, 1964. 10, P. (Plinthisus) brachyoccus n. sp. 11, P. pulchellus. 12, P. e r i ­ cae. 13, P. fynbosi. 14, P. peninsularis. 15, P. lamprus. 16 (p. 46), P. (Nanoplinthisus) zuurbergi n. sp. 17 (p. 46), P. (Nanoplinthisus) drakensbergensis n. sp. Abbreviations: at—antenniferous tubercle, bc—buccula, br—buccular ridges, cs—collar sulcus, j—juga, js—jugal sulcus, la—first labial segment, l—lorum, pppropleural pore, pps—propleural suture, tls—trichobothriumlike setae, ts—tylar sulcus, ty—tylus, v—vertex." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/157232/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/157233/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
Figs. 3, 
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<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF26AF67C4A5FE5736D2EEE0" box="[424,456,396,422]" captionStart="FIGURES 18 – 27" captionStartId="45.[264,370,1747,1768]" captionTargetBox="[361,1231,339,1680]" captionTargetId="figure@45.[340,1247,326,1751]" captionTargetPageId="45" captionText="FIGURES 18 – 27. Mesopleuron and metapleuron, male. 18, P. rudebecki. 19, P. hirsutus. 20, P. brachyoccus. 21, P. pulchellus. 22, P. e r i c a e. 23, P. fynbosi. 24, P. peninsularis, 25, P. lamprus. 26, P. z u u r b e rg i. 27, P. drakensbergensis. Abbreviations: au—auricle, hm—hemelytron, mf – metapleural flange, mp—mesepimeron, mps—mesopleural sulcus, ms – mesepisternum, mt—metepisternum, sa—scent area, tls – trichobothriumlike setae. Figures 24 to 27 on the next page." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157234/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">22</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF26AF67C4D9FE5736EEEEE0" box="[468,500,396,422]" captionStart="FIGURES 28 – 37" captionStartId="46.[264,370,1738,1759]" captionTargetBox="[351,1190,316,1582]" captionTargetId="figure@46.[340,1247,291,1717]" captionTargetPageId="46" captionText="FIGURES 28 – 37. Male right metathoracic wing, ventral view, 28, P. brachyoccus, macropter, including Fig. 28 a, detail of overlapping stridulitra of wings at rest. Figs 29 – 37, brachypterous metathoracic wings. 29, P. rudebecki. 30, P. hirsutus. 31, P. pulchellus. 32, P. e r ic a e. 33, P. fynbosi. 34, P. peninsularis. 35, P. lamprus. 36, P. z u u r b e rg i. 37, P. drakensbergensis. Abbreviations: Cu—Cubitus, h—hamus, IV—Intervannal veins, M— Medius, mnt—metanotum, mtws—metathoracic wing stridulitrum, Pcss—Postcubital sector stridulitrum, R— Radius, Sc—scutellum, st—stridulitrum, te—teeth. Figures 29 to 37 on the next page." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157235/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">32</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF26AF67C70DFE57353AEEE0" box="[512,544,396,422]" captionStart="FIGURES 38 – 50" captionStartId="48.[264,370,1660,1681]" captionTargetBox="[404,1232,355,1613]" captionTargetId="figure@48.[340,1247,324,1646]" captionTargetPageId="48" captionText="FIGURES 38 – 50. Abdomen structures. 38 (p. 48), lateral view, male, P. e r ic a e. 39 – 48, left dorsal view, male. 39, P. rudebecki. 40, P. hirsutus. 41, P. brachyoccus. 42, P. pulchellus. 43, P. e r i c a e. 44, P. fynbosi. 45, P. peninsularis. 46, P. lamprus. 47, P. zuurbergi. 48, P. drakensbergensis. 49 – 50, dorsal abdominal segments 5 – 8, female. 49, P. pulchellus. 50, P. fynbosi. Abbreviations: e—epipleurite of connexivum, h—hypopleurite of connexivum, oj— oblique juncture of hypopleurites 4 &amp; 5, pl—plectrum on tergum one, sg—scent gland scar, sp – spiracle, spl—secondary plectrum, St 3 — sternum 3, St 7 — sternum 7, Tg 2 — tergum 2, Tg 6 — tergum 6, Tg 7 — tergum 7, tr—trichobothrium. Figures 44 to 50 on the next page." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157236/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">43</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF26AF67C721FE573562EEE0" box="[556,632,396,422]" captionStart="FIGURES 51 – 65" captionStartId="50.[264,370,1706,1727]" captionTargetBox="[362,1207,344,1705]" captionTargetId="figure@50.[340,1247,324,1711]" captionTargetPageId="50" captionText="FIGURES 51 – 65. Genital capsule, dorsal view (d. v.), lateral view (l. v.). 51, P. hirsutus, d. v. 52, P. hirsutus, l. v. 53, P. pulchellus, d. v. 54, P. brachyoccus, d. v. 55, P. brachyoccus, l. v. 56, P. lamprus, d. v. 57, P. e r i c a e, d. v. 58, P. e r i c a e, l. v. 59, P. drakensbergensis, d. v. 60, P. fynbosi, d. v. 61, P. fynbosi, l. v. 61 a, P. rudebecki, d. v. 62, P. peninsularis, d. v. 63, P. peninsularis, l. v. 64, P. z u u r b e rg i, d. v. 65, P. zuurberg, l. v. Abbreviations: ap—accessory sperm pump, as—anal sclerites, cl—clasper in place, co—clasper opening, do—dorsal opening, epepiproct, p—parandria, pa—paraprocts, pr—posterior rim. Figures 62 to 65 on the next page." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157237/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">57, 58</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF26AF67C7BDFE5735E6EEE0" box="[688,764,396,422]" captionStart="FIGURES 80 – 99" captionStartId="52.[264,370,1670,1691]" captionTargetBox="[373,1217,311,1654]" captionTargetId="figure@52.[340,1235,286,1675]" captionTargetPageId="52" captionText="FIGURES 80 – 99. Phallus, dorsal (or frontal) view (d. v.) and lateral view (l. v.). 80, P. rudebecki, d. v. 81, P. rudebecki, l. v. 82, P. hirsutus, d. v. 83, P. hirsutus, l. v. 84, P. brachyoccus, d. v. 85, P. brachyoccus, l. v. 86, P. pulchellus, d. v. 87, P. pulchellus, l. v. 88, P. e r i c a e, d. v. 89, P. e r ic a e, l. v. 90, P. fynbosi, d. v. 91, P. fynbosi, l. v. 92, P. peninsularis, d. v. 93, P. peninsularis, l. v. 94, P. lamprus, d. v. 95, P. lamprus, l. v. 96, P. z u u r b e rg i, d. v. 97, P. z u u r b e rg i, l. v. 98, P. drakensbergensis, d. v. 99, P. drakensbergensis, l. v. Abbreviations: ap—accessory pump, ba—basal apparatus, gp—gonoporal process, hp—helicoid process, hs—holding sclerites, pt—phallotheca, n—reservoir neck, rb—reservoir body, se—sleeve, sr—sperm reservoir, w—wings. Figures 90 to 99 on the next page." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157239/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">88, 89</figureCitation>
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, 
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF26AF67C64FFE573477EEE0" box="[834,877,396,422]" captionStart="FIGURES 110 – 120" captionStartId="55.[264,370,1725,1746]" captionTargetBox="[343,1234,326,1724]" captionTargetId="figure@55.[340,1247,324,1733]" captionTargetPageId="55" captionText="FIGURES 110 – 120. Male prothoracic leg, inside (anterior) view. 110, P. (Locutius) herbarum Lindberg, 1958. 111, P. (Plinthisus) brevipennis, Latreille, 1807. 112, P. (Dasythisus) indentatus Barber, 1918. 113, P. hirsutus. 114, P. brachyoccus. 115, P. pulchellus. 116, P. ericae. 117, P. fynbosi. 118, P. peninsularis. 119, P. lamprus. 120, P. zuurbergi. 121, P. drakensbergensis. Abbreviations: ats—apical tibial spine, fs—profemoral spines, fsl—profemoral sulcus, pcs—procoxal spine, tbs—protibial spine, tsl—protibial sulcus, tt—protibial tubercles, sr—spur." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157241/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">116</figureCitation>
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Brachypterous male (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF26AF67C7A1FE0735E2EEB0" box="[684,760,476,502]" captionStart="FIGURES 1 – 7" captionStartId="41.[264,370,1736,1757]" captionTargetBox="[360,1234,329,1704]" captionTargetId="figure@41.[352,1234,326,1712]" captionTargetPageId="41" captionText="FIGURES 1 – 7. Plinthisus spp., dorsal view. 1, P. (Isioscytus) pulchellus n. sp., macropter. 2, P. pulchellus, brachypter. 3, P. (Nanoplinthisus) ericae n. sp., macropter. 4, P. e r i c a e, brachypter. 5, P. (Nanoplinthisus) fynbosi n. sp. 6, P. (Nanoplinthisus) peninsularis n. sp. 7, P. (Nanoplinthisus) lamprus n. sp. Figures 6 to 7 on the next two pages." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157232/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
). Pronotum and exposed abdominal terga dark red­brown; explanate pronotal margins somewhat lighter. Head and scutellum chocolate to nearly black. Hemelytra a contrasting bright orange­tan. Ventral and pleural areas, profemora and suffused areas on meso­ and metafemora castaneous to red­brown. Posterior lobe of metapleuron, acetabula of meso­ and metapleura, coxae, trochanters, tibiae and tarsi yellowish. Antennae yellowish­brown. Body surface shining. Head, pronotum, scutellum, prosternal collar, proepimeron and hemelytra coarsely and very densely punctate; punctures on hemelytra large, deep and discrete. Scutellar punctures somewhat anastomosing, giving surface a granulose­rugulose appearance. Exposed abdominal terga finely pebbled; connexiva linear­rugulose. Body and appendages clothed with short, sparse, decumbent, sericeous hairs. Trichobothriumlike pair of setae on vertex (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF26AF67C6C8FCB73300ECC0" box="[965,1050,876,902]" captionStart="FIGURES 8 – 17" captionStartId="44.[264,370,1735,1756]" captionTargetBox="[342,1246,317,1709]" captionTargetId="figure@44.[340,1247,315,1741]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="FIGURES 8 – 17. Head and anterior part of pronotum, male, lateral view. 8, P. (Plinthisus) rudebecki Slater, 1964. 9, P. (Plinthisus) hirsutus Slater, 1964. 10, P. (Plinthisus) brachyoccus n. sp. 11, P. pulchellus. 12, P. e r i ­ cae. 13, P. fynbosi. 14, P. peninsularis. 15, P. lamprus. 16 (p. 46), P. (Nanoplinthisus) zuurbergi n. sp. 17 (p. 46), P. (Nanoplinthisus) drakensbergensis n. sp. Abbreviations: at—antenniferous tubercle, bc—buccula, br—buccular ridges, cs—collar sulcus, j—juga, js—jugal sulcus, la—first labial segment, l—lorum, pppropleural pore, pps—propleural suture, tls—trichobothriumlike setae, ts—tylar sulcus, ty—tylus, v—vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157233/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Fig. 12</figureCitation>
) relatively stout, short, 0.06 long, 0.13 apart, 0.03 from eye; no other head, tibial, and thoracic setae. [Abdomen (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF26AF67C41CFC67367CEC90" box="[273,358,956,982]" captionStart="FIGURES 38 – 50" captionStartId="48.[264,370,1660,1681]" captionTargetBox="[404,1232,355,1613]" captionTargetId="figure@48.[340,1247,324,1646]" captionTargetPageId="48" captionText="FIGURES 38 – 50. Abdomen structures. 38 (p. 48), lateral view, male, P. e r ic a e. 39 – 48, left dorsal view, male. 39, P. rudebecki. 40, P. hirsutus. 41, P. brachyoccus. 42, P. pulchellus. 43, P. e r i c a e. 44, P. fynbosi. 45, P. peninsularis. 46, P. lamprus. 47, P. zuurbergi. 48, P. drakensbergensis. 49 – 50, dorsal abdominal segments 5 – 8, female. 49, P. pulchellus. 50, P. fynbosi. Abbreviations: e—epipleurite of connexivum, h—hypopleurite of connexivum, oj— oblique juncture of hypopleurites 4 &amp; 5, pl—plectrum on tergum one, sg—scent gland scar, sp – spiracle, spl—secondary plectrum, St 3 — sternum 3, St 7 — sternum 7, Tg 2 — tergum 2, Tg 6 — tergum 6, Tg 7 — tergum 7, tr—trichobothrium. Figures 44 to 50 on the next page." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157236/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Fig. 38</figureCitation>
) with one trichobothrium on each side of meson of sternum 3, none on sternum 4; anterior trichobothrial hairs of sterna 5 and 6 very long, posterior hairs on sternum 5 short, oblique and directly (0.04) below spiracle; only one posterior hair on 6; dorsal hair of sternum 7 long, ventral hair short.]
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(
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF26AF67C48AFB8736C1EB30" box="[391,475,1116,1142]" captionStart="FIGURES 8 – 17" captionStartId="44.[264,370,1735,1756]" captionTargetBox="[342,1246,317,1709]" captionTargetId="figure@44.[340,1247,315,1741]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="FIGURES 8 – 17. Head and anterior part of pronotum, male, lateral view. 8, P. (Plinthisus) rudebecki Slater, 1964. 9, P. (Plinthisus) hirsutus Slater, 1964. 10, P. (Plinthisus) brachyoccus n. sp. 11, P. pulchellus. 12, P. e r i ­ cae. 13, P. fynbosi. 14, P. peninsularis. 15, P. lamprus. 16 (p. 46), P. (Nanoplinthisus) zuurbergi n. sp. 17 (p. 46), P. (Nanoplinthisus) drakensbergensis n. sp. Abbreviations: at—antenniferous tubercle, bc—buccula, br—buccular ridges, cs—collar sulcus, j—juga, js—jugal sulcus, la—first labial segment, l—lorum, pppropleural pore, pps—propleural suture, tls—trichobothriumlike setae, ts—tylar sulcus, ty—tylus, v—vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157233/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Fig. 12</figureCitation>
) only slightly declivent, subacuminate, lightly convex, nearly flat across vertex. Tylus almost attaining distal end of 1st antennal segment. Tylus lightly convex, width 0.05, length 0.12. Tylar sutures incised, converging caudad. Juga nearly flat, apices pointed. Lorum elevated into a shining bar below jugal suture. Antenniferous tubercles very short, invisible from above; insertion of antenna just in front of and below level of eye. Eye with posterior ridge of cuticle broadly in contact with anterolateral pronotal angle. Eye trichobothria absent. Eye relatively large, oval, of about 100 facets; eye length 0.06, height 0.10. [Ocelli minute, nearly invisible, visible only in cleared specimens.] Bucculae low, anteriorly less (0.02) than 1/2 width of labial segment 1 (0.05), becoming ridges at level of juga, ridges terminating caudad in a truncated broad &quot;V&quot; at base of head. Telescoped posterior portion of head slightly swollen ventrally, length 0.12. Visible head length 0.22, width 0.30; interocular space 0.19, height above eyes 0.01, below eyes 0.03, preocular distance 0.10. Pronotum subquadrate, evenly arcuate laterad; anterior margin deeply concave; posterior margin very shallowly concave; lateral margins narrowly but distinctly explanate.
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broadest at anterior 1/3, evenly narrowed caudad, maximum pronotal width as great as width across hemelytra. Posterior lobe very weakly evident. Dorsum of anterior lobe moderately convex, height above lateral margin 0.10. Pronotal median length 0.44, posterior lobe length 0.08; maximum width 0.54, width across humeri 0.52; [dorsal collar length 0.05 (cleared)]. Scutellum gently tumid; length 0.20, width 0.32. [Mesoscutum not sulcate, nor exposed laterad, nor continuous with mesepisternum.] Hemelytron (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF25AF64C1D5FEC73239EE70" box="[1240,1315,284,310]" captionStart="FIGURES 1 – 7" captionStartId="41.[264,370,1736,1757]" captionTargetBox="[360,1234,329,1704]" captionTargetId="figure@41.[352,1234,326,1712]" captionTargetPageId="41" captionText="FIGURES 1 – 7. Plinthisus spp., dorsal view. 1, P. (Isioscytus) pulchellus n. sp., macropter. 2, P. pulchellus, brachypter. 3, P. (Nanoplinthisus) ericae n. sp., macropter. 4, P. e r i c a e, brachypter. 5, P. (Nanoplinthisus) fynbosi n. sp. 6, P. (Nanoplinthisus) peninsularis n. sp. 7, P. (Nanoplinthisus) lamprus n. sp. Figures 6 to 7 on the next two pages." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157232/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
) pad­like, clavus and corium fused; hinge present; no membrane remnant. Caudal (distal) hemelytral margin straight, at right angle to longitudinal body axis, but with caudo­lateral corner slightly expanded and posteriorly curved covering entire 4th abdominal tergum laterally, and barely reaching onto antero­lateral angle of tergum 5; posterior 1/3 to 1/4 of 4th tergum exposed mesally. Hemelytra slightly convex laterad (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF25AF64C6F9FE3F3358EEB8" box="[1012,1090,484,510]" captionStart="FIGURES 1 – 7" captionStartId="41.[264,370,1736,1757]" captionTargetBox="[360,1234,329,1704]" captionTargetId="figure@41.[352,1234,326,1712]" captionTargetPageId="41" captionText="FIGURES 1 – 7. Plinthisus spp., dorsal view. 1, P. (Isioscytus) pulchellus n. sp., macropter. 2, P. pulchellus, brachypter. 3, P. (Nanoplinthisus) ericae n. sp., macropter. 4, P. e r i c a e, brachypter. 5, P. (Nanoplinthisus) fynbosi n. sp. 6, P. (Nanoplinthisus) peninsularis n. sp. 7, P. (Nanoplinthisus) lamprus n. sp. Figures 6 to 7 on the next two pages." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157232/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
); lateral margin of hemelytron sharply carinate­explanate, uplifted, narrowly clasping lateral margin of pterothorax (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF25AF64C4ACFDEF36E6ED08" box="[417,508,564,590]" captionStart="FIGURES 8 – 17" captionStartId="44.[264,370,1735,1756]" captionTargetBox="[342,1246,317,1709]" captionTargetId="figure@44.[340,1247,315,1741]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="FIGURES 8 – 17. Head and anterior part of pronotum, male, lateral view. 8, P. (Plinthisus) rudebecki Slater, 1964. 9, P. (Plinthisus) hirsutus Slater, 1964. 10, P. (Plinthisus) brachyoccus n. sp. 11, P. pulchellus. 12, P. e r i ­ cae. 13, P. fynbosi. 14, P. peninsularis. 15, P. lamprus. 16 (p. 46), P. (Nanoplinthisus) zuurbergi n. sp. 17 (p. 46), P. (Nanoplinthisus) drakensbergensis n. sp. Abbreviations: at—antenniferous tubercle, bc—buccula, br—buccular ridges, cs—collar sulcus, j—juga, js—jugal sulcus, la—first labial segment, l—lorum, pppropleural pore, pps—propleural suture, tls—trichobothriumlike setae, ts—tylar sulcus, ty—tylus, v—vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157233/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Fig. 14</figureCitation>
). Hemelytral length 0.48, maximum width 0.32; commissure length 0.26; distance from posterior margin of hemelytra to apex abdomen 0.46. [Metanotum well­sclerotized, but not extending caudad of scutellum. Metathoracic wing (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF25AF64C1CAFD5F3239EDD8" box="[1223,1315,644,670]" captionStart="FIGURES 28 – 37" captionStartId="46.[264,370,1738,1759]" captionTargetBox="[351,1190,316,1582]" captionTargetId="figure@46.[340,1247,291,1717]" captionTargetPageId="46" captionText="FIGURES 28 – 37. Male right metathoracic wing, ventral view, 28, P. brachyoccus, macropter, including Fig. 28 a, detail of overlapping stridulitra of wings at rest. Figs 29 – 37, brachypterous metathoracic wings. 29, P. rudebecki. 30, P. hirsutus. 31, P. pulchellus. 32, P. e r ic a e. 33, P. fynbosi. 34, P. peninsularis. 35, P. lamprus. 36, P. z u u r b e rg i. 37, P. drakensbergensis. Abbreviations: Cu—Cubitus, h—hamus, IV—Intervannal veins, M— Medius, mnt—metanotum, mtws—metathoracic wing stridulitrum, Pcss—Postcubital sector stridulitrum, R— Radius, Sc—scutellum, st—stridulitrum, te—teeth. Figures 29 to 37 on the next page." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157235/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Fig. 32</figureCitation>
) reduced, oval; width 0.079, length 0.125. Stridulitrum sclerite width 0.042, length 0.059, bearing 17 equisized semicircular teeth, the more posterior (distal) teeth in rows of three. (In female brachypter, metathoracic wing absent.)] Proepisternum (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF25AF64C112FD27336FEC50" box="[1055,1141,764,790]" captionStart="FIGURES 8 – 17" captionStartId="44.[264,370,1735,1756]" captionTargetBox="[342,1246,317,1709]" captionTargetId="figure@44.[340,1247,315,1741]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="FIGURES 8 – 17. Head and anterior part of pronotum, male, lateral view. 8, P. (Plinthisus) rudebecki Slater, 1964. 9, P. (Plinthisus) hirsutus Slater, 1964. 10, P. (Plinthisus) brachyoccus n. sp. 11, P. pulchellus. 12, P. e r i ­ cae. 13, P. fynbosi. 14, P. peninsularis. 15, P. lamprus. 16 (p. 46), P. (Nanoplinthisus) zuurbergi n. sp. 17 (p. 46), P. (Nanoplinthisus) drakensbergensis n. sp. Abbreviations: at—antenniferous tubercle, bc—buccula, br—buccular ridges, cs—collar sulcus, j—juga, js—jugal sulcus, la—first labial segment, l—lorum, pppropleural pore, pps—propleural suture, tls—trichobothriumlike setae, ts—tylar sulcus, ty—tylus, v—vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157233/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Fig. 12</figureCitation>
) obliquely striate­grooved; posterior lobe of proepimeron compressed. Propleural pore distinct, closer to prosternal collar sulcus than propleural sulcus. Above scent area mesepimeron and metepisternum ecarinate below groove that receives hemelytron. Metathoracic scent gland auricle (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF25AF64C465FC4736A5ECF0" box="[360,447,924,950]" captionStart="FIGURES 28 – 37" captionStartId="46.[264,370,1738,1759]" captionTargetBox="[351,1190,316,1582]" captionTargetId="figure@46.[340,1247,291,1717]" captionTargetPageId="46" captionText="FIGURES 28 – 37. Male right metathoracic wing, ventral view, 28, P. brachyoccus, macropter, including Fig. 28 a, detail of overlapping stridulitra of wings at rest. Figs 29 – 37, brachypterous metathoracic wings. 29, P. rudebecki. 30, P. hirsutus. 31, P. pulchellus. 32, P. e r ic a e. 33, P. fynbosi. 34, P. peninsularis. 35, P. lamprus. 36, P. z u u r b e rg i. 37, P. drakensbergensis. Abbreviations: Cu—Cubitus, h—hamus, IV—Intervannal veins, M— Medius, mnt—metanotum, mtws—metathoracic wing stridulitrum, Pcss—Postcubital sector stridulitrum, R— Radius, Sc—scutellum, st—stridulitrum, te—teeth. Figures 29 to 37 on the next page." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157235/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Fig. 32</figureCitation>
) directed caudad for most of its length, apex sharply angled cephalad as a short obtuse hook. Granulose scent area swollen as compared with metapleural flange, covering ventral 6/7 of mesepimeron and metepisternum. Metapleural flange set off by distinct sulcus from metepisternum; posterior margin of flange slightly sinuate. Prosternum (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF25AF64C440FBE736B9EB10" box="[333,419,1084,1110]" captionStart="FIGURES 8 – 17" captionStartId="44.[264,370,1735,1756]" captionTargetBox="[342,1246,317,1709]" captionTargetId="figure@44.[340,1247,315,1741]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="FIGURES 8 – 17. Head and anterior part of pronotum, male, lateral view. 8, P. (Plinthisus) rudebecki Slater, 1964. 9, P. (Plinthisus) hirsutus Slater, 1964. 10, P. (Plinthisus) brachyoccus n. sp. 11, P. pulchellus. 12, P. e r i ­ cae. 13, P. fynbosi. 14, P. peninsularis. 15, P. lamprus. 16 (p. 46), P. (Nanoplinthisus) zuurbergi n. sp. 17 (p. 46), P. (Nanoplinthisus) drakensbergensis n. sp. Abbreviations: at—antenniferous tubercle, bc—buccula, br—buccular ridges, cs—collar sulcus, j—juga, js—jugal sulcus, la—first labial segment, l—lorum, pppropleural pore, pps—propleural suture, tls—trichobothriumlike setae, ts—tylar sulcus, ty—tylus, v—vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157233/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Fig. 12</figureCitation>
) gently arched, ventral collar relatively wide, set off by distinct groove continuous with groove below explanate pronotal margin; prosternum length 0.31, collar length 0.11; proxyphus distinctly carinate, pointed, and granulose. Mesosternum shiny, tumid; mesoxyphus with apex rounded, margined with ridges which extend to coxae. Metasternum moderately tumid, granulose; metaxyphus narrowly truncate. [Metacoxal bridges narrow, complete (very delicate in female). Mesendosternite short, with apex splayed­stellate; mesendotergite long, slender, trumpet­shaped, apex nearly reaching short mesendosternite.]
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maximum width 0.66, length 0.74. Abdominal terga gently convex, caudal margin of tergum 7 rounded (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF25AF64C76EFA7F35A0EAF8" box="[611,698,1444,1470]" captionStart="FIGURES 38 – 50" captionStartId="48.[264,370,1660,1681]" captionTargetBox="[404,1232,355,1613]" captionTargetId="figure@48.[340,1247,324,1646]" captionTargetPageId="48" captionText="FIGURES 38 – 50. Abdomen structures. 38 (p. 48), lateral view, male, P. e r ic a e. 39 – 48, left dorsal view, male. 39, P. rudebecki. 40, P. hirsutus. 41, P. brachyoccus. 42, P. pulchellus. 43, P. e r i c a e. 44, P. fynbosi. 45, P. peninsularis. 46, P. lamprus. 47, P. zuurbergi. 48, P. drakensbergensis. 49 – 50, dorsal abdominal segments 5 – 8, female. 49, P. pulchellus. 50, P. fynbosi. Abbreviations: e—epipleurite of connexivum, h—hypopleurite of connexivum, oj— oblique juncture of hypopleurites 4 &amp; 5, pl—plectrum on tergum one, sg—scent gland scar, sp – spiracle, spl—secondary plectrum, St 3 — sternum 3, St 7 — sternum 7, Tg 2 — tergum 2, Tg 6 — tergum 6, Tg 7 — tergum 7, tr—trichobothrium. Figures 44 to 50 on the next page." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157236/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Fig. 43</figureCitation>
), extending well caudad of connexivum 7. [Abdominal sternal sutures 2–3, 3–4 and 4–5 dovetailed (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF25AF64C636FA173488EAA0" box="[827,914,1484,1510]" captionStart="FIGURES 38 – 50" captionStartId="48.[264,370,1660,1681]" captionTargetBox="[404,1232,355,1613]" captionTargetId="figure@48.[340,1247,324,1646]" captionTargetPageId="48" captionText="FIGURES 38 – 50. Abdomen structures. 38 (p. 48), lateral view, male, P. e r ic a e. 39 – 48, left dorsal view, male. 39, P. rudebecki. 40, P. hirsutus. 41, P. brachyoccus. 42, P. pulchellus. 43, P. e r i c a e. 44, P. fynbosi. 45, P. peninsularis. 46, P. lamprus. 47, P. zuurbergi. 48, P. drakensbergensis. 49 – 50, dorsal abdominal segments 5 – 8, female. 49, P. pulchellus. 50, P. fynbosi. Abbreviations: e—epipleurite of connexivum, h—hypopleurite of connexivum, oj— oblique juncture of hypopleurites 4 &amp; 5, pl—plectrum on tergum one, sg—scent gland scar, sp – spiracle, spl—secondary plectrum, St 3 — sternum 3, St 7 — sternum 7, Tg 2 — tergum 2, Tg 6 — tergum 6, Tg 7 — tergum 7, tr—trichobothrium. Figures 44 to 50 on the next page." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157236/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Fig. 44</figureCitation>
); suture 4–5 bent slightly cephalad at level of trichobothria. (In female, sterna 4–5 free, intersegmental margin straight.) Spiracle 5 nearer (0.05) to posterior margin of sternum than are other spiracles (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF25AF64C174F9C733CAE970" box="[1145,1232,1564,1590]" captionStart="FIGURES 38 – 50" captionStartId="48.[264,370,1660,1681]" captionTargetBox="[404,1232,355,1613]" captionTargetId="figure@48.[340,1247,324,1646]" captionTargetPageId="48" captionText="FIGURES 38 – 50. Abdomen structures. 38 (p. 48), lateral view, male, P. e r ic a e. 39 – 48, left dorsal view, male. 39, P. rudebecki. 40, P. hirsutus. 41, P. brachyoccus. 42, P. pulchellus. 43, P. e r i c a e. 44, P. fynbosi. 45, P. peninsularis. 46, P. lamprus. 47, P. zuurbergi. 48, P. drakensbergensis. 49 – 50, dorsal abdominal segments 5 – 8, female. 49, P. pulchellus. 50, P. fynbosi. Abbreviations: e—epipleurite of connexivum, h—hypopleurite of connexivum, oj— oblique juncture of hypopleurites 4 &amp; 5, pl—plectrum on tergum one, sg—scent gland scar, sp – spiracle, spl—secondary plectrum, St 3 — sternum 3, St 7 — sternum 7, Tg 2 — tergum 2, Tg 6 — tergum 6, Tg 7 — tergum 7, tr—trichobothrium. Figures 44 to 50 on the next page." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157236/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Fig. 38</figureCitation>
); spiracle 8 absent in male and female. Tergum 2 (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF25AF64C624F99F3498E918" box="[809,898,1604,1630]" captionStart="FIGURES 38 – 50" captionStartId="48.[264,370,1660,1681]" captionTargetBox="[404,1232,355,1613]" captionTargetId="figure@48.[340,1247,324,1646]" captionTargetPageId="48" captionText="FIGURES 38 – 50. Abdomen structures. 38 (p. 48), lateral view, male, P. e r ic a e. 39 – 48, left dorsal view, male. 39, P. rudebecki. 40, P. hirsutus. 41, P. brachyoccus. 42, P. pulchellus. 43, P. e r i c a e. 44, P. fynbosi. 45, P. peninsularis. 46, P. lamprus. 47, P. zuurbergi. 48, P. drakensbergensis. 49 – 50, dorsal abdominal segments 5 – 8, female. 49, P. pulchellus. 50, P. fynbosi. Abbreviations: e—epipleurite of connexivum, h—hypopleurite of connexivum, oj— oblique juncture of hypopleurites 4 &amp; 5, pl—plectrum on tergum one, sg—scent gland scar, sp – spiracle, spl—secondary plectrum, St 3 — sternum 3, St 7 — sternum 7, Tg 2 — tergum 2, Tg 6 — tergum 6, Tg 7 — tergum 7, tr—trichobothrium. Figures 44 to 50 on the next page." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157236/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Fig. 43</figureCitation>
) short, fused mesally to tergum 1, width 0.49. Plectrum small, dark, width 0.06, length 0.06; striae anteriorly 0.8 µ apart, posteriorly becoming 0.9 µ apart. Tergum 3 narrow, anterior margin inflexed, strongly carinate along posterior margin. Tergal sutures 4–5 and 5–6 slightly dovetailed; sutures curving caudad so that tergum 6 is shorter than either tergum 4, 5, or 7. Maximum width of terga 0.55; medial lengths: 1­0.12, 2­0.02, 3­0.01, 4­0.15, 5­0.16, 6­0.08, 7­0.19. Scent gland scar widths: 3–4: 0.12, 4–5: 0.13, 5–6: 0.15. Terga 4–7 inflexed and grooved laterad to receive mesal margin of connexivum. Narrow epipleurite only on segment 
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male, absent on other segments. Connexivum moderately wide; hypopleurite widths: 2­0.02, 3­ 0.05, 4­0.07, 5­0.07, 6­0.07, 7­0.05; lengths: 2­0.03, 3­0.06, 4­0.12, 5­0.17, 6­0.22, 7­0.15. Hypopleurites 2 and 3 nearly fused; hypopleurite junctions of 4–5 and 5–6 moderately oblique, others transverse. Tergum 7 and sternum 7 with lateral shelf­like ridges to receive segment 8 and genital capsule. Sternum 7 with very weak anterior apodemes, 0.13 apart. Genital capsule (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF24AF65C4DDFDD73563ED60" box="[464,633,524,550]" captionStart="FIGURES 51 – 65" captionStartId="50.[264,370,1706,1727]" captionTargetBox="[362,1207,344,1705]" captionTargetId="figure@50.[340,1247,324,1711]" captionTargetPageId="50" captionText="FIGURES 51 – 65. Genital capsule, dorsal view (d. v.), lateral view (l. v.). 51, P. hirsutus, d. v. 52, P. hirsutus, l. v. 53, P. pulchellus, d. v. 54, P. brachyoccus, d. v. 55, P. brachyoccus, l. v. 56, P. lamprus, d. v. 57, P. e r i c a e, d. v. 58, P. e r i c a e, l. v. 59, P. drakensbergensis, d. v. 60, P. fynbosi, d. v. 61, P. fynbosi, l. v. 61 a, P. rudebecki, d. v. 62, P. peninsularis, d. v. 63, P. peninsularis, l. v. 64, P. z u u r b e rg i, d. v. 65, P. zuurberg, l. v. Abbreviations: ap—accessory sperm pump, as—anal sclerites, cl—clasper in place, co—clasper opening, do—dorsal opening, epepiproct, p—parandria, pa—paraprocts, pr—posterior rim. Figures 62 to 65 on the next page." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157237/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Figs. 57 &amp; 58</figureCitation>
) posteriorly flattened, width 0.15; dorsal opening as wide as clasper opening; parandria slender. Epiproct desclerotized, faint; paraprocts c­shaped, nearly meeting ventrad (
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); anal sclerites small, united laterad. Clasper (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF24AF65C1C5FD873238ED30" box="[1224,1314,604,630]" captionStart="FIGURES 66 – 79" captionStartId="51.[264,370,1763,1784]" captionTargetBox="[358,1234,360,1742]" captionTargetId="figure@51.[340,1247,324,1750]" captionTargetPageId="51" captionText="FIGURES 66 – 79. Left clasper, area of attachment down, frontal view, except 70 and 76, lateral view (l. v.). 66, P. rudebecki. 67, P. hirsutus. 68, P. brachycoccus. 69, P. pulchellus. 70, P. pulchellus l. v. 71, P. (Isioscytus) himyaritus Linnavuori, 1978. 72, P. eri ca e. 73, P. fynbos. 74, P. fynbos, l. v. 75, P. (Nanoplinthisus) muticus Slater, 1964. 76, P. peninsularis. 77, P. lamprus. 78, P. z u u r b e rg i. 79, P. drakensbergensis. Abbeviations: aarea of attachment, b—blade, i—inner projection, o—outer projection, s—shank, tp—tip." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157238/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Fig. 72</figureCitation>
) shank quadrate with small tooth on outer projection; blade short, straight, lateral on shank. Phallus (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF24AF65C462FD77350CED80" box="[367,534,684,710]" captionStart="FIGURES 80 – 99" captionStartId="52.[264,370,1670,1691]" captionTargetBox="[373,1217,311,1654]" captionTargetId="figure@52.[340,1235,286,1675]" captionTargetPageId="52" captionText="FIGURES 80 – 99. Phallus, dorsal (or frontal) view (d. v.) and lateral view (l. v.). 80, P. rudebecki, d. v. 81, P. rudebecki, l. v. 82, P. hirsutus, d. v. 83, P. hirsutus, l. v. 84, P. brachyoccus, d. v. 85, P. brachyoccus, l. v. 86, P. pulchellus, d. v. 87, P. pulchellus, l. v. 88, P. e r i c a e, d. v. 89, P. e r ic a e, l. v. 90, P. fynbosi, d. v. 91, P. fynbosi, l. v. 92, P. peninsularis, d. v. 93, P. peninsularis, l. v. 94, P. lamprus, d. v. 95, P. lamprus, l. v. 96, P. z u u r b e rg i, d. v. 97, P. z u u r b e rg i, l. v. 98, P. drakensbergensis, d. v. 99, P. drakensbergensis, l. v. Abbreviations: ap—accessory pump, ba—basal apparatus, gp—gonoporal process, hp—helicoid process, hs—holding sclerites, pt—phallotheca, n—reservoir neck, rb—reservoir body, se—sleeve, sr—sperm reservoir, w—wings. Figures 90 to 99 on the next page." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157239/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Figs. 88 &amp; 89</figureCitation>
) with short gonoporal process, the basal 2 coils with membranous sleeve, 3rd and 4th coils with distinct narrow distal helicoid sclerite, distal coil slender. Sperm reservoir large; wings L­shaped, directed distad; holding sclerites broad. Dorsum of phallotheca unsclerotized, venter sclerotized. (In female, terga 1 and 2 lightly sclerotized. Tergum 3 relatively long (0.10), inflexed cephalad, transversely carinate along posterior margin. Epipleurites 3–6 present, narrowed caudally. Tergum 7 fused caudally with hypopleurite 7; hypopleurite 7 distinctly broadened caudad. Tergum 8 with posterior margin slightly rounded, 2 anterior submesal sutures meet and end well before caudad margin. Tergum 9 very short, straplike with, with slender medial anterior apodeme; epipleurite 9 broad with no apodeme; hypopleurite 9 partly cleft vertically. Valvula length 0.37. Spermatheca (
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) with hemispherical bulb; sclerotized distal duct short and curved; unsclerotized basal duct relatively short.)]
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF24AF65C435FB5736BDEBE3" box="[312,423,1164,1189]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Profemur</emphasis>
(
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) incrassate, length 0.40, width 0.18; convex above and below; armed beneath with 2 sharp spines close together on distal 1/3. Protibia slightly bent, armed beneath with 5–6 small tubercles in row; outer posterior corner of distal end armed with two small spines close together; protibial length 0.29, distal width 0.07. Row of 2 spurs on both meso­ and metatibia; metatibia length 0.44, medial width.04; metatarsomere lengths: I 0.09, II 0.04, III 0.06. Labium extending between, but at most only slightly exceeding procoxae; 1st segment not attaining base of head; labial segment lengths: I 0.16, II 0.17, III 0.11, IV 0.10. Antennal segments moderately thick, segments 2 and 3 slightly clavate; 1 and 4 spindle­shaped, width.04; antennal segment lengths: I 0.10, II 0.16, III 0.14, IV 0.18. Total body length 1.52.
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). (same locality as 
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) Head, pronotum and scutellum dark chocolate brown, nearly black. Clavus and corium light yellowish­tan but marked with dark red­brown to chocolate on inner 1/2 of clavus, particularly near base, as a large irregular suffused area at apical corial angle extending from apex midway along apical margin and nearly to level of apex of claval commissure; a second elongate suffused stripe along puncture row in area of cubital vein to basal 1/4 of corium. Membrane sordid white with a very large suffused smoky brown median spot. Coarsely punctate, with short decumbent hairs as in brachypters. Clavus with 3 complete rows of punctures and an additional incomplete row on distal 1/2 between inner and median rows. Ocellus much larger (dia. 0.03), than in brachypter. Head length 0.25, width 0.34; interocular space 0.21. Pronotum with greatest breadth across humeri; lateral margins distinctly sinuate in area of transverse impression that is present only laterally. Pronotal length 0.40, width anterior lobe 0.60, width across humeri 0.70. Scutellar length 0.31, width 0.41. Commissure length 0.20. Midline distance apex clavus to apex corium 0.38; midline distance from apex corium to apex membrane 0.48. Corium and membrane broad, completely covering abdominal tergum. Corium explanate, acute laterally; apical corial margins straight. Membrane broadly rounded at apex, slightly exceeding end of abdomen. Metathoracic wing stridulitra much as in 
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF23AF62C719FD5F3574EDD8" box="[532,622,644,670]" captionStart="FIGURES 18 – 27" captionStartId="45.[264,370,1747,1768]" captionTargetBox="[361,1231,339,1680]" captionTargetId="figure@45.[340,1247,326,1751]" captionTargetPageId="45" captionText="FIGURES 18 – 27. Mesopleuron and metapleuron, male. 18, P. rudebecki. 19, P. hirsutus. 20, P. brachyoccus. 21, P. pulchellus. 22, P. e r i c a e. 23, P. fynbosi. 24, P. peninsularis, 25, P. lamprus. 26, P. z u u r b e rg i. 27, P. drakensbergensis. Abbreviations: au—auricle, hm—hemelytron, mf – metapleural flange, mp—mesepimeron, mps—mesopleural sulcus, ms – mesepisternum, mt—metepisternum, sa—scent area, tls – trichobothriumlike setae. Figures 24 to 27 on the next page." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157234/files/figure.png" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Fig. 20</figureCitation>
; cubital stridulitrum 0.18 long, 0.19 basad of hamus (M), with 15 semicircular 10–13 µ wide teeth in 7 rows of 2–3 teeth in distal half of sclerite. Membrane stridulitrum in postcubital sector an oval sclerite, 0.06 x 0.10, bearing 35 semicircular teeth 7–10 µ wide, in 8 rows of 3–6 teeth. Labial segment lengths: I 0.18, II 0.16, III 0.12, IV 0.13. Antennal segment lengths: I 0.10, II 0.19, III 0.16, IV 0.20. Total body length 1.80.
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF23AF62C435FCAF352BECC8" bold="true" box="[312,561,884,910]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Material Examined</emphasis>
. 
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: Brachypterous male. 
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: 
<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF23AF62C1E1FCAF366AECF3" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Cape Province</emphasis>
: 
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. SE Hermanus, Nat. Res., 
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(J. A. &amp; S. Slater, T. Schuh, M. H. Sweet). In National Collection of Insects, Pretoria, 
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.
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: 
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57 f B, 
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4 f M, same data as 
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28 f B, 
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4 f M, 
<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF23AF62C405FBCF36A3EB6B" box="[264,441,1044,1069]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Cape Province</emphasis>
: Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, 
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(M. H. Sweet no. 19). 
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12 f B, 
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1 f M, same locality, 
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(S.S.S.S.). 
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8 f B, 1 f M, Table Mt., West Table, 3,500, 
<date id="FFEE104CAF23AF62C728FBB835BBEB3B" box="[549,673,1123,1149]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1967-10-12">12.X.1967</date>
(M. H. Sweet no. 27–29). 
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4 f B, 
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2 f M, same locality, 
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(S.S.S.S.). 
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B, Red Hill, Cape Peninsula, 900, 
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(M. H. Sweet no. 95). 
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B, 1 f M, Cape Point Nat. Res., 250', 
<date id="FFEE104CAF23AF62C6AFFB693339EB8A" box="[930,1059,1202,1228]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1967-12-05">5.XII.1967</date>
(M. H. Sweet no. 96). 
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24 f B, 
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2 f M, Dutoit's Kloof, 
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. W. Worcester, 875', 
<date id="FFEE104CAF23AF62C15FFB0133D4EBB2" box="[1106,1230,1242,1268]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1967-10-23">23.X.1967</date>
(M. H. Sweet no. 49). 
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M, Dutoit's Kloof Pass Summit, 2648', 
<date id="FFEE104CAF23AF62C6BFFAD93334EA5A" box="[946,1070,1282,1308]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1967-10-13">13 X.1967</date>
(M.H. Sweet no. 52). 
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13 f B, 
<quantity id="4CA89B69AF23AF62C4A5FAF136FEEA02" box="[424,484,1322,1348]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.1" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="m" value="11.0">11 m</quantity>
9 f M, 
<quantity id="4CA89B69AF23AF62C732FAF13563EA02" box="[575,633,1322,1348]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.437376" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="mi" value="4.0">4 mi</quantity>
. W. Gydo Pass, 
<quantity id="4CA89B69AF23AF62C636FAF13499EA02" box="[827,899,1322,1348]" metricMagnitude="4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.609344" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="mi" value="10.0">10 mi</quantity>
. N. Ceres, 3600', 
<date id="FFEE104CAF23AF62C15BFAF133CBEA02" box="[1110,1233,1322,1348]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1967-10-17">17.X.1967</date>
(M. H. Sweet no. 37). 
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B, same locality 
<date id="FFEE104CAF23AF62C7BDFA8A343AEA2D" box="[688,800,1361,1387]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1968-01-26">26.I.1968</date>
(S.S.S.S.). 
<quantity id="4CA89B69AF23AF62C6A5FA8A34F9EA2D" box="[936,995,1361,1387]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.3" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="m" value="23.0">23 m</quantity>
16 f B, Bain's Kloof, 1300', 
<date id="FFEE104CAF23AF62C405FAA23699EAD5" box="[264,387,1401,1427]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1967-10-20">20.X.1967</date>
(M. H. Sweet no. 45). 
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17 f B, 
<quantity id="4CA89B69AF23AF62C647FAA23460EAD5" box="[842,890,1401,1427]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.0" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="m" value="1.0">1 m</quantity>
2 f M, Michell's Pass, Ceres, 1500' 
<date id="FFEE104CAF23AF62C405FA7A369EEAFD" box="[264,388,1441,1467]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1967-10-16">16.X.1967</date>
(M. H. Sweet no. 33). 
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M, same locality, 
<date id="FFEE104CAF23AF62C6A9FA7A333FEAFD" box="[932,1061,1441,1467]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1968-01-null">25.I. 1968</date>
(S.S.S.S.). 
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6 f B, Tradouw's Pass, 
<quantity id="4CA89B69AF23AF62C4C6FA123508EAA5" box="[459,530,1481,1507]" metricMagnitude="4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.609344" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="mi" value="10.0">10 mi</quantity>
. N. Swellendam, 900', 
<date id="FFEE104CAF23AF62C62CFA1234BDEAA5" box="[801,935,1481,1507]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1967-11-15">15.XI.1967</date>
(M. H. Sweet no. 72). 
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4 f B, 1 f M, Cedarberg Pass, 3100, 
<date id="FFEE104CAF23AF62C766FA2A35F8E94D" box="[619,738,1521,1547]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1967-11-06">6.XI.1967</date>
(M. H. Sweet no. 68). 2 f B, 
<quantity id="4CA89B69AF23AF62C14EFA2A339AE94D" box="[1091,1152,1521,1547]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.0" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="m" value="10.0">10 m</quantity>
3 f M, Swartberg Pass, 5000' 
<quantity id="4CA89B69AF23AF62C4D5F9C33538E974" box="[472,546,1560,1586]" metricMagnitude="4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.609344" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="mi" value="10.0">10 mi</quantity>
. N. Oudtshoorn, 
<date id="FFEE104CAF23AF62C7F8F9C33460E974" box="[757,890,1560,1586]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1967-11-19">19.XI.1967</date>
(M. H. Sweet no. 82). 
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1 f M, Swartberg Pass, 4200' 
<quantity id="4CA89B69AF23AF62C714F99B3578E91C" box="[537,610,1600,1626]" metricMagnitude="4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.7014912" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="mi" value="23.0">23 mi</quantity>
. N. Oudtshoorn, 
<date id="FFEE104CAF23AF62C63EF99B34A3E91C" box="[819,953,1600,1626]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1967-11-19">19.XI.1967</date>
(M. H. Sweet no. 83). 
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B, Fern Kloof Nat. Res. Hermanus, 
<date id="FFEE104CAF23AF62C79DF9B33416E9C4" box="[656,780,1640,1666]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1968-02-null">3.II. 1968</date>
(S.S.S.S.). 
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11 f B, 
<quantity id="4CA89B69AF23AF62C128F9B33377E9C4" box="[1061,1133,1640,1666]" metricMagnitude="4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.5061632" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="mi" value="28.0">28 mi</quantity>
. SE. Hermanus, Nat. Res., 
<date id="FFEE104CAF23AF62C48FF95436F4E9EF" box="[386,494,1679,1705]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1968-02-02">2.II.1968</date>
(S.S.S.S.). 
<quantity id="4CA89B69AF23AF62C77BF95435AEE9EF" box="[630,692,1679,1705]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.4" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="m" value="14.0">14 m</quantity>
, 12 f B, East Knysna Head, Knysna, 200', 
<date id="FFEE104CAF23AF62C1ABF9543231E9EF" box="[1190,1323,1679,1705]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1967-11-22">22.XI.1967</date>
(M. H. Sweet no. 90). 
<quantity id="4CA89B69AF23AF62C72EF96C354EE997" box="[547,596,1719,1745]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.0" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="m" value="7.0">7 m</quantity>
18 f B, Shaw's Mt. Pass Summit, S. of Caledon, 
<date id="FFEE104CAF23AF62C1B3F96C3230E997" box="[1214,1322,1719,1745]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1968-02-03">3.II.1968</date>
(S.S.S.S.). 
<quantity id="4CA89B69AF23AF62C487F90436A2E9BF" box="[394,440,1759,1785]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.0" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="m" value="1.0">1 m</quantity>
1 f B, Outiniqua Pass Summit, S. of Oudtshoorn, 
<date id="FFEE104CAF23AF62C11EF9043364E9BF" box="[1043,1150,1759,1785]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1968-02-07">7.II.1968</date>
(S.S.S.S.). 1 f B, 
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. E. Plettenberg Bay, El. 500', 
<date id="FFEE104CAF23AF62C7DAF8DC344BE867" box="[727,849,1799,1825]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1968-02-12">12.II.1968</date>
(S.S.S.S.). 
<quantity id="4CA89B69AF23AF62C6D2F8DC3315E867" box="[991,1039,1799,1825]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.0" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="m" value="1.0">1 m</quantity>
B, 
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. W. Grahamstown, 
<date id="FFEE104CAF23AF62C453F8F536F3E80E" box="[350,489,1838,1864]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1968-02-null">15.II. 1968</date>
(S.S.S.S.). In National Collection of Insects, Pretoria, J. A. Slater and M. H. Sweet collections.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C34A6507AF22AF63C435FEC0350DEC20" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" type="description">
<paragraph id="8BEF368CAF22AF63C435FEC03498ED60" blockId="21.[264,1324,283,1310]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF22AF63C435FEC036B1EE73" bold="true" box="[312,427,283,309]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Variation</emphasis>
. There is some color variation in the brachypters of the 
<typeStatus id="54EB882EAF22AF63C167FEC73387EE70" box="[1130,1181,284,310]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">type</typeStatus>
series. The pronotum, particularly the large anterior lobe, is frequently dark chocolate brown and concolorous with the head and pronotum. The hemelytra are frequently not as bright tan as in the 
<typeStatus id="54EB882EAF22AF63C43EFE4F3687EEE8" box="[307,413,404,430]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
, but are often suffused with chocolate although usually, at least in part, somewhat lighter than the other dorsal areas. In some specimens, the lateral pronotal margins tend to become sinuate posteriorly rather than evenly tapering. A few specimens have three rather than two distinct spines on the profemora.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BEF368CAF22AF63C435FDEF3362ED80" blockId="21.[264,1324,283,1310]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">There is considerable variation in the hemelytral color of the macropterous specimens. Some individuals have the dark brown areas very extensively developed so that the wing has the appearance of being dark red­brown with yellowish stripes; in others the clavus and corium are chiefly yellowish brown with vaguely defined darker areas.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BEF368CAF22AF63C435FD0F350DEC20" blockId="21.[264,1324,283,1310]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">These variations in brachypters and macropters, however, represent individual, not population variations. Moreover, examination of the genitalia of specimens from different parts of the range showed no significant differences, so this taxon probably represents a single variable species.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C34A6507AF22AF63C435FCAF3388EC98" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BEF368CAF22AF63C435FCAF3388EC98" blockId="21.[264,1324,283,1310]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF22AF63C435FCAF36A7ECC8" bold="true" box="[312,445,884,910]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Etymology</emphasis>
. The specific name is the genitive of 
<taxonomicName id="4C504D0FAF22AF63C68DFCAF34DBECCB" box="[896,961,884,909]" class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Erica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF22AF63C68DFCAF34DBECCB" box="[896,961,884,909]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Erica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, the classical Latin and Greek name for the heaths. The genus 
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF22AF63C789FC4735DFECF3" box="[644,709,924,949]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Erica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, on which seeds this species feeds, is abundant and remarkably diverse in the Cape Region, where it includes over 1,000 species.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C34A6507AF22AF63C435FC373547EAD5" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BEF368CAF22AF63C435FC37355CEA58" blockId="21.[264,1324,283,1310]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF22AF63C435FC3736D9EB40" bold="true" box="[312,451,1004,1030]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Discussion.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C504D0FAF22AF63C4C1FC37352FEB43" box="[460,565,1004,1030]" class="Insecta" family="Rhyparochromidae" genus="Plinthisus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ericae">
<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF22AF63C4C1FC3736C1EB43" box="[460,475,1004,1029]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">P</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF22AF63C4E1FC37352FEB43" box="[492,565,1004,1029]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">ericae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
appears to have no close relatives and forms a monotypic species­group essentially restricted to the Cape biotic region. On the basis of its transversely truncate hemelytra and lack of any remnant of a membrane, together with its small size and only 2–3 spines beneath on the profemur (
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), 
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF22AF63C691FBBF34B1EB3B" box="[924,939,1124,1149]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">P</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF22AF63C6B4FBBF3318EB3B" box="[953,1026,1124,1149]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">ericae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
fits best Wagner's (1963) definition of the subgenus 
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF22AF63C744FB5735E1EBE3" box="[585,763,1164,1189]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Nanoplinthisus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, but as indicated in the key, it forms a distinct species­group. Unlike some of the other species­groups, and despite it existing in largely brachypterous populations, the 
<taxonomicName id="4C504D0FAF22AF63C773FB0735A6EBB0" box="[638,700,1244,1270]" class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Erica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Erica</taxonomicName>
group appears to consist of one species widely dispersed in the Cape Region.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BEF368CAF22AF63C405FAA03547EAD5" blockId="21.[264,605,1403,1427]" box="[264,605,1403,1427]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF22AF63C405FAA03547EAD5" bold="true" box="[264,605,1403,1427]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<taxonomicName id="4C504D0FAF22AF63C405FAA03664EAD5" box="[264,382,1403,1427]" class="Insecta" family="Rhyparochromidae" genus="Plinthisus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="56" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fynbosi">FYNBOSI</taxonomicName>
SPECIES­GROUP
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C34A6507AF22AF6EC405FA1F3328ECF0" lastPageId="24" lastPageNumber="25" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" type="description">
<paragraph id="8BEF368CAF22AF63C405FA1F33FAEA98" blockId="21.[264,1248,1476,1502]" box="[264,1248,1476,1502]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF22AF63C405FA1F36D0EA9B" box="[264,458,1476,1501]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Included species</emphasis>
: 
<taxonomicName id="4C504D0FAF22AF63C4D7FA1F3492EA98" box="[474,904,1476,1502]" class="Insecta" family="Rhyparochromidae" genus="Plinthisus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fynbosi" status="sp. nov." subGenus="Nanoplinthisus">
<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF22AF63C4D7FA1F354EEA98" bold="true" box="[474,596,1476,1502]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Plinthisus</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF22AF63C768FA1F3404EA98" bold="true" box="[613,798,1476,1502]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Nanoplinthisus</emphasis>
) 
<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF22AF63C63DFA1F3492EA98" bold="true" box="[816,904,1476,1502]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">fynbosi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21757E5AF22AF63C682FA1F34C8EA98" box="[911,978,1476,1502]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C504D0FAF22AF63C6EDFA1F33FAEA98" authority="Slater." authorityName="Slater." box="[992,1248,1476,1502]" class="Insecta" family="Rhyparochromidae" genus="Plinthisus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="muticus" subGenus="Nanoplinthisus">
<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF22AF63C6EDFA1F3397EA9B" box="[992,1165,1476,1501]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">P. (N.) muticus</emphasis>
Slater.
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BEF368CAF22AF63C405F9E7341AE910" blockId="21.[264,947,1596,1662]" box="[264,768,1596,1622]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<taxonomicName id="4C504D0FAF22AF63C405F9E735ACE910" box="[264,694,1596,1622]" class="Insecta" family="Rhyparochromidae" genus="Plinthisus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fynbosi" status="sp. nov." subGenus="Nanoplinthisus">
<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF22AF63C405F9E73698E910" bold="true" box="[264,386,1596,1622]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Plinthisus</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF22AF63C49EF9E73556E910" bold="true" box="[403,588,1596,1622]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Nanoplinthisus</emphasis>
) 
<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF22AF63C753F9E735ACE910" bold="true" box="[606,694,1596,1622]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">fynbosi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21757E5AF22AF63C7B0F9E7341AE910" box="[701,768,1596,1622]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</paragraph>
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(
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, fig. 13, 23, 33, 44, 60, 61 73, 74, 90, 91, 106, 117)
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Brachypterous male. Dorsum of head and thorax dark red­brown; venter brighter red­brown. Abdomen chocolate. Tibiae, tarsi and antennae pale yellowish. Body surface strongly shining, appearing largely impunctate. Posterior lobe of pronotum, prosternal collar, hemelytron and scutellum very finely punctate; dorsal pronotal collar weakly differentiated by fine micropunctures. Nearly glabrous but with inconspicuous very short scattered decumbent sericeous hairs on dorsum and thorax; longer hairs on abdominal sternum. Antennae clothed with pale semi­erect hairs about as long as width of antennae (0.04). Long trichobothriumlike seta on eye, antenniferous tubercle, outside proximal surface of protibia, lateral margin of pronotum 1/4 distance (0.10) from humeral corner, pair on vertex 0.12 long 0.12 apart, 0.05 from eye (fig.13); shorter seta on eye, gena, and pair on tylus. [Abdominal sterna with 2 trichobothria on each side of venter of 3, 1 weak trichobothrium on 4 (more distinct in female); anterior trichobothrial hairs on 5 and 6 and dorsal hair of posterior pairs very long (0.15), these pairs oblique, directly below spiracles on 5 and 6 and close (0.02) to posterior margins of sterna; pair on 7 of equal length, with an apparent shorter supplementary trichobothriumlike hair.]
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF21AF60C435FD77366DED83" box="[312,375,684,709]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Head</emphasis>
(fig. 13) strongly declivent anteriorly, moderately convex across vertex. Tylus extending to distal 1/4 of 1st antennal segment. Tylus nearly flat, narrowed posteriorly, length 0.09, width 0.06. Tylar sutures lightly incised. Juga slightly convex, apices sharply pointed. Lorum shining; gena transversely, finely rugulose. Antenniferous tubercles very short, invisible from above; antennal insertions at front margin of and below level of eye. Eyes nearly touching anterolateral pronotal angles. Eye ovoid, small, of about 40 facets; eye height 0.10, length 0.08. Ocelli absent. Bucculae low, height less (0.025) than width of labial segment 1; very short, becoming ridges at apex of jugum; ridges flaring posteriorly and terminating in a broad &quot;U&quot;, just before base of head. Venter of head flattened, telescoped posterior portion of head not enlarged, length 0.10. Visible head length 0.21, width across eyes 0.32; interocular space 0.21, height above eye 0.03, below eye.0 3, preocular distance 0.10.
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subquadrate, broadest across anterior 1/3, slightly arcuate laterad; lateral margins sharply and narrowly carinate to almost narrowly explanate; anterior margin shallowly concave; posterior margin straight. Dorsal collar and posterior lobe weakly set off by fine punctures. Dorsum of anterior lobe gently arched, height above margin 0.04. Pronotum medial length 0.36, posterior lobe length 0.07; maximum width 0.46, width across humeri 0.44; [dorsal collar length 0.03 (cleared)]. Scutellum flat; length 0.16, width 0.30. [Mesoscutum not set off from scutellum by sulcus but laterally continuous with mesepisternum.] Hemelytron (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF21AF60C762FA7F35AEEAF8" box="[623,692,1444,1470]" captionStart="FIGURES 1 – 7" captionStartId="41.[264,370,1736,1757]" captionTargetBox="[360,1234,329,1704]" captionTargetId="figure@41.[352,1234,326,1712]" captionTargetPageId="41" captionText="FIGURES 1 – 7. Plinthisus spp., dorsal view. 1, P. (Isioscytus) pulchellus n. sp., macropter. 2, P. pulchellus, brachypter. 3, P. (Nanoplinthisus) ericae n. sp., macropter. 4, P. e r i c a e, brachypter. 5, P. (Nanoplinthisus) fynbosi n. sp. 6, P. (Nanoplinthisus) peninsularis n. sp. 7, P. (Nanoplinthisus) lamprus n. sp. Figures 6 to 7 on the next two pages." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157232/files/figure.png" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
) pad­like, clavus and corium indistinguishably fused; basally fused with mesoscutum; no membrane remnant. Caudal (distal) margin of hemelytra truncate, straight, with lateral corners beveled, extending caudad only to anterior portion of abdominal tergum 4. Lateral margins of hemelytra moderately arcuate, rounded, ecarinate, broadly clasping lateral margins of pterothorax (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF21AF60C6D8F99F332AE918" box="[981,1072,1604,1630]" captionStart="FIGURES 28 – 37" captionStartId="46.[264,370,1738,1759]" captionTargetBox="[351,1190,316,1582]" captionTargetId="figure@46.[340,1247,291,1717]" captionTargetPageId="46" captionText="FIGURES 28 – 37. Male right metathoracic wing, ventral view, 28, P. brachyoccus, macropter, including Fig. 28 a, detail of overlapping stridulitra of wings at rest. Figs 29 – 37, brachypterous metathoracic wings. 29, P. rudebecki. 30, P. hirsutus. 31, P. pulchellus. 32, P. e r ic a e. 33, P. fynbosi. 34, P. peninsularis. 35, P. lamprus. 36, P. z u u r b e rg i. 37, P. drakensbergensis. Abbreviations: Cu—Cubitus, h—hamus, IV—Intervannal veins, M— Medius, mnt—metanotum, mtws—metathoracic wing stridulitrum, Pcss—Postcubital sector stridulitrum, R— Radius, Sc—scutellum, st—stridulitrum, te—teeth. Figures 29 to 37 on the next page." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157235/files/figure.png" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Fig. 33</figureCitation>
). Hemelytron length 0.36, maximum width 0.30; width across hemelytra (0.60) broader than maximum pronotal width; commissure length 0.21; distance posterior margin of hemelytra to apex of abdomen 0.40. [Metanotum short, pale, weakly sclerotized, much exceeded caudad by scutellum. Metathoracic wing (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF21AF60C77AF93F35D6E9B8" box="[631,716,1764,1790]" captionStart="FIGURES 28 – 37" captionStartId="46.[264,370,1738,1759]" captionTargetBox="[351,1190,316,1582]" captionTargetId="figure@46.[340,1247,291,1717]" captionTargetPageId="46" captionText="FIGURES 28 – 37. Male right metathoracic wing, ventral view, 28, P. brachyoccus, macropter, including Fig. 28 a, detail of overlapping stridulitra of wings at rest. Figs 29 – 37, brachypterous metathoracic wings. 29, P. rudebecki. 30, P. hirsutus. 31, P. pulchellus. 32, P. e r ic a e. 33, P. fynbosi. 34, P. peninsularis. 35, P. lamprus. 36, P. z u u r b e rg i. 37, P. drakensbergensis. Abbreviations: Cu—Cubitus, h—hamus, IV—Intervannal veins, M— Medius, mnt—metanotum, mtws—metathoracic wing stridulitrum, Pcss—Postcubital sector stridulitrum, R— Radius, Sc—scutellum, st—stridulitrum, te—teeth. Figures 29 to 37 on the next page." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157235/files/figure.png" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Fig. 33</figureCitation>
) very reduced, ovoid, width 0.04, length 0.05, consisting entirely of stridulitrum sclerite which bears 13 equisized teeth in three staggered overlapping rows. (In female, metanotum membranous; hind wing absent.)] Posterior lobe of proepimeron weakly set off by compression. Propleural pore (fig. 13) extremely small, midway between propleural sulcus and collar sulcus. Distinct carina along dorsal margin of mesepimeron and metapleuron below deep groove that receives down­wrapped lateral margin of hemelytron (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF20AF61C728FE4F359BEEE8" box="[549,641,404,430]" captionStart="FIGURES 18 – 27" captionStartId="45.[264,370,1747,1768]" captionTargetBox="[361,1231,339,1680]" captionTargetId="figure@45.[340,1247,326,1751]" captionTargetPageId="45" captionText="FIGURES 18 – 27. Mesopleuron and metapleuron, male. 18, P. rudebecki. 19, P. hirsutus. 20, P. brachyoccus. 21, P. pulchellus. 22, P. e r i c a e. 23, P. fynbosi. 24, P. peninsularis, 25, P. lamprus. 26, P. z u u r b e rg i. 27, P. drakensbergensis. Abbreviations: au—auricle, hm—hemelytron, mf – metapleural flange, mp—mesepimeron, mps—mesopleural sulcus, ms – mesepisternum, mt—metepisternum, sa—scent area, tls – trichobothriumlike setae. Figures 24 to 27 on the next page." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157234/files/figure.png" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Fig. 23</figureCitation>
). Metathoracic scent gland (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF20AF61C6D2FE4F3323EEE8" box="[991,1081,404,430]" captionStart="FIGURES 18 – 27" captionStartId="45.[264,370,1747,1768]" captionTargetBox="[361,1231,339,1680]" captionTargetId="figure@45.[340,1247,326,1751]" captionTargetPageId="45" captionText="FIGURES 18 – 27. Mesopleuron and metapleuron, male. 18, P. rudebecki. 19, P. hirsutus. 20, P. brachyoccus. 21, P. pulchellus. 22, P. e r i c a e. 23, P. fynbosi. 24, P. peninsularis, 25, P. lamprus. 26, P. z u u r b e rg i. 27, P. drakensbergensis. Abbreviations: au—auricle, hm—hemelytron, mf – metapleural flange, mp—mesepimeron, mps—mesopleural sulcus, ms – mesepisternum, mt—metepisternum, sa—scent area, tls – trichobothriumlike setae. Figures 24 to 27 on the next page." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157234/files/figure.png" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Fig. 23</figureCitation>
) auricle (au) small, directed caudad almost to margin of scent area, apex rounded, slightly produced. Granulose scent area (sa) extending over ventral 2/3 of metepisternum and adjacent lightly produced area of mesepimeron. Metapleural flange set off by weak sulcus from metepisternum; posterior margin slightly concave. Prosternum (fig. 13) gently convex, length 0.31; ventral collar narrow, length 0.06, set off by weak sulcus not continuous with sulcus along dorsal margin of proepisternum. Mesosternum anteriorly weakly carinate and finely punctate; posteriorly distinctly tumid. Metasternum slightly excavated. Each xyphus acute and sharply pointed. [Metacoxal bridges complete, very narrow and delicate. Mesendotergite slender, with cup­shaped apex remote from short incurved mesendosternite.]
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF20AF61C435FCFF36BDEC7B" box="[312,423,804,829]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Abdomen</emphasis>
ovoid, maximum width 0.55, length 0.55. Terga moderately arched; connexivum tilted sharply up laterad; caudal margin of tergum 7 truncate, not extending caudad of connexivum 7. [Sutures of sterna 3–4 and 4–5 incised; suture 4–5 slightly bent cephalad at level of trichobothria. (In female, sterna 4–5 free; intersegmental margin nearly straight.) Spiracles of segments 5 and 6 much nearer (0.03) to posterior margin of segments than are other abdominal spiracles; spiracle 7 evidently absent, but spiracle 8 present. Terga 1 and 2 (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF20AF61C710FBCF3569EB68" box="[541,627,1044,1070]" captionStart="FIGURES 38 – 50" captionStartId="48.[264,370,1660,1681]" captionTargetBox="[404,1232,355,1613]" captionTargetId="figure@48.[340,1247,324,1646]" captionTargetPageId="48" captionText="FIGURES 38 – 50. Abdomen structures. 38 (p. 48), lateral view, male, P. e r ic a e. 39 – 48, left dorsal view, male. 39, P. rudebecki. 40, P. hirsutus. 41, P. brachyoccus. 42, P. pulchellus. 43, P. e r i c a e. 44, P. fynbosi. 45, P. peninsularis. 46, P. lamprus. 47, P. zuurbergi. 48, P. drakensbergensis. 49 – 50, dorsal abdominal segments 5 – 8, female. 49, P. pulchellus. 50, P. fynbosi. Abbreviations: e—epipleurite of connexivum, h—hypopleurite of connexivum, oj— oblique juncture of hypopleurites 4 &amp; 5, pl—plectrum on tergum one, sg—scent gland scar, sp – spiracle, spl—secondary plectrum, St 3 — sternum 3, St 7 — sternum 7, Tg 2 — tergum 2, Tg 6 — tergum 6, Tg 7 — tergum 7, tr—trichobothrium. Figures 44 to 50 on the next page." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157236/files/figure.png" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Fig. 44</figureCitation>
) pale, relatively narrow, width 0.33. Plectrum dark, sclerotized, especially laterad; width 0.07, length 0.04; finely striate, striae 0.6 µ apart. Tergum 3 relatively long with low carina along posterior margin. Tergal sutures 4–5 and 5–6 not dovetailed; sutures curving caudad so that tergum 6 is shorter than tergum 4, 5 or 7. Maximum width of terga 0.47; medial lengths: 1­0.04, 2­0.01, 3­0.06, 4­0.13, 5­0.13, 6­0.08, 7­ 0.09. Scent gland scar widths: 3–4: 0.13, 4–5: 0.09, 5–6: 0.10. Terga 4–7 inflexed and grooved laterad to receive mesal margin of connexivum. Epipleurites 4–6 thread­like; 3 a very small, curved sclerite. Connexivum relatively narrow, hypopleurite widths: 2­0.05, 3­ 0.05, 4­0.05, 5­0.05, 6­0.06, 7­0.03; lengths: 2­0.2,6 3­0.07, 4­0.16, 5­0.13, 6­0.16, 7­0.14. Hypopleurite junctions 3–4 and 6–7 moderately oblique, others nearly transverse. Tergum 7 and sternum 7 with complete shelf­like internal flanges to receive segment 8 and genital capsule. Sternum 7 with very weak anterior apodemes, 0.14 apart. (In female, tergal suture 6–7 fused, incomplete mesally (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF20AF61C776FA2F35CAE948" box="[635,720,1524,1550]" captionStart="FIGURES 38 – 50" captionStartId="48.[264,370,1660,1681]" captionTargetBox="[404,1232,355,1613]" captionTargetId="figure@48.[340,1247,324,1646]" captionTargetPageId="48" captionText="FIGURES 38 – 50. Abdomen structures. 38 (p. 48), lateral view, male, P. e r ic a e. 39 – 48, left dorsal view, male. 39, P. rudebecki. 40, P. hirsutus. 41, P. brachyoccus. 42, P. pulchellus. 43, P. e r i c a e. 44, P. fynbosi. 45, P. peninsularis. 46, P. lamprus. 47, P. zuurbergi. 48, P. drakensbergensis. 49 – 50, dorsal abdominal segments 5 – 8, female. 49, P. pulchellus. 50, P. fynbosi. Abbreviations: e—epipleurite of connexivum, h—hypopleurite of connexivum, oj— oblique juncture of hypopleurites 4 &amp; 5, pl—plectrum on tergum one, sg—scent gland scar, sp – spiracle, spl—secondary plectrum, St 3 — sternum 3, St 7 — sternum 7, Tg 2 — tergum 2, Tg 6 — tergum 6, Tg 7 — tergum 7, tr—trichobothrium. Figures 44 to 50 on the next page." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157236/files/figure.png" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Fig. 50</figureCitation>
) in contrast (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF20AF61C665FA2F34A7E948" box="[872,957,1524,1550]" captionStart="FIGURES 38 – 50" captionStartId="48.[264,370,1660,1681]" captionTargetBox="[404,1232,355,1613]" captionTargetId="figure@48.[340,1247,324,1646]" captionTargetPageId="48" captionText="FIGURES 38 – 50. Abdomen structures. 38 (p. 48), lateral view, male, P. e r ic a e. 39 – 48, left dorsal view, male. 39, P. rudebecki. 40, P. hirsutus. 41, P. brachyoccus. 42, P. pulchellus. 43, P. e r i c a e. 44, P. fynbosi. 45, P. peninsularis. 46, P. lamprus. 47, P. zuurbergi. 48, P. drakensbergensis. 49 – 50, dorsal abdominal segments 5 – 8, female. 49, P. pulchellus. 50, P. fynbosi. Abbreviations: e—epipleurite of connexivum, h—hypopleurite of connexivum, oj— oblique juncture of hypopleurites 4 &amp; 5, pl—plectrum on tergum one, sg—scent gland scar, sp – spiracle, spl—secondary plectrum, St 3 — sternum 3, St 7 — sternum 7, Tg 2 — tergum 2, Tg 6 — tergum 6, Tg 7 — tergum 7, tr—trichobothrium. Figures 44 to 50 on the next page." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157236/files/figure.png" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Fig. 49</figureCitation>
) with the complete suture uniting terga 6–7 other species.) Genital capsule (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF20AF61C63AF9C734FFE970" box="[823,997,1564,1590]" captionStart="FIGURES 51 – 65" captionStartId="50.[264,370,1706,1727]" captionTargetBox="[362,1207,344,1705]" captionTargetId="figure@50.[340,1247,324,1711]" captionTargetPageId="50" captionText="FIGURES 51 – 65. Genital capsule, dorsal view (d. v.), lateral view (l. v.). 51, P. hirsutus, d. v. 52, P. hirsutus, l. v. 53, P. pulchellus, d. v. 54, P. brachyoccus, d. v. 55, P. brachyoccus, l. v. 56, P. lamprus, d. v. 57, P. e r i c a e, d. v. 58, P. e r i c a e, l. v. 59, P. drakensbergensis, d. v. 60, P. fynbosi, d. v. 61, P. fynbosi, l. v. 61 a, P. rudebecki, d. v. 62, P. peninsularis, d. v. 63, P. peninsularis, l. v. 64, P. z u u r b e rg i, d. v. 65, P. zuurberg, l. v. Abbreviations: ap—accessory sperm pump, as—anal sclerites, cl—clasper in place, co—clasper opening, do—dorsal opening, epepiproct, p—parandria, pa—paraprocts, pr—posterior rim. Figures 62 to 65 on the next page." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157237/files/figure.png" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Figs. 60 &amp; 61</figureCitation>
) width 0.17; posterior rim transversely carinate; parandria slender, pointed. Epiproct and paraprocts slender (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF20AF61C1CEF99F3200E918" box="[1219,1306,1604,1630]" captionStart="FIGURES 51 – 65" captionStartId="50.[264,370,1706,1727]" captionTargetBox="[362,1207,344,1705]" captionTargetId="figure@50.[340,1247,324,1711]" captionTargetPageId="50" captionText="FIGURES 51 – 65. Genital capsule, dorsal view (d. v.), lateral view (l. v.). 51, P. hirsutus, d. v. 52, P. hirsutus, l. v. 53, P. pulchellus, d. v. 54, P. brachyoccus, d. v. 55, P. brachyoccus, l. v. 56, P. lamprus, d. v. 57, P. e r i c a e, d. v. 58, P. e r i c a e, l. v. 59, P. drakensbergensis, d. v. 60, P. fynbosi, d. v. 61, P. fynbosi, l. v. 61 a, P. rudebecki, d. v. 62, P. peninsularis, d. v. 63, P. peninsularis, l. v. 64, P. z u u r b e rg i, d. v. 65, P. zuurberg, l. v. Abbreviations: ap—accessory sperm pump, as—anal sclerites, cl—clasper in place, co—clasper opening, do—dorsal opening, epepiproct, p—parandria, pa—paraprocts, pr—posterior rim. Figures 62 to 65 on the next page." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157237/files/figure.png" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Fig. 60</figureCitation>
); anal sclerites slender, paired. Clasper (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF20AF61C7D3F9B73495E9C0" box="[734,911,1644,1670]" captionStart="FIGURES 66 – 79" captionStartId="51.[264,370,1763,1784]" captionTargetBox="[358,1234,360,1742]" captionTargetId="figure@51.[340,1247,324,1750]" captionTargetPageId="51" captionText="FIGURES 66 – 79. Left clasper, area of attachment down, frontal view, except 70 and 76, lateral view (l. v.). 66, P. rudebecki. 67, P. hirsutus. 68, P. brachycoccus. 69, P. pulchellus. 70, P. pulchellus l. v. 71, P. (Isioscytus) himyaritus Linnavuori, 1978. 72, P. eri ca e. 73, P. fynbos. 74, P. fynbos, l. v. 75, P. (Nanoplinthisus) muticus Slater, 1964. 76, P. peninsularis. 77, P. lamprus. 78, P. z u u r b e rg i. 79, P. drakensbergensis. Abbeviations: aarea of attachment, b—blade, i—inner projection, o—outer projection, s—shank, tp—tip." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157238/files/figure.png" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Figs. 73 &amp; 74</figureCitation>
) flattened, shank quadrate with a small tooth on outer projection, a broad sharp spine on inner projection; blade short, straight, lateral on shank. Phallus (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF20AF61C792F967345EE990" box="[671,836,1724,1750]" captionStart="FIGURES 80 – 99" captionStartId="52.[264,370,1670,1691]" captionTargetBox="[373,1217,311,1654]" captionTargetId="figure@52.[340,1235,286,1675]" captionTargetPageId="52" captionText="FIGURES 80 – 99. Phallus, dorsal (or frontal) view (d. v.) and lateral view (l. v.). 80, P. rudebecki, d. v. 81, P. rudebecki, l. v. 82, P. hirsutus, d. v. 83, P. hirsutus, l. v. 84, P. brachyoccus, d. v. 85, P. brachyoccus, l. v. 86, P. pulchellus, d. v. 87, P. pulchellus, l. v. 88, P. e r i c a e, d. v. 89, P. e r ic a e, l. v. 90, P. fynbosi, d. v. 91, P. fynbosi, l. v. 92, P. peninsularis, d. v. 93, P. peninsularis, l. v. 94, P. lamprus, d. v. 95, P. lamprus, l. v. 96, P. z u u r b e rg i, d. v. 97, P. z u u r b e rg i, l. v. 98, P. drakensbergensis, d. v. 99, P. drakensbergensis, l. v. Abbreviations: ap—accessory pump, ba—basal apparatus, gp—gonoporal process, hp—helicoid process, hs—holding sclerites, pt—phallotheca, n—reservoir neck, rb—reservoir body, se—sleeve, sr—sperm reservoir, w—wings. Figures 90 to 99 on the next page." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157239/files/figure.png" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Figs. 90 &amp; 91</figureCitation>
) with gonoporal process short, of 3 slen­ der coils, very short membranous sleeve on basal coil; no helicoid process. Sperm reservoir small; wings narrow, L­shaped, directed distad; holding sclerites slender, small. Phallotheca laterally unsclerotized, with wide ventral sclerotized surface, and 2 small dorsal sclerites. (In female, tergum 1 and 2 membranous. Tergum 3 relatively long (0.10), flat, with thin carina along posterior margin. Epipleurite 3 absent; 4–6 wider. Abdominal terga 6 + 7 medially fused. Tergum 8 flat, posterior margin slightly concave, with 2 submesal anterior sutures that meet caudad at posterior margin. Tergum 9 very short, strap­like, with slender medial anterior apodeme; epipleurite 9 larger, with short, pointed apodeme; hypopleurite 9 vertically divided. Valvula length 0.26. Spermatheca (
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) with subspherical bulb; sclerotized distal duct thick, short, with intermediate swelling; unsclerotized basal duct slender, short.)]
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF2FAF6EC44FFD8736ABED33" box="[322,433,604,629]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Profemur</emphasis>
(
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) prominently incrassate, length 0.31, width 0.16; convex above and below; mutic. Protibia slightly bowed; undersurface armed with small tubercles; distal end enlarged, with larger outer (posterior) thorn­like spine and small inner (anterior) spur; protibial length 0.28, distal width 0.08. Mesotibia with 2 rows of 2 small spurs; metatibia with row of two spurs; metatibial length 0.29, medial width 0.025; metatarsomere lengths: I 0.09, II 0.04, III 0.06. Labium extending between mesocoxae; 1st segment almost attaining base of head; labial segment lengths: I 0.17, II 0.15, III 0.12, IV 0.14. Antennal segments 1, 2 and 4 fusiform, 3 slightly clavate; segments relatively thick, width 0.05, lengths: I 0.10, II 0.18, III 0.14, IV 0.20. Total body length 
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.
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF2FAF6EC435FC1F3528EC98" bold="true" box="[312,562,964,990]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Material Examined</emphasis>
. 
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: Brachypterous male. 
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: 
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: Cape Town, Table Mt., 
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(J. A. &amp; S. Slater, R.T. Schuh, M.H. Sweet). In National Collection of Insects, Pretoria, 
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.
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(all brachypterous): 
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, 8 f, same data as 
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. 
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, 10 f (
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, 2 f dissected), same locality as 
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, 3500', 
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(M. H. Sweet no. 27 and 28). 
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, 43 f, 
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: 
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5 f, Lion's Head, Cape Town 
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(R.E. Turner), Kirstenbosch Gardens, Cape Town, 
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(M. H. Sweet no. 19). 2 f, same locality, 400', 
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(M.H. Sweet no. 101). 
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, 7 f, same locality, 
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(S.S.S.S.). 
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, 19 f, Cape Point Nat. Res., Cape Point, 450', 
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(M. H. Sweet no. 3). 
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13 f, same locality, 
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, (M. H. Sweet no. 26). 
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, 4 f, same locality, 
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(M. H. Sweet no. 98). 
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, 5 f, same locality, 250', 
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(M. H. Sweet no. 96). 
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, 1 f, same locality, 
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(M. H. Sweet no. 99). 
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, Red Hill, Cape Peninsula, 900, 
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(M. H. Sweet no. 2). 
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, 15 f, Tafelberg Rd, Capetown, 1200', 
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(M. H. Sweet no. 25). 
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5 f, 
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N. Muizenberg, Cape Peninsula, 500', 
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(M. H. Sweet no. 12). 
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23 f, Muizenberg Mt., Cape Peninsula, 200', 
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(M. H. Sweet no. 23). 
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5 f, same locality, 925', 
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(M. H. Sweet no. 106). In J. A. Slater and M. H. Sweet collections.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C34A6507AF2FAF6EC435F9B7356DE9B8" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" type="etymology">
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF2FAF6EC435F9B736A7E9C0" bold="true" box="[312,445,1644,1670]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Etymology</emphasis>
. The specific name 
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF2FAF6EC7BCF9B7341CE9C3" box="[689,774,1644,1669]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">fynbosi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is the genitive of the Afrikaans name fynbos, for the shrubby vegetation—macchia or chaparral—characteristic of the Mediterranean climate biome area of the Cape of 
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to indicate that this species is characteristic of the Cape fynbos or macchia.
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<subSubSection id="C34A6507AF2FAF6FC435F8D735B7EA4F" lastPageId="25" lastPageNumber="26" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" type="discussion">
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF2FAF6EC435F8D736A6E860" bold="true" box="[312,444,1804,1830]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Discussion</emphasis>
. 
<taxonomicName id="4C504D0FAF2FAF6EC4C7F8D73527E863" box="[458,573,1804,1830]" class="Insecta" family="Rhyparochromidae" genus="Plinthisus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fynbosi">
<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF2FAF6EC4C7F8D736C3E863" box="[458,473,1804,1829]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">P</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF2FAF6EC4E5F8D73527E863" box="[488,573,1804,1829]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">fynbosi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is most closely related to 
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF2FAF6EC67DF8D73465E863" box="[880,895,1804,1829]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">P</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF2FAF6EC680F8D734F2E863" box="[909,1000,1804,1829]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">muticus</emphasis>
Slater
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from which it is distinguished by its smaller size, (1.3 
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), and yellow, rather than brown antennae and legs. The eyes of 
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF2EAF6FC709FEC73509EE73" box="[516,531,284,309]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">P</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF2EAF6FC72CFEC73566EE73" box="[545,636,284,309]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">muticus</emphasis>
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are relatively smaller so that the interocular width is threefourths of the width of head across eyes (0.30: 0.89) as compared to 
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF2EAF6FC12EFE9F3328EE1B" box="[1059,1074,324,349]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">P</emphasis>
. 
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in which the interocular width is two­thirds of the width of head across eyes (0.21: 0.32). The spermatheca (
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) and the clasper (
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) of 
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF2EAF6FC64BFE4F34A2EEEB" box="[838,952,404,429]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">P. fynbosi</emphasis>
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are distinctly different in shape from that of 
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF2EAF6FC491FE673509EE93" box="[412,531,444,469]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">P. muticus</emphasis>
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(
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).
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF2EAF6FC435FE3F36B0EEBB" box="[312,426,484,509]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">P. fynbosi</emphasis>
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and 
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are members of a difficult complex of similar species, some allopatric, some sympatric, all of which are represented by entirely brachypterous specimens. If we had not studied the populations in the field and reared them in the laboratory, we would not have been aware of the diversity of the 
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF2EAF6FC699FD87331DED33" box="[916,1031,604,629]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">P. fynbosi</emphasis>
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complex because of the remarkable uniformity of the general body morphology — many of the species are essentially sibling species. Several specimens that 
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mentioned but excluded from the 
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series of 
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF2EAF6FC4D3FD0F36F7EDAB" box="[478,493,724,749]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">P</emphasis>
. 
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probably represent other species of this complex. While the genitalia are distinctive, the color patterns are somewhat variable, probably as a consequence of different degrees of tanning. In the laboratory newly moulted adults remain relatively pale in color for some time and achieve their fully dark coloration only after several days. Caution is therefore necessary. We include in the 
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series of 
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF2EAF6FC1B8FCAF33DEECCB" box="[1205,1220,884,909]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">P</emphasis>
. 
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only the dark specimens from the Cape Peninsula. (An undescribed pale yellow species is also in the area.) We name this group after 
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF2EAF6FC7F0FC1F3416EC9B" box="[765,780,964,989]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">P</emphasis>
. 
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because of the abundance of this species and its near relatives in the Cape macchia or fynbos of 
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.
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There are at least five other species of this species­group in the Cape biotic area, with extensions (
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF2EAF6FC494FBE736B2EB13" box="[409,424,1084,1109]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">P</emphasis>
. 
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) into the Drakensberg. We place the 
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group in Wagner's (1963) subgenus 
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF2EAF6FC4DFFBBF359EEB3B" box="[466,644,1124,1149]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">Nanoplinthisus</emphasis>
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because the hemelytron is transversely truncate and lacks a membrane; the body size is under 
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; and the profemur is mutic.
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SPECIES­GROUP
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