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<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF2AAF6BC47DFD7C3695ED87" box="[368,399,679,705]" 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="29" pageNumber="30">15</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF2AAF6BC491FD7C36A6ED87" box="[412,444,679,705]" 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="29" pageNumber="30">25</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF2AAF6BC4C5FD7C36F2ED87" box="[456,488,679,705]" 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="29" pageNumber="30">35</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF2AAF6BC4F9FD7C350EED87" box="[500,532,679,705]" 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="29" pageNumber="30">46</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF2AAF6BC72DFD7C355AED87" box="[544,576,679,705]" 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="29" pageNumber="30">56</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF2AAF6BC741FD7C3576ED87" box="[588,620,679,705]" 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="29" pageNumber="30">77</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF2AAF6BC775FD7C35D9ED87" box="[632,707,679,705]" 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="29" pageNumber="30">94, 95</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF2AAF6BC7C2FD7C35E7ED87" box="[719,765,679,705]" captionStart="FIGURES 100 – 108" captionStartId="54.[264,370,1770,1791]" captionTargetBox="[351,1180,342,1737]" captionTargetId="figure@54.[340,1247,324,1750]" captionTargetPageId="54" captionText="FIGURES 100 – 108. Spermatheca. 100, P. rudebecki Slater. 101, P. hirsutus Slater. 102, P. brachyoccus. 103, P. pulchellus. 104. P. e r i c a e. 105, P. fynbosi. 106, P. peninsularis. 107, P. lamprus. 108, P. z u u r b e rg i. 109, P. drakensbergensis. Abbreviations: bd—basal duct, bu—bulb, dd—distal duct." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/157240/files/figure.png" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">107</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF2AAF6BC607FD7C342CED87" box="[778,822,679,705]" 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="29" pageNumber="30">119</figureCitation>
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Brachypterous male. General coloration nearly uniform bright red­brown, abdomen darker. Legs and antennae lighter yellowish brown. Body strongly shining, polished. Proepisternum finely rugulose; large punctures on posterior lobe of proepimeron. Dorsal surface of body appearing smooth and impunctate, but actually with tiny scattered shallow micropunctures which bear very short inconspicuous decumbent to adpressed sericeous hairs, hairs more erect and longer on abdomen, tibia and antennae. Long trichobothriumlike setaon eye, outside proximal surface of protibia, and lateral margin of pronotum 1/3 distance from humeral angle, pair on vertex 0.17 long, 0.18 apart, 0.06 from eye; shorter seta on tylus, eye, antenniferous tubercle, gena and venter of 1st antennal segment. Abdominal sterna with 2 long trichobothrial hairs very close to midline (0.02) on each side of 3; 3 tiny trichobothria in sublinear row on 4, remote from midline; anterior trichobothrial hairs on 5 and 6 and dorsal hair of posterior pairs on 6 and 7 very long (0.52), other hairs very short and inconspicuous; pairs on 5 and 6 oblique, closer to posterior margin of segments (0.05 and 0.03) than to spiracle (.07); posterior trichobothria pairs progressively further apart caudad.
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slightly declivent, anteriorly strongly acuminate, moderately convex across vertex. Tylus extends to distal 1/3 of 1st antennal segment. Tylus nearly flat, length 0.12, width 0.12. Tylar sutures lightly incised, converging caudad, recurving laterad at apices. Jugum convex, slightly grooved­carinate at ventral margin along jugal suture; apex bluntly pointed. Lorum lightly convex. Antenniferous tubercles short, invisible from above; antennal insertion below and in front of eye. Eyes broadly in contact with anterolateral pronotal angles. Eye ovoid, of about 80 facets; length 0.09, height 0.16. Ocelli absent. Bucculae low, height 0.03, less than width of labial segment 1; very short, becoming ridges at level of apices of juga; ridges terminating posteriorly in a broad &quot;U&quot; at base of head. Venter of head below eye convex, telescoped portion moderately enlarged, length 0.16. Visible head length 0.26, width across eyes 0.41; interocular space 0.26, height above eye 0.05, below eye 0.05, preocular space 0.16, postocular space 0.01.
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broadest across anterior 1/3, gently arcuate laterad; lateral margins sharp, narrowly explanate, sloping down caudad; anterior margin deeply concave, anterior angles reaching forward to level of middle of eye; posterior margin shallowly concave. Posterior pronotal lobe and dorsal collar short, barely differentiated. Anterior pronotal lobe moderately convex, especially cephalad, maximum height above lateral margin 0.12. Pronotum medial length 0.56, [posterior lobe length 0.08 (cleared)], maximum width 0.70, width across humeri 0.65; [dorsal collar length 0.06 (cleared)]. Scutellum broadly triangular, flat; length 0.33, width 0.57. Mesoscutum not set off from scutellum, or exposed laterad, lateral angle of scutellum continuous with mesepisternum and mesoscutum. Hemelytron (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF29AF68C1D1FDD73239ED60" box="[1244,1315,524,550]" 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="30" pageNumber="31">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
) pad­like, with clavus and corium indistinguishably fused; base fused to lateral angles of scutellum, hinge absent; caudal (distal) margin attenuated into what appears to be an extremely tiny and almost undifferentiated rim of membrane. Distal margin of hemelytron transversely truncate, at right angles to longitudinal body axis, extending caudad to anterior 1/2 of abdominal tergum 4. Hemelytra broadly arcuate laterad, much broader than maximum width of pronotum. Lateral margin of hemelytron (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF29AF68C6D6FD27332BEC50" box="[987,1073,764,790]" 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="30" pageNumber="31">Fig. 25</figureCitation>
) narrowly explanatecarinate at base, wrapped over lateral margin of pterothorax so that attenuating carina follows clasping groove, and hemelytra appears ecarinate caudad. Hemelytron length 0.56, maximum width 0.46; length commissure 0.34; distance posterior margin hemelytra to apex abdomen 0.68. [Metanotum pale, weakly sclerotized, short, much exceeded caudad by scutellum. Metathoracic wing very reduced (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF29AF68C648FC1F3487EC98" box="[837,925,964,990]" 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="30" pageNumber="31">Fig. 35</figureCitation>
), width 0.21, length 0.15. Stridulitrum sclerite narrow, width 0.04, length 0.10, bearing row of 6 ridge­like convex teeth 
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width. (In female, metanotum membranous; metathoracic wing absent.)] Propleural pore small, subventral, below level of propleural suture. Posterior lobe of proepimeron very short, compressed, delimited by row of 6 large punctures in groove. Anterior part of mesepisternum compressed. Distinct carina (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF29AF68C61AFB573477EBE0" box="[791,877,1164,1190]" 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="30" pageNumber="31">Fig. 25</figureCitation>
) along dorsal margin of mesepimeron and metapleuron below deep groove that receives down­wrapped hemelytron. Metathoracic scent gland auricle (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF29AF68C748FB073584EBB0" box="[581,670,1244,1270]" 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="30" pageNumber="31">Fig. 25</figureCitation>
) an elongate, broad, scimitar­shaped shining bar that recurves strongly cephalad, extending to anterodorsal corner of granulose scent area, becoming continuous with shiny area below hemelytron. Granulose scent area covering ventral 2/3 of metepisternum, including narrow area behind auricle, barely attaining margin of mesopleuron. Metapleural flange not delimited by groove from metepisternum; posterior margin of flange sinuate. Prosternum elongate, length 0.53; ventral collar triangular, length 0.07, delimited by sulcus not continuous with weak sulcus below edge of pronotum. Mesosternum anteriorly short, posteriorly bearing a high elongate carinate tubercle. Metasternum flat, excavated. Each xyphus short, acute and sharply pointed. [Metacoxal bridge extremely thin (bridge absent in female). Mesendosternite short, broad, apex flat; mesendotergite short, cup­shaped, remote from mesendosternite.
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elongate­oval, maximum width 1.03, length 0.92. Terga gently arched; connexivum laterally tilted up; caudal margin of tergum 7 slightly convex, extending a little beyond hypopleurite 7. [Sutures of abdominal sterna 3–4 and 4–5 incised, suture 4–5 bent slightly cephalad at level of trichobothria. Spiracle of 5 little closer (0.10) to posterior margin than anterior margin (0.12). (In female, sterna 4–5 free, intersegmental margin nearly straight.) Terga 1 and 2 (
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) short, pale, width 0.55; a large inflexed apodeme on lateral margin of plectrum. Plectrum dark, sclerotized, width 0.20, length 0.15, striae anteriorly 0.09 µ apart, posteriorly 1.4 µ apart. Tergum 3 transversely strap­like with low carina along posterior margin. Tergal sutures 3–4 and 4–5 not dovetailed; sutures curving caudad so that tergum 6 is shorter than 4, 5, or 7. Maximum width of terga 0.85; medial lengths 1­ 0.06, 2­0.11, 3­0.04, 4­0.22, 5­0.24, 6­0.13, 7­0.19. Scent gland scar widths: 3–4: 0.16, 4– 5: 0.15, 5–6: 0.15. Terga 4–7 inflexed and deeply grooved laterad to receive mesal margin of connexivum. Epipleurites 4–6 very narrow, width 0.01, fitting into grooved tergal margins. Connexivum relatively narrow, widest across hypopleurites 5 and 6, narrowed a little cephalad and caudad; hypopleurite widths: 2­0.04, 3­0.06, 4­0.07, 5­ 0.09, 6­0.10, 7­0.06; lengths: 2­0.02, 3­0.08, 4­0.16, 5­0.27, 6­0.32, 7­0.20. Hypopleurite junction 4–5 strongly oblique with a distinct mesal notch into which fits pointed end of epipleurite 4 (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF28AF69C1CEFD0F3207EDA8" box="[1219,1309,724,750]" 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="31" pageNumber="32">Fig. 46</figureCitation>
); other junctions nearly transverse. Tergum 7 and sternum 7 lightly impressed to receive segment 8 and genital capsule. Sternum 7 with 2 weak anterior ventral apodemes 0.20 apart. Genital capsule (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF28AF69C71BFC973576EC20" box="[534,620,844,870]" 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="31" pageNumber="32">Fig. 56</figureCitation>
) flattened posteriorad, width 0.31; dorsal opening relatively wide compared with clasper opening, anterior bridge very narrow; parandria short, slender, twisted caudad. Epiproct evidently absent; paraprocts large and c­shaped, nearly meeting ventrad, and with 12 hairs on each side; anal sclerites a dorsal pair, each with 4 setae. Clasper (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF28AF69C47FFC3736D2EB40" box="[370,456,1004,1030]" 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="31" pageNumber="32">Fig. 77</figureCitation>
) shank straight short, with large flat tooth on outer projection; blade with thin carina and 3 setae on inner (frontal) face. Phallus (
<figureCitation id="136B2A09AF28AF69C699FBCF3334EB68" box="[916,1070,1044,1070]" 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="31" pageNumber="32">Fig. 94 &amp; 95</figureCitation>
) with gonoporal process of 3 basal coils with membranous sleeve and about 10 distal slender coils; no helicoid process. Sperm reservoir large; wings absent; holding sclerites short, narrow, about length of reservoir. Phallotheca with wide ventral sclerotized surface, two narrow dorsal sclerites. (In female, terga 1 and 2 membranous; tergum 3 longer (0.12), posterior carina absent. Abdominal terga 6 + 7 fused so that suture is nearly invisible. Tergum 8 with lateral corners not produced or inflexed; with 2 parallel submesal sutures which run entire length of tergum. Tergum 9 very short, strap­like, medial anterior apodeme very long, epipleurite 9 much longer than tergum, with short narrow apodeme. Valvula length 0.55. Spermatheca (
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) with bulb asymmetrical, beret­shaped; sclerotized distal duct short, thick, and curved; unsclerotized basal duct very long, with large sac about halfway along length and a membranous coiled margin along basal length of duct.)]
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(
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) very strongly incrassate, length 0.67, width 0.32; very convex above, flattened and sulcate beneath to receive protibia, including distal spine; armed beneath on distal 1/3 with 2 sharp spines each bearing a small spur. Protibia slightly bent, armed inside with 2 rows of about 20 small tubercles; distal end enlarged, armed with tubercle­like outside (posterior) projection, a small spur inside; protibial length 0.46, distal width 0.11. Procoxa armed with large triangular tooth­like spine. Mesotibia with 2 rows of 4 small spurs; metatibia with 2 rows of 5 small spurs; metatibial length 0.56, medial width 0.05; metatarsomere lengths: I 0.16, II 0.06, III 0.07. Labium exceeding posterior margin of mesocoxae, 1st segment slightly exceeding base of head; labial segment lengths: I 0.28, II 0.30, III 0.24, IV 0.22. Antennae relatively slender, with segment 1 terete, 2 and 3 slightly clavate distally, 4 fusiform, width 0.04; antennal segment lengths: I 0.17, II 0.37, III 0.27, IV 0.31. Total body length 2.26.
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: Brachypterous male. 
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: 
<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF17AF56C1E1FE4F366AEE93" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">Cape Province</emphasis>
: Bowiedorp, 
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. S. Springbok, 
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(M. H. Sweet no. 10). In National Collection of Insects, Pretoria, 
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: Same data as 
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. (All brachypterous) 
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78 f (
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10 f dissected). Partly reared. In M. H. Sweet and J. A. Slater Collections.
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF17AF56C435FD8036A7ED33" bold="true" box="[312,445,603,629]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">Etymology</emphasis>
. The specific name 
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF17AF56C7BEFD873409ED33" box="[691,787,604,629]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">lamprus</emphasis>
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is an adjective derived from the Greek lampros, meaning brightly shining, in reference to the smooth, glistening cuticle of this species.
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<subSubSection id="C34A6507AF17AF56C435FD0F3592EB8D" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" type="discussion">
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF17AF56C435FD0F36A6EDA8" bold="true" box="[312,444,724,750]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">Discussion</emphasis>
. 
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF17AF56C4C7FD0F35BDEDAB" box="[458,679,724,749]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">Plinthisus lamprus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is one of a small complex of 3 species restricted to the western part of the Cape Biotic Region. As with species­groups 
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and 
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, these species are very similar in superficial appearance but have distinctly different genitalia. All three species were reared and simple mating experiments confirmed their distinctness.
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While forming a distinct species­group as indicated by the key, we place the 
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species­group in Wagner's subgenus 
<taxonomicName id="4C504D0FAF17AF56C7D9FC1F349FEC9B" box="[724,901,964,989]" class="Insecta" family="Lygaeidae" genus="Nanoplinthisus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF17AF56C7D9FC1F349FEC9B" box="[724,901,964,989]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">Nanoplinthisus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
because the hemelytron is transversely truncate at the level of tergum 4 and the clasper is straight with a carinate blade. This species­group shows considerable similarity to species­group V of the Australian 
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF17AF56C405FBE73667EB13" box="[264,381,1084,1109]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">Plinthisus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
fauna (
<bibRefCitation id="EFC14B7DAF17AF56C4D8FBE735D5EB10" author="Slater" box="[469,719,1084,1110]" pageId="32" pageNumber="41" refString="Slater, J. A. &amp; Sweet, M. H. (1961) A contribution on the higher classification of the Megalonotinae (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 54, 203 - 209." type="journal article" year="1961">Slater &amp; Sweet 1961</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B924EA9EAF17AF56C405FB683592EB8D" bold="true" box="[264,648,1203,1227]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">
<taxonomicName id="4C504D0FAF17AF56C405FB6836B3EB8D" box="[264,425,1203,1227]" class="Insecta" family="Rhyparochromidae" genus="Plinthisus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="32" pageNumber="56" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="zuurbergi">ZUURBERGI</taxonomicName>
SPECIES­GROUP
</emphasis>
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