Pleophylla tongaatsana, PERINGUEY, 1904

PLEOPHYLLA TONGAATSANA PERINGUEY, 1904 View in CoL ( FIGS 4Y – AB View Figure 4 , 6)

Pleophylla tongaatsana Peringuey, 1904: 9 . Type material examined: Lectotype (here designated): ♂ “ Upper Tongaat N. [sic] 11/01/ Pleophylla tongaatsana Type Py/Type SAM/Ent 31/4” ( SAMC).

Additional material examined: 1 ♂ “ S. Afr.: Mpumalanga, Badplaas 25.44 S- 30.40 E / 11.11.2002 E-Y: 3566 general collect 1410 m leg. TMSA staff” ( TMSA) GoogleMaps .

Description: Body length: 9 mm, elytral length: 6.3 mm, maximum width: 4.8 mm. Angle between lateral margins of labroclypeus and ocular canthus distinct; anterior margin of labroclypeus medially distinctly sinuate; margins of labroclypeus moderately reflexed; smooth area in front of eyes 1.5 times as wide as long; ratio of eye diameter/ interocular width: 0.69. Pronotum with dense and thick erect setae; bicoloured; basal margin widely incomplete medially (equal to or more than scutellum width); larger punctures on pronotum moderately large. Hypomeron carinate. Elytra with dark spots; erect dorsal pilosity on elytra dense (more than ten setae per interval); sutural interval in apical declivity of elytra flat and not delimited by a sharp carina; white, fine pilosity not condensed to longitudinal patches; intervals punctate at least laterally; adpressed white pilosity long, 1/3 to 1/2 of width of elytral intervals; external apical elytral angle evenly convex. Mesosternal process long. Ratio of length of metepisternum/metacoxa: 1/1.45. Metatibia, ratio of width/length: 1/4.07. Metatarsi dorsally punctate; first metatarsomere as long as subsequent one. Aedeagus: Fig. 4Y View Figure 4 – Aa. Habitus: Fig 4 View Figure 4 Ab.