Deltoxenos rueppelli Kinzelbach, 1971

Benda, Daniel, Pohl, Hans, Beutel, Rolf & Straka, Jakub, 2025, Four new species underline the hidden diversity and long-range dispersal in Deltoxenos Benda, Pohl, Nakase, Beutel & Straka (Strepsiptera, Xenidae), ZooKeys 1254, pp. 75-106 : 75-106

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1254.160903
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17236965
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scientific name	Deltoxenos rueppelli Kinzelbach, 1971
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Material examined.

Kenya • 2 ♀ + EMP ( OLML), Mwingi env. , 7.iv.2007, host: Delta emarginatum (Linnaeus, 1758) , M. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsDe 8 • ♀ ( OLML), E of Taveta, 7.iv.2007, host: D. emarginatum , M. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsDe 9 • ♀ ( OLML), SE Voi , 16.v.2007, host: D. emarginatum , M. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsDe 21 • ♀ ( OLML), Voi (Tsavo) env., 18.xi.1996, host: Delta fenestrale (Saussure, 1852) , Mi. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsFe 1 • 2 EMP ( OLML), Voi (Tsavo) env. , 2.xii.1996, host: D. fenestrale , Mi. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsFe 2 • ♀ + EMP ( OLML), E of Mwingi , 14.05.2007, host: D. fenestrale , M. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsFe 3 • ♀ ( OLML), Taita Hills, Voi river , 14.iv.2007, Delta hottentotum (Saussure, 1852) , M. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsHo 2 • ♀ ( OLML), data the same as voucher, voucher code: PsHo 3 • ♀ ( OLML), Voi (Tsavo) env. , 18.xi.1996, Delta l. lepeletierii (Saussure, 1852), Mi. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsLp 2 • ♀ ( OLML), Taita Hills, Voi river , 14.iv.2007, D. l. lepeletierii , M. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsLp 3 ; Kongo • ♀ ( OLML), Bukama env. , 1499 m, 15.viii.1923, Delta lepeletierii formosum (Saussure, 1852) , collector not mentioned, voucher code: PsFo 1 ; Malawi • ♀ ( KUNHM), Blantyre, 4.iv.1967, host: D. emarginatum , Ch. Michener lgt., voucher code: PsDe 6 • ♀ + 2 MP ( OLML), Selima env. , 80 km E Lilongwe, 4.i.2002, D. l. lepeletierii , J. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsLp 1 • ♀ ( OLML), Nkhata Bay, Malawi Lake , 1.i.2001, host: Delta tropicale (Saussure, 1852) , J. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsDe 13 ; Namibia • 2 ♀ ( NMPC), Karas prov., Seeheim 10 km W, 717 m, 05.iv.2017, host: Delta caffrum (Linnaeus, 1767) , J. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsDe 7 • 2 EMP ( NMPC), Khorixas 50 km NEE, Kunene prov., 1130 m, 25.iii.2014, D. l. lepeletierii , J. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsDe 5 ; Republic of South Africa • EMP ( OLML), North Cape, 27 km S of Strynenburg , 23.i.2000, host: D. caffrum , J. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsCa 1 • 1 EMP ( OLML), Mpumalanga, 40 km SW Komatipoor , 2.i.2004, host: D. emarginatum , J. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsDe 19 • ♀ ( OLML), 35 km SE Makchado , Limpopo prov., 720 m, 14.xii.2009, D. l. formosum, J. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsFo 2 ; Tanzania • 2 ♀ + MP ( NMPC), Morogoro 50 km SW, 450 m, 12.i.2007, host: D. caffrum , J. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsDe 2 • ♀ ( NMPC), Rukwa, 30 km NNW Mpanda , 1300 m, 31.xii.2006, host: D. emarginatum , M. Kadlecová lgt., voucher code: PsDe 1 • ♀ ( NMPC), Gumbiro 30 km N, Ruvuma pr., 980 m, 6.xii.2018, host: Delta sp. , J. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsDe 22 ; Yemen • 2 ♀ ( NMPC), SE Bajil, Jabal Bura’A , 560 m, 22.iii.2017, D. fenestrale , D. Král lgt., voucher code: PsFe 4 ; Zambia • MP ( OLML) 150 km S Mwinilunga , 1100 m, 2.xi.2008, D. hottentotum , M. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsHo 1 • ♀ ( OLML), 100 km W Solwezi , 1400 m, 10.xi.2005, host: D. hottentotum , M. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsHo 4 • ♀ ( OLML), 150 km S Mwinilunga, 1100 m, 2.xi.2008, D. emarginatum , M. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsDe 17 • ♀ ( OLML), data the same as voucher PsDe 17, voucher code: PsDe 18 • ♀ ( OLML), 150 km S Mwinilunga, 1100 m, 2.xi.2008, host: D. emarginatum , M. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsDe 10 • ♀ ( OLML), 150 km S Mwinilunga, 1100 m, 18.x.2008, host: D. emarginatum , M. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsDe 11 • ♀ ( OLML), 100 km W Solwezi, 1400 m, 10.xi.2005, Delta phthisicum (Gerstäcker, 1857) , M. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsDe 12 • MP ( OLML), 150 km S Mwinilunga, 1100 m, 2.xi.2008, Delta pulcherrimum Schulthess, 1910 , M. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsPu 1 • EMP ( OLML), W of Solwezi, 1300 m, 22.x.2008, host: D. tropicale , Ma. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsDe 14 • 2 ♀ + EMP ( OLML), 10 km S Mazambuka , 28.xii.2002, host D. tropicale , J. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsDe 15 ; Zimbabwe • MP ( OLML), Chimanimani NP , 14.xii.1998, host: D. emarginatum , J. Halada lgt., voucher code: PsDe 20 .

Diagnosis of female cephalothorax.

Size of cephalothorax very variable: length 1.48–2.83 mm, width 1.2–2.43 mm. Clypeal lobe distinctly blunt, truncate (cl, Fig. 16 A View Figure 16 ).

Hosts.

Delta emarginatum (Linnaeus, 1758) , D. fenestrale (Saussure, 1852) (type host) ( Kinzelbach 1971 a, Luna de Carvalho 1978); D. caffrum (Linnaeus, 1767) ( Benda et al. 2021) ; D. h. hottentotum (Saussure, 1852) , D. lepeletierii formosum (Saussure, 1852) , D. l. lepeletierii (Saussure, 1852) , D. phthisicum (Gerstäcker, 1857) , D. pulcherrimum Schulthess, 1910 , D. tropicale (Saussure, 1852) (this study).

DNA barcode sequences (GenBank).

MK 431197.1 (voucher code: PsDe 1), MN 914584.1 (voucher code: PsDe 2).

Phylogenetic relationships.

One of the species of Deltoxenos with the maximum of derived features, sister to D. indonesiensis + Deltoxenos sp. from Thailand ( Benda et al. 2021).

Distribution.

Angola ( Luna de Carvalho 1967); Democratic Republic of the Congo ( Salt and Bequaert 1929, Luna de Carvalho 1978); Eritrea (type locality) ( Kinzelbach 1971 a); Kenya, Namibia, Yemen ( Benda et al. 2022 b); Republic of South Africa ( Székessy 1959); Senegal ( Hofeneder and Fulmek 1942); Tanzania ( Benda et al. 2021); Zimbabwe ( Salt 1927); Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia (this study).

Comments.

Benda et al. (2021) incorrectly lists distribution in Ethiopia although the type locality (Massawa) is located in Eritrea.