Parasphendale stali Sjöstedt, 1930

Parasphendale stali Sjöstedt, 1930 View in CoL

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Remarks. – In the past, the species status of Parasphendale gracilicollis Beier, 1930: 449 and Parasphendale stali Sjöstedt, 1930 , was evaluated differently. Beier (1935) listed P.gracilicollis and P. stali as valid species in Genera Insectorum, but in 1942 he listed P. gracilicollis as a synonym of P. stali Sjöstedt (1930) . Marshall (1975) lists P. gracilicollis as a valid species, and Kaltenbach (1996) listed P.gracilicollis as a synonym of P.stali . The detailed drawings of P.stali shown in the identification key of Kaltenbach (1998, p 47, fig. 79 - m; p 48, fig. 86 - f; p 49, fig. 93- f), clearly illustrate the morphological characteristics of P. stali and not of P. gracilicollis . Ehrmann (2002) also lists P.gracilicollis as a synonym of P. stali , and Otte & Spearman (2005) list both taxa as valid species in their catalog.

After studying the type material and numerous additional individuals, it is clear that both species, P. gracilicollis Beier, 1930: 449 and P. stali Sjöstedt, 1930 , are distinct and valid taxa. And so, to the best of our current knowledge, there are ten valid Parasphendale species. Based on Otte & Spearman (2005) and Otte et al. (2022), this means the following change: Parasphendale agrionina becomes a synonym of Parasphendale vincta , the type species.

Holotype, ♀, Tanzania-SW: Kigonsera, Nyassa-See // Parasphendale stali Sjöst. n. sp., female // Typus // NRM-MANT-0001189 // (Stockholm-NHRS-#01-f ( HT)) //

Allotype, ♂, Demokratischen Republik Kongo: Elisabethville [since 1966 Lubumbashi], 02. X. 1950 // det. Beier, Parasphendale stali Sjöst ., Allotype male // (Wien-NHMW-#01-m ( AT)) //

Cotype, 1 ♀, Tanzania: Manow, D. O. Afr. // Parasphendale stali Sjöst. n. sp., female // Cotypus // NRM-MANT-0001190 // (Stockholm- NHRS-#02-f (CT)) //

Non-type specimens

– 1 ♂, Malawi-S: Zomba, Chanc coll. 29. IX. 1974, coll. H. R . Feijen // Museum Leiden ex coll. H. R . Feijen, rec. 2001 // No. 74 male // [(Schwarz-GP-0437)], [ex coll. Leiden-RMNH.Ins-1104766] // ( NMB-MANTO0001258 ) //

– 1 ♀, Malawi-S: Zomba, Chimwalowe , Malawi, 22. X. 1973, H. R. Feijen // Museum Leiden ex coll. H. R. Feijen, rec. 2001 // No.36 // det. R. Roy, 1999, Parasphendale stali Sjöstedt , female // [ex coll. Leiden-RMNH.Ins-1104769] // MB-MANTO0001259 //

– 1 ♀, Mozambique: Landsch.-Mecutine, ca. 70 km westl. der Küste von Mozambique // det. Beier: Parasphendale ghindana G.Tos female // (Hamburg-ZMH-LIB-#15-f) //

– 1 ♂, Mozambique –SW: Goba Mozambique, IV. 1980, H. R. Feijen // Museum Leiden ex coll. H. R. Feijen, rec. 2001 // RMNH.Ins-1104768 // (Leiden-RMNH-#16-m) //

– 1 ♂, Malawi-S: Zomba, Chanc coll. 16. X. 1974, coll. H. R. Feijen // Museum Leiden ex coll. H. R. Feijen, rec. 2001 // No . 73 male // det. R. Roy, 1999, Parasphendale stali Sjöstedt , male // RMNH.Ins-1104767 // (Leiden-RMNH-#17-m) //

– 1 ♀, Malawi-S: Zomba: Airport , 28. IX. 1973, H. R. Feijen // No . 36 female // Museum Leiden ex coll. H. R. Feijen, rec. 2001 // RMNH.Ins-1104770 // (Leiden-RMNH-#20-f) //

– 1 ♀, Malawi-S: Zomba: Bwaila , 19. X. 1974 // No . 36 female // RMNH.Ins-1104771 // (Leiden-RMNH-#21-f) //

– 1 ♂, Malawi?: // Pres. By Com Inst Ent B M 1872-2 // MMRS X. 66 d-light // C.I.E. coll. A.2137 // Accession No. N. R. /1882 // NHMUK-011250112 // det. J. A. Meadows, 1972: Parasphendale sp. ? // (London-NHMUK-#07-m) //

– 1 ♀, Malawi-S: // Nyasaland: Chiromo [(16°33ʹS-35°8ʹE)], R. C. Wood // Pres. By Imp. Bur. Ent. Brit. Mus. 1930-215 // det. Beier: Parasphendale ghindana G.Tos (f) // NHMUK 010729430 About NHMUK // (London-NHMUK-#08-f) //

– 1 ♂, South Africa-SE: Kruger NP, Pretoriuskop rest camp, (25°10’09.5“S- 31°16’04.2”E), 595 m, [ca. 80 km west to the border Mozambique] leg. S.Danflous, 11.XII.2007 // (Montérolier-RCNM-#01-m) // GoogleMaps

– 1 ♂, Malawi-NW: Chitipa District, Mughese Forest , 60 km NW Chitipa, (09º38’S- 33º32’E), 1810 m, 11.-12. XII. 2012 ”, ex. Coll. V. Kalinin // (Moskau-ESPC-#01-m) // GoogleMaps

– 1 ♂, Malawi-NW: Chitipa District, Mughese Forest , 60 km NW Chitipa, (09º38’S- 33º32’E), 1810 m, 11.-12. XII. 2012 ”, ex. Coll. V. Kalinin // (Moskau-ESPC-#02-m) // GoogleMaps

– 1 ♀, Tanzania-NW: Songea, Peramiho, 1000 m, leg. Ch. Lindemann, 26. XI. 1958 // det. Beier, Parasphendale stali Sjöst. , female // (München-ZSM-#06-f) //

– 1 ♂, Tanzania-NW: Ruwana am River [near Mbusa, south Lake Victoria], XI. 1929 // det. F. Lombardo, 1997: Parasphendale stali Sjöstedt // (Philadelphia-ANSP-#09-01a-m) //

– 1 ♀, Tanzania-NW: Tshakoma [near Busegwe , south Lake Victoria], Zpbg, G. van Son, XI. 1931 // det. R. Roy, 1988, Parasphendale stali , female // (Philadelphia-ANSP-#10-02a-f) //

– 1 ♀, Tanzania-NW: Peramiho, Ertl-1904 // (Strasbourg-MZS-#12-f) //

– 1 ♂, Zambia:(N. Rhodesia), Mazabuka , X. 1960, Nat.Museum, S. R. // det. Kaltenbach, 1994, Parasphendale stali Sjöst. // (Wien-NHMW-#02-m) //

– 1 ♂, Zimbabwe: Hwange Safari Lodge , leg. Kaltenbach, 15.-18. X. 1988 // det. Kaltenbach, 1988, Parasphendale stali Sjöstedt , male // (Wien-NHMW-#03-m) //

– 1 ♂, Zimbabwe: Hwange Safari Lodge , leg. Kaltenbach, 15.-18. X. 1988 // det. Kaltenbach, 1988, Parasphendale stali Sjöstedt , male // (Wien-NHMW-#04-m) //

– 1 ♀, Tanzania: Tanganyika-Terr., [Tanzania-SW] Matengo-Hochland , wsw. V. Songea , Zerny, 21.-31. 1936 // Linda 13-1400 m // Parasphendale stali Sjöst. , female // (Wien-NHMW-#05-f) //

Measurement (mm).

– Body length, ♂: 57.8 - 60.0

– Body length, ♀: 81.0 - 85.0

Details showed in Table 3-4 Distribution. – Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Differential diagnosis Parasphendale arabukosokokei sp.

nov. vs. P. stali Sjöstedt, 1930 .

Parasphendale arabukosokokei and Parasphendale stali are the largest species within the genus Parasphendale . However, these two species can be easily distinguished. The general body structure of P. arabukosokokei is more robust, in both sexes, than that of P. stali . Parasphendale arabukosokokei has a distinct supracoxal extension, and in P. stali , the extension is weakly pronounced. Lower frons with one dark transverse stripe in P. arabukosokokei , in P. stali , there are two. Spines of anterior coxae are more pronounced in P. arabukosokokei than in P. stali . Both species have very similar male genital structures. P. stali tends to have a somewhat more developed sdpl; likewise, the pia is usually somewhat flatter than in P. arabukosokokei .