Octavius attenuatus Puthz, 2006

Octavius attenuatus Puthz, 2006 View in CoL

Figs. 1–5 View FIGURES 1–10 , 85–88 View FIGURES 83–88 , 95 View FIGURE 95

Octavius attenuatus Puthz, 2006: 8 View in CoL

Type locality. South Africa, Mpumalanga Province, Mariepskop , 24°35'S, 30°50'E GoogleMaps .

Type material examined. Paratype ♂: “ S. Afr., E.Transvaal / Mariepskop / 24.35 S – 30.50 E ”, “ 6.5.1981; E-Y: 1785 / sifting / leg. Endrödy-Younga ”, “ ♂ — Paratypus (top side) Puthz, 2005 (bottom side)” [yellow], “ Octavius / attenuatus sp.n. / det. Puthz 2005” ( JJRC) GoogleMaps .

Material examined ( 383 specimens). SOUTH AFRICA: Mpumalanga : 3 ♂, 184 ♂ or ♀: Mariepskop forest reserve, fynbos 1, ca. 1900 m, 25.xi.2023, 24°33.10'S 30°52.33'E, J. Janák lgt. ( JJRC) GoogleMaps ; 3 ♂, 69 ♂ or ♀: Mariepskop forest reserve, fynbos 2, ca. 1900 m, 25.xi.2023, 24°33.17'S 30°52.20'E, J. Janák lgt. ( JJRC) GoogleMaps ; 17 ♂, 17 ♀, 90 ♂ or ♀: Mariepskop forest reserve, ind. forest, 1645 m, 25.xi.2023, 24°33.9'S 30°51.7'E, J. Janák lgt. ( JJRC) GoogleMaps .

Note. The examined specimens correspond well to the description and illustration published by Puthz (2006).

Distribution. The species is currently known from Mt. Mariepskop in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa ( Fig. 95 View FIGURE 95 ).

Bionomics. All examined specimens were collected in siftings of litter in an indigenous forest at the elevation of about 1645 m and in a fynbos at the elevation of about 1900 m a.s.l. and with the abundance of specimens per kg of sifted material: fynbos 1: 26.0/kg, fynbos 2: 14.1/kg, forest: 19.4/kg ( Figs. 85–88 View FIGURES 83–88 ).