Plesianthidium (Spinanthidiellum) volkmanni (FRIESE, 1909)

Plesianthidium (Spinanthidiellum) volkmanni (FRIESE, 1909) View in CoL

A d d i t i o n a l m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d (35 specimens):

South Africa: 1♀, 1Ô, Gemsbokrivier-Pad , 0.5 km N Grootdrif, road side, 31°27´24´´S 18°57´07´´E, 200 m, 15.viii.2011 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Farm De Kom , 40 km SSE Sutherland, 32°44´34´´S 20°43´06´´E, 1300 m, 8.ix.2012 GoogleMaps ; 1Ô, 20 km S Nieuwoudtville, Farm Papkuilsfontein , Fynbos, 31°33´16´´S 19°08´31´´E, 680 m, 20.ix.2014 GoogleMaps ; 1Ô, Keiskie Mts. , 5 km S Farm Nooiensrivier, new burned area, 31°45´41´´S 19°50´17´´E, 1270 m, 11.x.2014 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Gemsbokrivier-Pad , 4.5 km NE Grootdrif, road side, 31°25´54´´S 18°55´16´´E, 170 m, 4.ix.2016 GoogleMaps ; 2ÔÔ, 5 km SE Lekkersing , road side, 29°03´28´´S 17°07´16´´E, 300 m, 8.ix.2016 GoogleMaps ; 1Ô, idem, 8.ix.2016, leg. E. Almeida, coll. E. Almeida GoogleMaps ; 4ÔÔ, idem, 10.ix.2016 GoogleMaps ; 1Ô, idem, 10.ix.2016, leg. E. Almeida, coll. E. Almeida GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Roggeveld Mts. , 2 km SE Farm Allemansdam, burnt area, 31°49´32´´S 19°59´55´´E, 1290 m, 2.ix.2017 GoogleMaps ; 1Ô, 8 km WNW Leliefontein, Fynbos , road side, 30°15´58´´S 18°03´17´´E, 1190 m, 10.ix.2017 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, 20 km NW Steinkopf, Renosterveld , Escarpment, 29°08´49´´S 17°35´07´´E, 960 m, 12.ix.2017 GoogleMaps ; 7♀♀, 2ÔÔ, 7 km NE Steinkopf , road side N7, 29°12´40´´S 17°47´11´´E, 970 m, 12.ix.2017 GoogleMaps ; 4ÔÔ, Farm Kanolfontein, 20 km W Sutherland, road side, 32°24´43´´S 20°27´28´´E, 1385 m, 17.ix.2017 GoogleMaps ; 1Ô, idem, 15.ix.2018 GoogleMaps ; 1Ô, Vanrhyns Pass , upper car park, 9 km W Nieuwoudtville, 31°22´29´´S 19°01´05´´E, 740 m, 19.ix.2022 GoogleMaps ; 2ÔÔ, 12 km NW Nieuwoudtville, Farm Avontuur , dolerite hill, 31°16´02´´S 19°04´05´´E, 830 m, 21.ix.2022 GoogleMaps ; 1Ô, idem, 7.ix.2023, leg. H. Erhardt. GoogleMaps

G e n e r a l d i s t r i b u t i o n: The species is widespread in western and southwestern South Africa ( EARDLEY & GRISWOLD 2015). The new records expand the known distribution area in the Roggeveld Mts. to the east.