Macroderes foveatus Frolov & Scholtz, 2005

(Figs. 8, 31, 40, 46, 49, 51, 73)

Macroderes foveatus Frolov & Scholtz, 2005: 390 . Type locality. S. Afr., SW Cape, 3 Km E of Veldrif, 32°46'S 18°14'E.

Type material examined. Holotype, ♂ (TMSA): “ S. Afr / SW Cape / Veldrif / 3Km E / 32° 46' S – 18° 14' E [printed] // 31.8.1981 / E–Y: 1870 / ground traps / 59 days / Endrödy—Younga leg [printed] // groundtrap with meat bait [printed] // HOLOTYPUS / Macroderes foveatus / Frolov & Scholtz / 2003 [red label, printed]” . Paratypes: 1 ♀ (TMSA) same data as holotype; 1 ♀ (TMSA): “ S. Afr / S.W. Cape / Brakfontein farm / 32° 56' S 18° 15' E [printed] // 23.8.1983 / E–Y: 1967 / groundtraps / 72 days / Endroeydi, Penrith leg [printed] // groundtrap with faeces bait [printed] // PARATYPUS / Macroderes foveatus / Frolov & Scholtz / 2003” .

Additional material examined. 2 ♂♂ (UPSA): “ RSA / Western Cape Province / Veldrif / 7 Km E / 19. vii. 2016 / 32° 47' 38.18'' S 18° 14' 53.42'' E // baited pitfall trap: pig dung / C. Deschodt & W.P. Strümpher ” ; 1 ♀ (UPSA): “ South Africa / Kommandokraal farm / S 31.50317° E 018.20939° / 14.8. 2015 / C. Deschodt & W. P. Strümpher ” .

Size range. Males length: 10.2–10.4 mm, width: 6.2–7.4 mm; females length: 8.8–10.1 mm, width: 5.3–7.1 mm

Differential diagnosis. This species differs from all Macroderes species except M. cornutus in that the base of the pronotum bears very deep triangular concavity (Figs. 8, 40) however, it can be separated by the combination of the following characteristics: lack of the rounded tubercle in the frontal suture that characterises M. cornutus (Figs. 49, 51), the internal sac sclerite bears small lateral processes (Fig. 31), less elongated punctures at each side of the pronotum (Fig. 46).

Habitat and distribution. This species is recorded from two localities in the southern western part of Western Cape Province along the west coast of South Africa (Fig. 2). Generally, the area is characterised by Mediterranean climate with warm, dry summers and moderate humid, rainy winters (Mucina & Rutherford 2006).