Achiplecton stilleri Brysz, Stroiński & Szwedo, 2024

Stroiński, Adam, Brysz, Alicja M. & Szwedo, Jacek, 2025, Afrachilini trib. nov. of Achilidae from Southern Africa (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoroidea), European Journal of Taxonomy 1026, pp. 275-303 : 293

Additional localities for Achiplecton stilleri Brysz, Stroiński & Szwedo, 2024

Note: utilising the data collated through citizen science initiatives, notably iNaturalist, we have successfully identified supplementary locations for the species that were documented in the preceding year. Photographs of live specimens of Achiplecton stilleri taken in the wild indicate a wider occurrence of this species in the Western Cape Province. Concurrently, the colouration of the examined dead specimens ( Fig. 12A–B) indicates a stable colouration of this species when compared to living specimens. All photographs were taken by Cecile Roux and published with her permission. The original description of Achiplecton stilleri ( Brysz et al. 2023) demonstrated that this species occurs in the Montane Fynbos and Renosterveld ecoregion (AT1203). Newly obtained data indicate the occurrence of this taxon in the Lowland Fynbos and Renosterveld ecoregion (AT1202). However, its distribution remains confined to the Western Cape Province and the Cape Floristic Region.

SOUTH AFRICA – Western Cape Province, West Coast district • Swartland Municipality; 33°28′12.0″ S, 18°44′14.5″ E; 23 Sep. 2024; Klipkoppie Nature Reserve [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/244140803] • Bergriver Municipality; 32°36′57.8″ S, 18°18′04.4″ E; 21 Sep. 2024; Rocherpan Nature Reserve [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/243927735] • Bergriver Municipality; 32°41′18.4″ S, 18°14′14.9″ E; 8 Oct. 2023; Berg River [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/187225824] • Saldanha Bay Municipality; 33°00'38.9″ S, 18°21′24.7 E; 24 Sep. 2024; Hopefield [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/243745437] .