Acylophorus dankalensis Bordoni, 1994

Lott, Derek A., 2012, Further studies of African Acylophorus Nordmann (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae), Zootaxa 3168, pp. 39-52 : 43

Acylophorus dankalensis Bordoni, 1994

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Material examined. NAMIBIA: Kavango: Gelukkie, banks of Okavango, 18O3’S 21O8’E, M Uhlig, 1.iii.1992, 3 ( ZMHB); Kavango: Popa Falls, banks of Okavango, 18O7’S 21O35’E, M Uhlig, 13.iii.1992, 132Ƥ ( ZMHB); Skeleton Coast Park, Kunene River mouth, 17O15’S 11O46’E, M Uhlig, 18.iii.1998, 232Ƥ ( ZMHB); Skeleton Coast Park, banks of Kunene River, 17O16’S 11O46’E, M & B Uhlig, 19.iii.1998, 235Ƥ ( ZMHB). SOUTH AFRICA: Transvaal: Sable Castle Rocks, banks of Sable River, 25O5’S 30O46’E, M Uhlig, 25.i.1994, 13 ( ZMHB).

Discussion. The new records extend the known range of A. dankalensis to one new country: South Africa. Fig. 3 updates the distribution map given by Lott (2010). Habitat details associated with these additional records go beyond the forest litter and waterfall habitats previously recorded for this species. In Namibia it was found frequently by sieving litter on riverbanks.

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FIGURE 3. Distribution of Acylophorus dankalensis Bordoni.