Thinophilus rex Curran, 1926

Fig. 3I

Thinophilus rex Curran, 1926: 23 .

Type locality: South Africa: Eastern Cape: East London.

Material examined

Holotype SOUTH AFRICA • ♂; “ East London [33°00′ S, 27°53′ E]; 1 Feb. [19]25; H.K. Munro leg.”; NMSA.

Paratypes

SOUTH AFRICA • 1 ♀; same collection data as for holotype; NMSA • 1 ♂; “Musée du Congo; S. Afr.: East London, 26 Feb. [19]25 (Munro leg.); Ex coll. Curran; R. Det. I 1284; Paratype, Thinophilus rex Curran ”; RMCA

Other material

SOUTH AFRICA • 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; Natal, Umlalazi Nature Reserve, 2831DD, dune forest and edges; 2–10 Oct. 1982; J.G.H. Londt leg.; NMSA .

Notes

A female reported by Vanschuytbroeck (1952) from the Upemba National Park (DR Congo) was found in the RMCA collection under the label “ Thinophilus rex ”; it belongs to indeterminable species of Thinophilus . The species must be excluded from the fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Distribution

South Africa.