Octavius securifer Puthz, 2006

Janák, Jiří, 2025, Overview of Octavius of Mpumalanga and Limpopo Provinces, South Africa (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Euaesthetinae) with descriptions of eight new species, Zootaxa 5737 (1), pp. 105-126 : 119

Octavius securifer Puthz, 2006

Figs. 56–59 , 95

Octavius securifer Puthz, 2006: 11

Type locality. South Africa, Mpumalanga Province, Mariepskop .

Type material examined. Paratype ♂: “ S. Afr., E Transvaal / Mariepskop / 24.35 S – 30.50 E ”, “ ♂ — Paratypus (top side) Puthz, 2005 (bottom side)” [yellow], “ Octavius / securifer sp.n. / det. Puthz 2005” ( JJRC) .

Distribution. The species is currently known from indigenous forest in Mt. Mariepskop in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa ( Fig. 95 ).

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FIGURE 95. Distribution of Octavius in Mpumalanga and Limpopo Provinces, South Africa.

FIGURES 51–59. 51–55. Octavius pugionifer Puthz, Berlin forest, paratypes. 56–59. Octavius securifer Puthz, Mariepskop, paratype. 51, 56, habitus; 52–53, 57, aedeagus ventral; 54, 58, male sternite VIII; 55, 59, male sternite IX. Identical scales 0.1 mm: 52=53; 54=55; 58=59.