Revision of the African shieldbug genus Afrius Stål, 1870 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae) Author Roell, Talita 42658B3E-4783-48EA-8254-20E8881CEE25 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Zoologia, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Porto Alegre, 91501 - 970, RS, Brazil. tali.roell@gmail.com Author Lemaître, Valérie A. B5DA1AE4-8CF5-4807-BF0A-4A43F47E0C95 Natural History Museum, London, Department of Life Sciences, Cromwell Road, London SW 7 5 BD, UK. v.lemaitre@nhm.ac.uk Author Webb, Michael D. BDD9AB6A-351F-4B32-9B7C-68E283E6F9FA Natural History Museum, London, Department of Life Sciences, Cromwell Road, London SW 7 5 BD, UK. m.webb@nhm.ac.uk text European Journal of Taxonomy 2019 2019-04-24 520 1 44 journal article 10.5852/ejt.2019.520 de14dab5-2961-423b-867f-5a4a48d8bb3e 2118-9773 2650382 085164DC-B31D-4293-A037-9C31940E24CD
Table 1. (continued on next 7 pages) Geographic distribution and material examined of the species of Afrius Stål, 1870. The data are taken from literature or labels of the examined material. New collection sites located in previously registered countries are referred to as “new locality”, whereas new collection sites located in also newly registered countries are referred to as “new record”.
LocalityLatitudeLongitudeMaterial examinedCollectionObservations
A. (Subafrius) flavirostrum
MADAGASCAR1 ♀, 1 ³NHMWsyntypes of Picromerus flavirostrum
MADAGASCAR: Ambanja-13.6648.45Cachan 1952
MADAGASCAR: Amber Forest Reserve-12.4549.19Maldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
MADAGASCAR: Ankarafantsika-15.7246.453 ³³NHMUKNew locality
MADAGASCAR: Diego-Suarez-12.3249.30Maldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
MADAGASCAR: Fenoarivo Atsinanana-17.3849.40Maldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
MADAGASCAR: Helodranon’ Antongila, Antanambe-16.4449.84Maldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
MADAGASCAR: Ivondro, between Tamatave and Andevorante-18.2349.36Maldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
MADAGASCAR: Maevatanana-13.8848.53Maldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
MADAGASCAR: Morondava-20.2944.291 ³NHMUKNew locality
MADAGASCAR: Mt. d’Ambre-12.5849.15Cachan 1952
MADAGASCAR: Nosy Mitsio-12.8848.601 ³NHMUKNew locality
MADAGASCAR: Périnet, Analamazoatra-18.9348.43Cachan 1952
MADAGASCAR: Tulear, Zombitse Forest-22.7844.672 ♀♀NHMUKNew locality
MADAGASCAR: Vohemar-13.3750.003 ♀♀, 1 ³UFRGNew locality
MAURITIUS: Reduit-20.2357.498 ♀♀, 3 ³³NHMUKholotype and paratypes of Afrius williamsi
MAURITIUS: Rose Hill-20.2457.47Mamet 1957
MAURITIUS: Royal Botanical gardensMamet 1957
SEYCHELLES ISLANDS: Aldabra-9.2346.39Distant 1913
SEYCHELLES ISLANDS: Aldabra-9.2346.391 ♀NHMUKsyntype of Cantheconidea migratoria
A. (Afrius) kolleri
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO2 ♀♀NHMUK
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Elizabethville (Lubumbashi) -11.6827.491 ³NHMUKNew locality
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Galikoko-4.9621.251 ³RMCAlectotype of Afrius kolleri
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Gorges de la PelengeSchouteden 1972
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Ituri1.8729.261 ♀, 1 ³RMCANew locality
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Kabwekanono-5.8128.56Schouteden 1972
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Keniati riverSchouteden 1972
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Lukombe-4.3722.171 ♀RMCAparalectotype of Afrius kolleri
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Lulua, Kananga-7.9622.431 ♀RMCANew locality
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Lusinga-8.9227.20Schouteden 1972
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Lusinga-8.9227.201 ♀RMCA
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Mubale riverSchouteden 1972
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: MunoiSchouteden 1972
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Ngowa-5.7416.591 ♀, 1 ³RBINS
UGANDA: Mpumu0.3532.831 ♀NHMUKNew locality
UGANDA: Bukalasa0.7032.51Maldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
A. (Afrius) purpureus
Africa1 ♀OUMNHsyntype of Pentatoma purpurea
BENIN: AgouéMaldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
BENIN: Bassila9.001.66Villiers 1952a
BENIN: between Djougou and KouandéMaldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
BENIN: Ouidah6.450 2.061 ♀NHMUKNew locality
BENIN: Tchaourou8.882.59Linnavuori 1982, 1989
CAMEROON: Baïgom5.5710.68Maldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
CAMEROON: Dschang5.4410.05Maldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
CANARY ISLANDS2 ³³NHMUKNew record
CAPE VERDE: Maio15.21-23.16Arechavaleta et al. 2005
CAPE VERDE: Santo AntãoArechavaleta et al. 2005
CAPE VERDE: Santo Antão, Porto Novo17.03-25.06Lindberg 1958
CAPE VERDE: São NicolauArechavaleta et al. 2005
CAPE VERDE: São Nicolau, Chã da PreguisaLindberg 1958
CAPE VERDE: São Nicolau, Ribeira Brava16.61-24.29Lindberg 1958
CAPE VERDE: São Nicolau, Ribeira do RecantoLindberg 1958
CAPE VERDE: São VicenteArechavaleta et al. 2005
CAPE VERDE: São Vicente, Monte Verde16.86-24.93Lindberg 1958
CAPE VERDE: Santiago15.12-23.62Lindberg 1958; Arechavaleta et al. 2005
CAPE VERDE: Maio, Monte Penoso15.22-23.13Lindberg 1958
CAPE VERDE: Maio, Porto Ingles15.14-23.23Lindberg 1958
CAPE VERDE: Maio, Porto Ingles15.14-23.231 ♀NHMUK
CAPE VERDE: Maio, Ribeira da LagoaLindberg 1958
CAPE VERDE: São Vicente, Monte Verde16.87-24.931 ³NHMUK
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Bouar5.9315.591 ³NHMUK
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Mambéré-Kadéï [as Haute-Sangha]4.5016.00Schouteden 1905a
CHAD: Bébédjia8.6716.57Maldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
CHAD: Dar BandaMaldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
CHAD: “Est des Niellims”Maldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
CHAD: Goundi9.3617.37Maldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
CHAD: Kaga BatoloMaldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Duma2.5730.57Lehmann 1922
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Faradje3.7429.711 ♀, 1 ³AMNHNew locality
IVORY COAST: Bingerville5.35-3.88Schouteden 1964; Gillon 1972
IVORY COAST: Bouaflé6.99-5.74Gillon 1972
IVORY COAST: Bouaké7.69-5.03Villiers 1949; Gillon 1972
IVORY COAST: Foro-Foro7.94-5.00Linnavuori 1982
IVORY COAST: Grand-Bassam5.22-3.75Schouteden 1905a; Maldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2005
IVORY COAST: Lamto6.22-5.03Schouteden 1963; Maldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
KENYA: Kibwezi-2.4137.961 ♀NHMUKNew locality
KENYA: Loitokitok-2.9237.51Schouteden 1910
KENYA: Mombasa-4.0739.66Maldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
KENYA: Mumias. 4500 ft0.3334.491 ♀NHMUKNew locality
KENYA: Nairobi-1.3036.841 ³NHMUKNew locality
KENYA: Nakuru1 ♀, 1 ³NHMUK
KENYA: Nakuru, Ilala, Maramas Dist., 14 m E of Mumias-0.3136.111 ♀, 1 ³NHMUKNew locality
KENYA: Taita Taveta-3.4038.441 ³NHMUKNew locality
KENYA: Upper Kuja Valley, S. Kavironado, 4200 ft3 ♀♀, 4 ³³NHMUK
MALI: Dogo, Macina13.99-5.73Villiers 1954; Maldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
MALI: Niono15.19-5.95Maldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
MOZAMBIQUE: Quelimane-17.8736.88Gerstaecker 1892
MOZAMBIQUE: Zambezia, Port. E. Africa, Valley of Kola R., nr E Mt Chiperone2 ♀♀NHMUK
NAMIBIA: Damaraland-21.0017.50Hesse 1925
NAMIBIA: Oshikoto, Tsumeb-19.2317.71Hesse 1925
NAMIBIA: Otjozondjupa, Otjiwarongo-20.4616.64Hesse 1925
NIGERIA: Azara8.459.506 ♀♀,14 ³³NHMUKNew locality
NIGERIA: Enugu6.737.501 ♀NHMUKNew locality
NIGERIA: GerikiLinnavuori 1982
NIGERIA: Ibadan7.373.90Linnavuori 1982
NIGERIA: Igbetti-IgboboLinnavuori 1982
NIGERIA: Ile-Ife7.484.56Linnavuori 1982
NIGERIA: Ilorin8.494.54Golding 1931
NIGERIA: Kagoro forest9.588.47Linnavuori 1982
NIGERIA: Kano12.328.611 ♀NHMUKNew locality
NIGERIA: Kaura, Namoda12.566.57Linnavuori 1982
NIGERIA: Mokwa9.205.33Linnavuori 1982
NIGERIA: Zaria, Samaru11.167.631 ³NHMUKNew locality
REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI: “Désert des Somalis”Maldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO [?]: Haut OubanguiMaldès & Pluot-Sigwalt (2004). From 1894, French Congo (Republic of the Congo) was called Haut-Oubangui. Maldès & Pluot-Sigwalt (2004) referred Haut Oubangui to the Central African Republic; it is likely that it should be referred to the Republic of the Congo. Also, it would match well the fact that Robertson (2009) had included the latter country in his distribution for the species.
SENEGAL: Bambey14.78-16.474 ♀♀NHMUKN ew locality
SENEGAL: Cambérène14.77-17.42Maldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
SENEGAL: Dakar (Dakkar, VIII, Senegal 27, Baum)14.68-17.451 ♀NMPC
SENEGAL: Dakar, Gorée14.66-17.39Villiers 1949
SENEGAL: Dakar, Sébikotane14.74-17.13Villiers 1949
SENEGAL: Dakar, Thiaroye14.75-17.35Villiers 1949
SENEGAL: Mboro15.13-16.88Maldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
SENEGAL: Pout14.77-17.06Villiers 1949
SENEGAL: Richard-Toll16.46-15.69Maldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
SIERRA LEONE1 ³NHMUKsyntype of Canthecona marginella
SOMALIA: Afgooye2.1345.12Linnavuori 1976
SOMALIA: Jowhar2.9945.56Mancini 1937
SOUTH AFRICA1 ♀NHMUK
SOUTH AFRICA: Barberton, Mpumalanga-25.7731.041 ♀NHMUKNew locality
SOUTH AFRICA: Cape of Good Hope-34.3518.47Maldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
SOUTH AFRICA: Cape of Good Hope-34.2718.421 ♀MFNBsyntype of Asopus figuratus; image examined
SOUTH AFRICA: Delagoa, Limpopo-23.9728.751 ³NHMUK
SOUTH AFRICA: Eastern Cape, Matatiele-30.3628.801 ³NHMUKNew locality
SOUTH AFRICA, Free State, Toowoomba-30.2525.401 ♀DARCNew locality
SOUTH AFRICA, Gauteng, Johannesburg, Bedford Ridge1 ♀, 1 ³AMNH
SOUTH AFRICA: Interior (Parallel of Delagoa [Bay])1 ³NHMUKsyntype of Canthecona marmorata
SOUTH AFRICA: Interior (Parallel of Delagoa [Bay])1 ♀NHMUKsyntype of Canthecona annulipes
SOUTH AFRICA: Johannesburg 6000ft-26.2028.042 ♀♀NHMUKNew locality
SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu-Natalsyntype of Canthecona miniatescens. See Ruta & Libonatti (2016: 205–206) for an explanation on the boundaries of Caffraria before the second half of the 19th century and their mentioning of detailed data on Wahlberg’s excursions in Brinck (1955)
SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu-Natal-29.3030.001 ³NHMUKsyntype of Canthecona caerulea
SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu-Natal, Weenen-28.8430.081 ³NHMUK
SOUTH AFRICA: Little Falls-26.1227.891 ♀NHMUKNew locality
SOUTH AFRICA: Northern Cape, Hester Malan N.R., E. Springbok-29.6017.901 ♀NHMUKNew locality
SOUTH AFRICA, Pietermaritzburg-29.6030.383 ♀♀, 1 ³Geyer Mus.New locality
SOUTH AFRICA: Pretoria-25.7328.24Distant 1892
SOUTH AFRICA: Pretoria-25.7328.2412 ♀♀, 5 ³³NHMUK
LocalityLatitudeLongitudeMaterial examinedCollection Observations
SOUTH SUDAN: Latuka4.6432.55Schouteden 1905a, 1909
SUDAN: KitaMaldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
TANZANIA: Arusha, Oldean Rd, 3800 ft-3.3435.541 ♀NHMUK
TANZANIA: Bububu-5.9239.22Jeannel 1914. Bububu is a village 10 km north of the city of Zanzibar
TANZANIA: Kagera-1.9131.251 ♀NHMUK
TANZANIA: Kilimanjaro-3.0737.35Schouteden 1905a, 1910; Maldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
TANZANIA: Musoma, Banagi Hill-2.3034.83Leston 1952
TANZANIA: Old Shinyanga, Boma-3.5633.412 ♀♀NHMUKNew locality
TANZANIA: Usambara-4.7538.50Schouteden 1905a
TOGO: Atakpamé7.530 1.13Maldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
UGANDA: Between Jinja and Busia or Mbwago’s, E. Busoga (Some Forest), 3800-4000 ft1 ♀NHMUK
UGANDA: Eastern Mbale Dist., S of Mt Elgon0 1.0834.181 ♀NHMUKNew locality
UGANDA: Entebe0.0532.466 ♀♀, 3 ³³NHMUKNew locality
UGANDA: Kadungulu, Eastern Province1.5133.201 ♀NHMUKNew locality
UGANDA: Kampala0.3432.581 ³NHMUKNew locality
UGANDA: Kigezi Dist. Afr. Exp., Mabungo Camp. 6000 ft, J. Ford0.4631.631 ♀NHMUKNew locality
UGANDA: Mabungo camp0.4631.632 ♀♀, 1 ³NHMUK
UGANDA: Mbale, Kumi Rd, 3700 ft S. of L. Salisbury1.9634.182 ♀♀, 3 ³³NHMUKNew locality
UGANDA: «Región Nord du Victoria Nyanza»Maldès & Pluot-Sigwalt 2004
UGANDA: SE Ankole, 4400–4800 ft2 ♀♀, 1 ³NHMUK
UGANDA: Semliki Plains, near Sishore of L.A. Albert1 ³NHMUK
YEMEN: Wādī Risyān13.5643.28Linnavuori 1989
ZIMBABWE: MashonalandDistant 1898