Plegmapterus fernandezi
Creators: name: Tshililo, Precious
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Orthoptera
Baissogryllidae
Plegmapterus
Plegmapterus fernandezi

description: Plegmapterus fernandezi (Uvarov, 1922)
Martinezius fernandezi: Uvarov, 1922:157; Johnston, 1956:428; Dirsh, 1956a:223.
Plegmapterus fernandezi: Dirsh, 1956b:121–272; Dirsh, 1965:278; Johnston, 1968:203.
Type locality. Africa, Southern Africa, Deelfontein. Type ♂ in the British Museum. No type examined.
Material. SOUTH AFRICA: Northern Cape: 10 mi NW Marydale (S29.3260, E21.9865) 10.xii.1962 coll. H.D. Brown, W. Furst— 1♀ (SANC); Eastern Cape: 11 mi NNW Fraserburg (S31.7579, E21.5924) iii.1935 — 2♀ (SANC); 13 km S Hopetown (S29.7545, E24.1183) 04.xii.1960 coll. H.D. Brown, W. Furst and Haacke— ♂ 1 (SANC); 16 km SE Williston (S31.4430, E21.0349) 26.ii.1974 coll. H.D. Brown— 8♀, 4♂ (SANC); 19 mi SW Kenhardt (S29.5450, E20.9309) 15.xi.1962 coll. H.D. Brown, W. Furst— 1♀ (SANC); 3mi NW Blouheuvel, Tankwa Karoo (S32.4631, E20.2005) 02.ix.1968 coll. H.D. Brown— 1♂ (SANC); 7 mi SE De Aar (S30.7637, E24.0946) 07.i.1963 coll. M.J.D. White— 5♀, 4♂ (SANC); Bushmanland Jakkals Water (S29.6233, E17.8224) x.1911 coll. R. Lightfoot— 1♀ (SAMC); Goedemoed nr. Orange R. (S30.5675, E26.4078) xi.1939 coll. SAM museum expedition— 1♂, 1♀ (SAMC); Hutchinson (S31.4977, E23.1890) iv.1920 coll. M. Marshall— 1♀ (SAMC); Kamieskroon (S30.2093, E17.9338) ix.1930 coll. SAM museum expedition— 1♀ (SAMC); Laingsburg Dist. (S33.1949, E20.8587) x.1964 coll. P. Pretorius— 1♂ (SAMC); Lammerskraal, Prince Albert Dist. (S32.8153, E22.3139) ix.1947 coll. SAM museum expedition— 2♀ (SAMC); Merweville Dist. (S32.6676, E21.5155) ii.1941 coll. H. Linn— 1♀ (SAMC); Middelburg (S31.5069, E25.0173) xi.1935 coll. SAM museum expedition— 1♀ (SAMC); Karoo, Mooredenaars Karoo Lammerfontein (S32.9657, E20.8146) x.1952 — 6 adults (SAMC); Murraysburg Dist. (S31.960457, E23.76204) iii.1931 coll. SAM museum expedition— 1♂ (SAMC); Mynardo Kraal Letulenbosch (S31.9605, E23.7620) x.1941 coll. SAM museum expedition— 4♀ (SAMC); nr. Doornbosch (S31.9742, E19.2327) ix.1961 coll. SAM museum expedition— 1♂ (SAMC); Perdewater, Prince Albert Dist (S32.9209, E22.3021) ix.1947 coll. SAM museum expedition— 17 adults (SAMC; Teekloof Pass, 30 km S Fraserburg (S32.1903, E21.6231) 25.ii.1974 coll. H.D. Brown— 1♀, 1♂ (SANC); Vanwyksvlei (S30.3497, E21.8246) iii.1956 coll. H.D. Brown— 1♀ (SAMC); Northern Cape: Victoria West, Besiesbult (S31.1128, E22.7728) 16.iii.2017 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 2 adults (SAMC); Western Cape: Beaufort West, Hopewell (S32.3013, E23.1129) 05.x.2016 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 3 adults (SAMC); Western Cape: Prince Albert, Klein waterval (S32.9639, E22.35213) 10.x.2016 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 2 adults (SAMC); Western Cape: Murraysburg, Landsig (S31.9820, E23.5472) 29.x.2016 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 5 adults (SAMC); Northern Cape: Victoria West, Marseilles (S31.3433, E23.1462) 13.x.2016 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 9 adults (SAMC); Northern Cape: Richmond, Mesfontein (S31.1062, E24.0464) 08.iii.2017 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 5 adults (SAMC); Northern Cape: Beaufort West, Muggefontein (S32.2942, E21.6584) 31.v.2016 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 1 adult (SAMC); Western Cape: Nieuwefontein (S31.4902, E23.5154) 12.iv.2016 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 2 adults (SAMC); Northern Cape: Richmond, Rockdale (S31.5502, E23.9969) 09.iii.2017 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 2 adults (SAMC); Eastern Cape: Aberdeen Rooi draai (S32.4823, E23.6144) 06.x.2016 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 1 adult (SAMC); Eastern Cape: Cradock, Saltpans drift trust (S31.8655, E25.4724) 27.ix.2016 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 1 adult (SAMC); Western Cape: Beaufort West, Taaiboschfontein (S31.9296, E22.8912) 10.iii.2017 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 2 adults (SAMC); Eastern Cape: Cradock, Waterval Safaris (S32.4399, E25.7311) 28.x.2016 coll. P. Tshililo and P. Strauss— 1 adult (SAMC).
Distribution. Species has only been recorded from South Africa.
description: Published as part of Tshililo, Precious, 2020, Review of South African Euryphyminae, pp. 70-104 in Zootaxa 4820 (1) on page 96, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4820.1.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4397315