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- <p><b><i>Smicronyx albosquamosus</i> Wollaston, 1854</b></p><p>Fig. 2G; Table 1</p><p><i>Smicronyx albosquamosus</i> Wollaston, 1854: 345.</p><p><b>Differential diagnosis</b></p><p>In southern Africa, <i>S. albosquamosus</i> is closest to <i>S. fallax.</i> See differential diagnosis section under this species for distinguishing traits.</p><p><b>Material examined</b></p><p>NAMIBIA • 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Epupa falls; 17°00′ S, 13°14′ E; alt. 660 m; 12 Apr. 2005; Ruth Müller leg.; at light; TMSA.</p><p>REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Gauteng Province, Roodeplaat Dam Nature Reserve; 25.41 S, 28.18 E; 22 Feb. 1988; I.M. Millar leg.; SAMC • 7 ♂♂, 9 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; 26.08 S, 27.50 E; 8 Jan. 1990; S. Neser leg.; with pods and flowers of <i>Cuscuta</i> probably <i>campestris</i>; SANC • 4 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀; Gauteng Province, Pretoria; 25.45 S, 28.10 E; 21 Mar. 1989; S. Neser leg.; ex. fruits of <i>Cuscuta</i> sp.; SANC • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; Britstown CP; 30.35 S, 23.30 E; 9 Mar. 1989; S. Neser leg.; ex. flowers of <i>Cuscuta campestris</i>; SANC • 21 ♂♂, 14 ♀♀; Pretoria, Reitondale; 25°54′ S, 28°12′ E; 13 Feb. 2006; S. Neser leg.; from flowering and fruiting shoots of <i>Cuscuta</i> sp. Convolvulaceae; SANC • 1 ♂; Limpopo Province, Soutpans; 22.57 S, 29.17 E; alt. 1100 m; 27–30 Mar. 2008; Martin Krüker leg.; TMSA • 1 ♀; Limpopo Province, Meletse Reserve, Mamba Dam; 24.36 S, 39.13 E; Dec. 2015; E. Seamark leg.; TMSA • 1 ♂, 5 ♀♀; Kruger National Park, Skukuza rest camp; 24.59 S, 31.38 E; 23 Jan. 1995 – 7 Mar. 1996; Endrödy-Younga and C.L. Bellamy leg.; UV light collection; TMSA • 1 ♀; Kwazulu-Natal Province, Ntinini Nature Reserve; 28°17″ S, 30°56′ E; alt. 1025 m; 17 Nov. 2010; R. Stals leg.; rocky outcrop with trees; SANC • 2 ♀♀; Mpumalanga Province, Lake Chrissie Farm, 5 km SE Chrissiesmeer; 26°18′ S, 30°15′ E; alt. 1700 m; 25 Nov. 2002; E. Grobbelaar leg.; SANC.</p><p><b>Diagnosis</b></p><p>BODY LENGTH. 2.0– 2.1 mm.</p><p>COLOUR. Body integument black; vestiture of elytra consisting of recumbent, slightly overlapping brown scales, slightly longer than wide, concealing integument, and white scales usually forming a pale oblique band between humeri and apical third of elytral suture.</p><p>HEAD. Rostrum moderately downcurved in lateral view, as long as head capsule + prothorax.</p><p>PROTHORAX. Slightly wider than long (w/l ratio: 1.15), sides moderately rounded in basal ¾, constricted in apical ⅓, with spots of whitish scales near humeri and at base near scutellum.</p><p>ELYTRA. Subparallel in basal two-thirds (w/l ratio: 0.65), rounded toward apex in apical third.</p><p>LEGS. Covered with white and brown scales; femora moderately clavate, armed with small but distinct ventral tooth, tibiae straight; claws unequal in length, at least for fore tarsi.</p><p>GENITALIA. Body of penis elongate (w/l ratio: 0.30), 1.2× as long as apodemes, sides straight, subparallel, converging near apex; curvature moderate in lateral view (Fig. 5H).</p><p><b>Life history</b></p><p><i>Smicronyx albosquamosus</i> is found across its distribution range on pods and flowers of <i>Cuscuta</i> spp. Adults were collected in southern Africa from November to April.</p><p><b>Distribution</b></p><p>This species is widely distributed across Africa and the Mediterranean region. In the Republic of South Africa, this species is only found in subtropical areas (Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces)</p><p><b>Remark</b></p><p>The identity of this species was established by comparisons of specimens with reference material from the Mediterranean region reported by Haran <i>et al.</i> (2017).</p>