Australoechus peringueyi (Bezzi, 1921)

A distinct species due to the chocolate brown hairs of the thorax contrasting strikingly with the white pubescens of the middle of the abdomen; the wings are not spotted, but distinctly infuscated towards the base and along the costal cell.

Illustrated in Bezzi 1921:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1540304#page/197/mode/1up

Description by Bezzi:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1540304#page/49/mode/1up

Description by Hesse:
key: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40845178#page/123/mode/1up
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40845178#page/291/mode/1up

Dirstribution: South Africa (Northern Cape), Namibia

iNat observation:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/134092941

Posted on September 20, 2023 12:48 PM by traianbertau traianbertau

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