Blossia litoralis Purcell, 1903

SPECIES |   ACCEPTED

Original combination: Blossia litoralis

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Taxonomic references

Blossia litoralis

Purcell, 1903a: 4–6, fig. 3 original description
Hewitt, 1919b: 57
Roewer, 1932: n/a, fig. 149
Lawrence, 1962c: 201–203
Harvey, 2003c: 216
Dippenaar-Schoeman, González Reyes and Harvey, 2006: 77

Blossiola litoralis (Purcell):

Roewer, 1933: 370
Lawrence, 1955: 156, 181


Synonyms
Solpuga grindleyi Brown, 1961 -- synonymised by Lawrence, 1962c: 201
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Solpuga grindleyi
Brown, 1961: 577–579, figs 1–2 (female holotype only; male allotype possibly referrable to Toreus capensis Purcell) (synonymised by Lawrence, 1962c: 201–203) original description
Distribution
Distribution table
South Africa
Type locality: seashore opposite Duiker Klip, near Houtbaai, Western Cape, South Africa. Oukraal, near Camps Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.

Coordinates

Locality Lat Lon
1 Houtbaai -34.05 18.333333
2 Camps Bay -33.95 18.383333
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References

Brown, A.C. (1961). A new solifigid arachnid from Table Mountain, Cape. Solpuga grindleyi, sp. n. Annals of the South African Museum 45: 575. -- Show included taxa

Dippenaar-Schoeman, A., González Reyes, A.P. & Harvey, M.S. (2006). A check-list of the Solifugae (sun-spiders) of South Africa (Arachnida: Solifugae). African Plant Protection 12: 70–92. -- Show included taxa

Harvey, M.S. (2003c). Catalogue of the smaller arachnid orders of the world: Amblypygi, Uropygi, Schizomida, Palpigradi, Ricinulei and Solifugae. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne. -- Show included taxa

Hewitt, J. (1919b). A short survey of the Solifugae of South Africa. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 7: 1–76. -- Show included taxa

Lawrence, R.F. (1955). Solifugae, scorpions and Pedipalpi, with checklists and keys to South African families, genera and species. In: South African animal life. Results of the Lund Expedition in 1950-1951 Almquist and Wiksell, Stockholm 1: 152–262. -- Show included taxa

Lawrence, R.F. (1962c). A new South African solifuge (Arachnida), with notes on some known species. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 36: 197–203. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/00359196209519048 -- Show included taxa

Purcell, W.F. (1903a). Descriptions of new genera and species of South African Solpugidae. Annals of the South African Museum 3: 1–12. -- Show included taxa

Roewer, C.F. (1932). Solifugae, Palpigradi. In: Bronn's Klassen und Ordnungen des Tierreichs. 5: Arthropoda. IV: Arachnoidea Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft M.B.H., Leipzig 5(IV)(4)(1): 1–160. -- Show included taxa

Roewer, C.F. (1933). Solifugae, Palpigradi. In: Bronn's Klassen und Ordnungen des Tierreichs. 5: Arthropoda. IV: Arachnoidea Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft M.B.H., Leipzig 5(IV)(4)(2–3): 161–480. -- Show included taxa

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