Genus: Blossia Simon, 1880 | Family: Daesiidae Kraepelin, 1899 | Order: Solifugae Sundevall, 1833

Blossia litoralis Purcell, 1903

SPECIES |   ACCEPTED

Original combination: Blossia litoralis

LSID urn:lsid:wac.nmbe.ch:name:ebc2296c-97c5-44a9-b235-c46edd46fefc

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
Type repository
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Zoobank LSID

9FDA01AD-47E0-4F26-9CC3-3B8533AF6C5E

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. ZooBank: A482F120-5B87-40C4-966C-7F7C45767C44 -- 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. ZooBank: F0AA81C6-E1E5-4D35-B9CA-2FAACFB0F180 -- 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. ZooBank: 87D72F0D-C48E-4F94-9812-6EA6B1F5FAA2 -- 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. ZooBank: 28295A2B-4B65-49EA-9F54-AADA370B6D68 -- Show included taxa

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