Acontias plumbeus namaquensis Hewitt, 1938

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 26:47; Plate III, Fig. 3.

Current name: Acontias namaquensis Hewitt, 1938 .

Holotype: PEM R4443 (formerly AMG 959); O’okiep, Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province, South Africa; Dr. R.W. Howard, 10 October (year unknown).

Remarks. The description refers to the type as a ‘A single adult from O’okiep’. The adult specimen from O’okiep is also illustrated in the plates. The description further refers to two smaller specimens from; Kamiesberg (PEM R4826) and Steinkopf (PEM R4827, formerly AMG 1413) collected by Capt. G.C. Shortridge as additional non-type material. All specimens are in perfect condition except for PEM R4826 which has a mid-ventral incision. This taxon was elevated to specific status by Lamb et al. (2010).