Afroptera leptocera (Navás, 1910) comb. nov.

(Figs 88, 95, 152)

Synonymy

Eretmoptera leptocera Navás 1910: 364 .

Nemopterella leptocera Navás 1912: 9 .

Etymology. Unknown.

Type locality. Namibia, Fort Numis (not located) .

Type depository. NHMV .

Diagnosis. Afroptera leptocera is recognised by the pronounced blackish stripes on the thorax and the whitish yellow antennae.

Size (mm). Male: body length 9.1 (8.1–10); forewing 21.8 (20–23.1); hind wing 50.2 (45–54.3); antenna 19.1 (15– 21.3); Female: body length 10.3 (8.4–12); forewing 21.4 (19–23.4); hind wing 45.7 (41–52); antenna 13 (10.5–14). (N = 22).

Type material examined. NAMIBIA. Holotype ♀ (Habitus Photo, Fig. 88). Holotypus (red printed label) / Da- mara L, Fort Numis?, No 6. Halter sp. Fleck’ (white handwritten label) / Eretmoptera leptocera Nav. (white handwritten label) /Typus (red printed label).

Other material examined. NAMIBIA. 1♂ 1♀, TMSA02064, ‘ Rehoboth [20°14’S 15°40’E], March 1938, H.W.Bell Marley / Nemopterella leptocera Nav., Det. Bo Tjeder 1966; 2♀, TMSA02065, BULLSPOORT [24°08’56’’S 16°21’47’’E], x.1952, S.W.A., R.G.Strey / Nemopterella leptocera Nav. det. Bo Tjeder 1966; 2♀, Ongvati River, Outjo Dist. [20°06′32″S 16°09′17″E], VIII.1950, R.G.Strey / Nemopterella leptocera Nav., Det. Bo Tjeder 1966; 1♀, TMSA02066, Warmfontein [27°05’45’’S 19°14’52’’E], 5.x.1950, R.G.Strey / Nemopterella leptocera Nav., Det. Bo Tjeder 1966; 3♂, TMSA02198 and 2♀, TMSA02197, Farm Bergland [27°28’S 17°40’E], Karas Dist., Gaapmouth into Fish River, 454m, 25.vii.2005, T.Bird / Nemopterella leptocera (Navás, 1910) ♂, det. M.W.Mansell 2014. (All TMSA) . 10♀, NEUR08940, Boom River Canyon Campsite, 28°00S 17°03E, 19.xi.1993, R. Stals. (SANC) .

Distribution and habitat. This species seems to be endemic to Namibia where its main distribution falls within the Namibia Savanna Woodlands Ecoregion (Fig. 152). (See the description of the habitat under the distribution of A. alba).