Scolopia meridionalis Capuron & Sleumer

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. — Scolopia meridionalis occurs in transitional forest and dry bush in southern Madagascar (Fig. 2). Most collections are from two localities in the extreme southeast; a single collection from the southwest, at the massif of Analavelona, is atypical (see discussion below).

CONSERVATION STATUS The preliminary assessment of the conservation status of Scolopia meridionalis is Endangered (EN B 1 ab (iii) + 2 ab (iii )), with an Extent of Occurrence of 1675 km 2, and a minimum Area of Occupancy of 12 km 2. It is known only from older collections at three locations, two very close together in an area of the extreme southeast subject to continuing habitat degradation and one, whose population may well be genetically and taxonomically distinct, far to the west at Analavelona.