Crossopalpus aenescens (Wiedemann)

Drapetis aenescens Wiedemann, 1830: 649 . Type locality: “the Cape” [South Africa]. Drapetis crassa Loew, 1858: 341 . Type locality: “the Cape” [South Africa].

Material examined: D.R. CONGO: Oriental Prov., 4 3, 1 Ƥ, Lieki village area, 25 May–4 June 2010, Malaise traps, lowland evergreen swamp forest (leg. A.H. Kirk-Spriggs).

Distribution. AFROTROPICAL: Chad, Congo D.R., Namibia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda; ORIENTAL: China (Taiwan).

Remarks. Crossopalpus aenescens is widely distributed in Africa but here it is recorded from D.R. Congo for the first time.