Ameroseius longitarsis Elsen, 1973

Ameroseius longitarsis Elsen, 1973: 743.

Ameroseius longitarsis . - Narita et al. 2015: 396.

Type depository.

Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren Belgium.

Type locality and habitat.

Democratic Republic of Congo (as Zaire), Ganda Sundi, Mayumbe, on fungus weevil, Mecocerus rhombeus ( Coleoptera, Anthribidae).

Comparative material.

Democratic Republic of Congo: 1 ♀ (MRAC: 142498, holotype) - 11. 2. 1970, Ganda Sundi, Mecocerus rhombeus, leg. P. Elsen.

Remarks.

Given that the characteristics of the type specimen of Ameroseius longitarsis are within the range of variability found in Ameroseius benoiti Elsen, 1973, I suspect A. longitarsis to be a synonym of A. benoiti .