Agnara madagascariensis * (Budde-Lund, 1885)

(Fig. 2A)

Metoponorthus madagascariensis Budde-Lund, 1885: 189 .

Agnara madagascariensis – Budde-Lund 1908: 286.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe • 1 ♀; São Tomé; 0°21’25.6”N, 6°43’12.0”E; 8.V.2022; L.P. da Silva leg.; OST004; IBI • 1 ♂; São Tomé; 0°21’26.6”N, 6°43’13.1”E; 10.V.2022; L.P. da Silva leg.; MNCN 20.04/14247 • 1 ♂; São Tomé; 0°21’26.6”N, 6°43’12.7”E; 11.V.2022; L.P. da Silva leg.; OST023a; IBI • 1 ♂; São Tomé; 0°21’26.6”N, 6°43’12.7”E; 11.V.2022; L.P. da Silva leg.; Coll. JC691 .

REMARKS

This species was described by Budde-Lund (1885) as Metoponorthus madagascariensis and latter placed by the same author (1908) in the genus Porcellio Latreille, 1804 and subgenus Agnara established by him. Schmalfuss & Ferrara (1978) described Protracheoniscus inexpectatus from 28 specimens captured in Guinea-Bisáu, being this species synonymous with the previous (Schmalfuss 2003). It is recorded for the first time for São Tomé.

DISTRIBUTION

Agnara madagascariensis is known from Guinea-Bisáu, Senegal, Madagascar, Arabia, south China, Taiwan, Ascensión island, Colombia and Venezuela (Budde-Lund 1885, 1908; Schmalfuss & Ferrara 1978; Taiti & Ferrara 1991; Schmalfuss 2003; López-Orozco et al. 2022).