Anepitacta (Teratacta) nigerica Beier, 1965

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Anepitacta (Teratacta) nigerica Beier, 1965

Reported from western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria ( Beier, 1965). Material examined. NIGERIA: Minna (9°36'50''N, 6°33'25''E), xi.1954 – ix.1955, coll. R.W. & M.E. Crosskey – 1 female (paratype), 1 male (holotype) ( BMNH).

Xiphidiola Bolivar, 1906

Type species: Xiphidiola nigrospinosa Bolivar, 1906: 364 (= Anepitacta aliquantula Karsch, 1893 ). = Amyttina Beier, 1965

Xiphidiola is diagnosed by the combination of relatively simple cerci as well as unmodified 10th tergite and the epiproct in the male, and the presence of distinct dentition in the apical part of the ovipositor. A constant element of the coloration of species of this genus is the presence of dark patches on the anterior genicular lobes of the front femora. Eleven species of Xiphidiola have been described from an area extending from Côte d’Ivoire to Democratic Republic of Congo to Angola, and two additional species from Ghana are described below.