Cyphonisia itombwensis Benoit, 1966
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Cyphonisia itombwensis Benoit, 1966 View in CoL
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Cyphonisia itombwensis Benoit, 1966: 226 View in CoL , figs 19-22 (description ♂, juvenile). — Blandin 1978: 26, fig. 8b (♂).
TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype. DR Congo • 1 juvenile ♀; Kivu , Itombwe [03°30’S, 29°00’E]; XII.1961; R. Kissi leg.; 1200-1400 m, under stones in destroyed forest; BE_ RMCA _ARA. Ara. 120071. GoogleMaps
Paratype. DR Congo • 1 ♂; Kivu , Uvira; [03°25’S, 29°08’E]; V.1962; R. Kissi leg.; BE_ RMCA _ARA. Ara. 129769 (designated originally as allotype) GoogleMaps .
DISTRIBUTION. — Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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REMARK
Benoit (1966) considered the holotype of C. itombwensis to be an adult female. However, after examination of the specimen and dissection of the genital area, we found that no spermatheca were developed ( Fig. 3E View FIG ), demonstrating that this specimen was actually not an adult.
Cyphonisia kissi ( Benoit, 1966) View in CoL
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Pisenor kissi Benoit, 1966: 234 , figs 30-33 (description ♂).
Cyphonisia kissi View in CoL – Raven 1985: 112 (♂, transfer from Pisenor View in CoL ).
TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype. DR Congo • 1 ♂; Katanga, Albertville; [05°57’S, 29°12’E]; 1936; Hössli leg.; BE_ RMCA _ARA. Ara. 27054 GoogleMaps . Paratype. DR Congo • 1 ♀; Kivu, Kilibula; [03°25’S, 29°08’E]; 6.XII.1961; R. Kissi leg.; BE_ RMCA _ARA. Ara. 120754 (designated originally as allotype) GoogleMaps .
DISTRIBUTION. — Democratic Republic of the Congo.
REMARK
In the original publication, Benoit (1966) did not explicitly designate this female as a paratype (BE_RMCA_ARA.
Ara.120754). However, in the original label he distinctly wrote “ paratype ”.
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Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile |
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Royal Museum for Central Africa |
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Cyphonisia itombwensis Benoit, 1966
O., Hector M., Tereza, Gonzalez-Filho Maria, Arnaud, Tereza Colpani-Sartori, José, Arnaud Henrard, L., José Paulo, D., Guadanucci Antonio & Brescovit 2024 |
Cyphonisia kissi
RAVEN R. J. 1985: 112 |
Cyphonisia itombwensis
BLANDIN P. 1978: 26 |
BENOIT P. L. G. 1966: 226 |
Pisenor kissi
BENOIT P. L. G. 1966: 234 |