Xylographus nitidissimus Pic, 1916

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Xylographus nitidissimus Pic, 1916

Xylographus nitidissimus Pic 1916: 13. Type-locality: São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe.

Xylographus longicollis Pic 1922: 8. syn. n. Type-locality: Dahomey, Benin.

Type series.

SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE: male lectotype (MNHN) of Xylographus nitidissimus Pic 1916, here designated, labeled: "[green label] San. Thomé [printed] \ n. sp. [handwritten] \ type [handwritten] \ nitidissimus Pic [handwritten] \ [red label] LECTOTYPE Xylographus nitidissimus Pic [handwritten]"; 1 male paralectotype (MNHN), labeled: "type [handwritten] \ [yellow label] PARALECTOTYPE Xylographus nitidissimus Pic [handwritten]"; 4 male and 4 female paralectotypes (MNHN), labeled: "San Thomé [handwritten] \ [yellow label] PARALECTOTYPE Xylographus nitidissimus Pic [handwritten]".

Type material of the junior synonym.

BENIN: female lectotype (MNHN) of Xylographus longicollis Pic, 1922, here designated, labeled: "? Dahomey [handwritten] \ Provenance? [handwritten] \ longicollis n. sp. [handwritten] \ [red label] LECTOTYPE Xylographus longicollis Pic [handwritten]".

Remarks.

We observed that the female lectotype of Xylographus longicollis is a female of Xylographus nitidissimus .