Prodoretus dilatatus Benderitter, 1928

Figs 25–26

Prodoretus dilatatus BENDERITTER, 1928: 420–421 (described)

Prodoretus dilatatus GRIDELLI, 1940: 256-257 (listed)

Prodoretus dilatatus MACHATSCHKE, 1965: 115 (catalogued)

Prodoretus dilatatus MACHATSCHKE, 1972a: 344 (catalogued)

Prodoretus dilatatus KRAJCIK, 2007: 114 (catalogued)

Prodoretus snizeki LIMBOURG, 2016: 28–29, Figs 79-80, 83-84 (described, habitus and genitalia figured) syn. nov.

TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED.

Lectotype ♀ of Prodoretus dilatatus Benderitter, 1928 present des. Pol Limbourg, 2024

AETHIOPIA. [ Prodoretus dilatatus Bend. Type ♀ Bend. E. Benderitter, dét.] [ Prodoretus dilatatus Benderitter, 1928 Type ♀ Bend., E. Benderitter det.] [SYNTYPUS Prodoretus dilatatus Benderitter, 1928 ♀] [[af. Or. Jvg, Moyale, 1200m, Tonckas, 13.III] [Mus. Civ. Genova] [ Prodoretus dilatatus Bend., DET. E. Gridelli 1938 Typus!!!] (MCSN)

Paralectotype ♀ of Prodoretus dilatatus Benderitter, 1928 det. Pol Limbourg, 2024: AETHIOPIA. [ Prodoretus dilatatus BEND. Type ♀ Bend. E. Benderitter, dét.] [SYNTYPUS Prodoretus dilatatus Benderitter, 1928 ♀] [Moyale, O N, Gurar, 21.III.20] [Mus. Civ. Genova] [ Prodoretus dilatatus Bend., DET. E. Gridelli 1938 Autortyp !! (unreadable)] (MCSN) Paralectotype ♀ of Prodoretus dilatatus Benderitter, 1928 det.Pol Limbourg,2024:AETHIOPIA. [ Prodoretus dilatatus Bend. Type ♀ E. Benderitter, dét.] [Holotypus] [Musée du Congo, Afriq. Or. Anglaise, Mogale, Coll. Benderitter] [Af. Or. Angl., Moyale, “Touches?”] [R. Dét. 1853 i] [ Prodoretus dilatatus (unicum) Bend./vu par Ohaus] (MRAC)

Holotype ♂ of Prodoretus snizeki Limbourg, 2016

KENYA. [Coll. I.R.Sc. N.B., KENYA S.E., Tana Riv. Prov., 14km N. of Garsen, 09.iv.2004, Lgt. Snížek] (RBINS) .

Paratypes ♂ of Prodoretus snizeki Limbourg, 2016

KENYA. Paratypes 11♂♂, 7♀♀: same collection data as for holotype (RBINS); 1♂: [Kenya S.E., Tana Riv. Prov., 14km N. of Garsen, 09.iv.2004, Leg. M. Snížek] (RBINS) ; 4♀♀: [Coll. I.R.Sc. N.B., KENYA Coast, N.W. of Garsen, 22.iv.2008 /I.G.31.411, Lgt. Snížek] (RBINS) ; 1♂, 1♀: [Coll. I.R.Sc. N.B., KENYA Coast, N.W. of Garsen, 22.iv.2008, Lgt. Snížek] (RBINS) ; 2♂♂: [Coll. I.R.Sc. N.B., Kenya S. E., Voi, S. Foot Sagala Mts., 12.xii.2007, Leg. M. Snížek, I.G. 31.411] (RBINS) ; 6♂♂, 1♀: [Coll. I.R.Sc. N.B., KENYA S.E., S. Foot Sagala, 12.xii.2007, I.G.31.208, Leg. Snížek] (RBINS); 1♂: [Kenya, eastern Mwingi, Ngumi env., 28.xi.1999, Leg. M. Snížek] (RBINS) .

REMARKS.

After the examination of the female syntype of Prodoretus dilatatus Benderitter, 1928 it is deemed conspecific with Prodoretus snizeki Limbourg, 2016 . Therefore, the latter species becomes a new junior subjective synonym.