Microdipoena elsae, Saaristo, 1978

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Microdipoena elsae

Seychelles: Mahe near La Misére , ∼ 600 m elevation, 30.x.1975, M. Saaristo leg., ♂ holotype ( ZMTU, AA 0.045, composite); ♀ allotype ( ZMTU, AA 0.046, composite); ♂ ♀ ( ZMTU, AA 0.273, ♂ ♀ SEM, ♂ ♀ genitalic drawing); Big Sister Island, no specific locality, 10.ix.1975, M Muhlenberg, ♀ ( MRAC, MYSM-0063 ) .

Comoros: Grande Comore, Boboni, sentier (path) Kartala , 24.xi.1983, tamisage (shifting), 1000 m, R Jocque , ♂ ( MRAC, MYSM-0064 ) .

Congo ( DRC): Nord Kivu, PNA, sect. Tshiaberimu, riv. Musavaki , affl. Talya Nord , 15–21.iv.1955, 2720, PVanschuytbroeck RFonteyn, ♀ ( MRAC, MYSM-0084 ).