Sphrigodellus sp.

Yunakov, Nikolai, 2012, 3535, Zootaxa 3535, pp. 1-104 : 24

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Sphrigodellus sp. prope usambaricus

(figs 155, 156, 165, 172)

Note. One specimen was found among material from East Usambara and initially treated as S. usambaricus . Morphological details and general appearance of this specimen are almost as in S. usambaricus .

Diagnosis. From S. usambaricus sp. n. it differs by the thick antennal scape (its proximal thickness as distal; in S. usambaricus sp. n. antennal scape distinctly widened distally); antennal funicle robust (funicular segments 3–7 moniliform, in S. usambaricus sp. n. —oblong); funicular segment 2 covered with piliform scales. (figs 155, 156); aggonoporium very long (as long as median lobe; in S. usambaricus sp. n. 0.7 x as long as median lobe length.

Measurements. BL: 3.3 mm; BW: 1.5 mm; BH: 1.4 mm.

Distribution. Tanzania: East Usambara Mountains.

Bionomics. Submontane and lowland rain forests. Trees and shrubs, canopy.

Material examined. Tanzania: 1♂ ( ZMUC) Tanga reg., Longuza Forest Reserve , S5 02 E 38 41, Oct.–Dec.1995, “Frontier Tanzania ” ZMUC GoogleMaps .