Diestecopus ctichus Koch, 1958

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4. Diestecopus ctichus Koch, 1958 ( Fig. 8C ) Diestecopus ctichus Koch 1958: 185 .

Type Data. Syntypes, six specimens ( Ditsong Museum ): “ Angola: Mungobi, VII.1948, Univ. California-Transv. Mus. Exped.” .

Distribution. ANGOLA: Mungobi; NAMIBIA: Oshikango, Kaoko Otavi ( Koch 1958).

Note. Although the studied type specimen is labeled as a lectotype ( Fig. 8C ), this designation was never formalized in publication. Therefore, the specimen presented on Fig. 8C should still be considered a syntype.

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Fig. 8. Type specimens of species representing the genus Diestecopus. A) D. arenicola, B) D. bechuanus, C) D. ctichus, D) D. histrio, E) D. martinsi, F) D. namaqua.