Mamersa testudinata Koenike, 1898
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https://doi.org/ 10.24349/5d6U-DX5N |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1B5B87E5-C826-767C-FE03-FF26342AFDF5 |
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Felipe |
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Mamersa testudinata Koenike, 1898 |
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Mamersa testudinata Koenike, 1898
New records. Ghana. 1/0/0, lake near Mankessim, 5°16′3.93″ N 1°0′11.74″ W, 3 Jan. 2010, leg. P. Wondergem; 3/1/0, pool 2 Ankasa NP, 5°17.250′ N 2°38.092′ W, 66 m a.s.l., 27 Feb. 2011 ; 0/1/0, Inlet Volta River at Kpong, 6°09.183′ N 0°03.709′ E, 25 m a.s.l., 10 Mar. 2011 ; 1/0/0, Second pond, Ankasa NP, 5°17.424′ N 2°38.286′ W, 58 m a.s.l., 14 Feb. 2013 ; 0/0/1, Avu Lagoon, 5°59.244′ N 0°42.476′ E, 13 m a.s.l., 18 Feb. 2013 ; 2/6/0, Inlet Volta River at Kpong, 6°09.183′ N 0°03.709′ E, 25 m a.s.l., 27 Feb. 2013.
Remarks. Females have a wider pre-genital sclerite than males, in the latter the pre-genital sclerite is more triangular. Moreover, the genital plates have a short anteromedial extension in the females, which is absent in the males.
Distribution. Widespread in Africa south of the Sahara.
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