Brachypetersius, Hoedeman, 1956

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BRACHYPETERSIUS Hoedeman, 1956

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Brachypetersius Hoedeman, 1956d:559 . Type species: Micralestes altus Boulenger, 1899 . Type by original designation. Gender: Masculine. Additional comments: Originally proposed as a subgenus of Phenacogrammus . Brachypetersius appeared first in Hoedeman (1951) as a subgenus of Alestopetersius ; it included 2 species, but no type was established (Art. 13.3).

Brachypetersius altus (Boulenger, 1899)

Micralestes altus Boulenger, 1899b:88 , Pl. 36 (fig. 5). Type locality: Bikoro, lac Tumba, district de l’Équateur, Congo. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Lectotype: RMCA 806 . [Designated by Poll (1967)].

Petersius nummifer Boulenger, 1920b:18 . Type locality: Poko , Congo belge. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Syntypes: BMNH 1919.9 . 10.136 (1); RMCA 8057–8058 (2).

Micralestes rochefoucauldi Fowler, 1936:256 , fig. 23. Type locality: Fort Sibut , Ubangi-Shari. [ Central African Republic]. Holotype: ANSP 65549 .

Distribution: 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 540, 546, 647, 548 (Poll, 1967; Géry, 1996; Monsembula Iyaba, Stiassny, 2013; Mbimbi Mayi Munene, Stiassny, 2011).

Brachypetersius cadwaladeri (Fowler, 1930)

Petersius cadwaladeri Fowler, 1930:30 , fig. 3. Type locality: Lulua River , Belgian Congo. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: ANSP 51748 .

Micralestes massarti Poll, 1945:52 , fig. 7. Type locality: Mukishi, affluent du Lomami, près de Kamina ( Katanga ), Congo Belge. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Syntypes: RMCA 30804–805 (2).

Distribution: 540, 541, 542, 546 (Poll, 1967).

Brachypetersius gabonensis Poll, 1967

Brachypetersius gabonensis Poll, 1967:104 , fig. 22. Type locality: P.K. 50, riv. Diala , route Lambaréné-Mouila, Gabon. Holotype: RMCA 153770 .

Distribution: 532, 533 (Poll, 1967; Paugy, Schaefer, 2007).

Brachypetersius huloti (Poll, 1954)

Micralestes huloti Poll, 1954:58 , fig. 2. Type locality: Riv. Lomboma, Congo belge. [ The type locality in the original description, “Riv. Lomboma, Congo belge ”, is probably a mistake, because the locality of the holotype ( RMCA 68616 ) as indicated in the original registers of the museum collection and in the original label is “Yangambi, riv. Losambila”. Wamuini Lunkayilakio, Vreven (2008) also used the locality on the label as the type locality of the holotype. Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: RMCA 68616 .

Distribution: 534, 537, 539, 540, 546, 548 (Poll, 1967; Wamuini Lunkayilakio, Vreven (2008)).

Brachypetersius notospilus (Pellegrin, 1930)

Micralestes notospilus Pellegrin, 1930:197 . Type locality: La Passa ( Ht-Ogôoué ). [ Gabon]. Syntypes: MNHN 1929–0234 (5). [ RMCA 20645 is sometimes indicated as paratype (or syntype), but this seems uncertain because the locality (= Congo français: Kouilou: Lali) and number of specimens do not correspond with the data in the original description].

Distribution: 532 (Poll, 1967; Paugy, Schaefer, 2007; Mamonekene, Stiassny, 2012a).

Brachypetersius pseudonummifer Poll, 1967

Brachypetersius pseudonummifer Poll, 1967:105 , fig. 23. Type locality: Avakubi , Congo. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: RMCA 2919 .

Distribution: 537, 540, 541 (Kisekelwa et al., 2020; Poll, 1967).