Acrotrichis superba Johnson 1969

Darby, Michael, 2019, Studies of Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) in the Spirit Collection of the Natural History Museum, London, 6: New species and records collected by W. C. Block in Kenya and Uganda, 1964 - 1965, Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine 155, pp. 239-257 : 257

Acrotrichis superba Johnson 1969

( Figs 15C, D, E )

Remarks: Recorded by Johnson from the Congo and Uganda (Johnson 1969). Distinguished by the form of the spermatheca ( Fig. 15E ) and particularly the aedeagus. ( Fig. 15F ).

Material examined

2♀♀, 1♂, UGANDA: Katabana , 14 miles N. Kampala, 0°29′ N, 32°37′ E, litter in papyrus swamp, leg. W. C. Block, B. M. 1978 -472 ( BMNH) ; 1♂, UGANDA [no other information] ( BMNH) .

Figures

Fig. 15. — Acrotrichis mimica Johnson. A, habitus; B, spermatheca. Acrotrichis superba Johnson. C, habitus; D, spermatheca; E, aedeagus.