Neacidiophora athalioides (Konow, 1907)

Netroceros athalioides Konow, 1907a: 495 . Locus typicus: Deutsch-Ostafrika [Tanzania]. Holotype: ♂. Deutsch-Ostafrica (SDEI). Neacidiophora athalioides: Enslin, 1913b: 306 .

Neacidiophora bequaerti var. sternalis Forsius, 1931: 25 . Locus typicus: C. Abyssinia [Ethiopia], Maraquo. Holotype: ♂. C. Abyssinia: Maraquo [= Marako near Butajira, ca 08°07'N 038°22'E], 07.V.1914, leg. O. Kovàcs (BMNH). Neacidiophora luteipennis Pasteels, 1950: 277 . Locus typicus: Congo belge [Democratic Republic of the Congo], Kivou, Kitembo (MNHN).

Distribution. Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Tansania, Uganda, Zaire, Zimbabwe.

Remarks. Neacidiophora athalioides is only known from the male. Its body colouration is similar to N. aethiopica . Both species are especially distinguished in the shape of their penis valves (Koch 1998b: figs 16 and 21). The POL: OOL ratio is 1.0: 1.5 for N. athaloides whereas 1.0: 2.0 for N. aethiopica, and the anterior margin of the clypeus is nearly truncate in N. aethiopica and rounded medially in N. athaloidea (Koch 1998) .