Catasigerpes erlangeri Beier, 1931

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Catasigerpes erlangeri Beier, 1931

Fig. 17

Oxypiloidea ( Oxypiloidea) lobata Schulthess-Schindler, 1898: 179 .

Catasigerpes erlangeri Beier, 1931: 9–10 .

Oxypiloidea ( Oxypiloidea) lobata – Roy 2013: 284–287 (syn.).

Type material

Holotype ( 1 male)

KENYA • ♂ ( Fig. 17 ); “// Type // genitalia / R. Roy / 2073 // Forschungsreise / C. v. Erlanger / Nord-Ost-Afrika. // Brit. Ost-Afrika / Wante / 17.5.1901. // Eing. Nr. 127.1928. // Catasigerpes / erlangeri / det. [crossed out] Beier / Type! ♂ // Oxypiloidea / brunneriana (Sauss.) / ♂ / R. Roy det. 1975”; ZMH 841097 .

Type locality

Wante, British East Africa [ Kenya].

Current status

Synonym of Oxypiloidea ( Oxypiloidea) lobata Schulthess-Schindler, 1898 .

Habitus

Complete. Genitalia preparation is present.

Remarks

The type locality given by Ehrmann (2002) is not correct. The expedition report from the collector Erlanger ( Erlanger 1904) clearly shows that his group was traveling to El-Uak [El-Wak, Kenya] after crossing the rivers Danale and Daua [Dawa] at the end of April 1901. From El-Uak they traveled westwards to Bardera [Bardere, Somalia]. Therefore, we assume that the type locality refers to Wante next to El-Wak in Kenya which is located next to the border with Somalia.

Figures

Fig. 17. Catasigerpes erlangeri Beier, 1931, holotype, ♂ (ZMH 841097). a. Labels. b. Dorsal view. c. Ventral view. d. Lateral view. e–f. Genitalia. White scale bars = 10 mm; black scale bar = 0.50 mm.