Eunidia similis Breuning, 1942a

Eunidia similis Breuning, 1942a View in CoL

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Eunidia similis Breuning, 1942a: 135 View in CoL (Adlbauer & Mourglia, 1999: 338; Téocchi, 2000b: 7).

Eunidia saucissae Breuning & Téocchi, 1978: 606-607 , fig. 3 ( Téocchi, 1992: 82).

Eunidia politzari Siess, 1981: 175 View in CoL , Abb.1. syn. nov.

Comments. – We make this synonymy withouthaving seen the Siess (1981) type from Ivory Coast, Bouaké (MNHN), however, the translated description by Siess (1981), as well as the accompanying drawing ( Siess, 1981: Abb.1), leaves no doubt that this taxon belongs to the species E. similis described by Breuning (1942a).

Observation. – Although Morati (2003) indicates that the Siess collection is housed in the Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève in the introduction, he does not mention E. politzari in the list of types housed in this museum. Further, following the information that we requested concerning the type of E. politzari, Dr. G. Cuccodoro (MHNG) informed us that the W. Siess collection was not at the MHNG, so we were unable to locate this type specimen.

Distribution. – Bénin,Boudjagou,Pendjari VI-2005, leg. P. Juhel (CEJ); Burkina Faso (type E. politzari from Haute Volta ( Burkina Faso): Bobo Dioulasso: Collection W. Siess.), Chaine de l’Atakora, P.N.W, VI-2004, leg. J Bouyer (CJS); Ivory Coast (type E. similis ); Zou Department, near Kokora, 21-VI-2001, leg. Kantner (coll.P.Kabátek). Cameroon, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Togo (Adlbauer et Mourglia, 1999; Téocchi 2000b). We have added Bénin to this list.