Belonogaster levior Richards, 1982

Belonogaster levior Richards, 1982 View in CoL

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Belonogaster levior Richards, 1982: 34 View in CoL , 41 (key), 58, ♀, ♂ – “ Uganda: Budongo Forest , Unyoro, 3400 ft [ 1040 m]” ( holotype female NHMUK).

Material examined. HOLOTYPE: ♀ labelled “ Holo - / type [round label with red border] // Uganda Prot. / Budongo Forest , / Unyoro. 3,400 ft. / 11-15 Dec.1911 / S.A.Neave. // 1912–193. // Holo - / type [round label with red border] // Belonogaster / levior Richards / ♀ Type [handwritten] // NHMUK 010880633 About NHMUK [with QR code]” ( NHMUK). GABON: Ogoouè Ivindo, P.N. Ivindo, Ipassa, 0.51233N 12.80255E, 3–14.XII.2013, leg. Carlo Massarone, 1♀ ( MSVI). GoogleMaps

Distribution. Congo, Gabon *, Uganda ( Fig. 1A View FIGURE 1 ).

Notes. Richards (1982) described this species based on three females from Uganda ( holotype) and Congo, and a male from Liberia. Comparing Richards' description of the male with the available specimens and considering the distribution, it is evident that the male from Liberia is in fact Belonogaster velutina sp. nov., described below. The two species appear to be vicariants, with Belonogaster levior in Central Africa and B. velutina sp. nov. in West Africa.