Proamytta Beier 1965

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Proamytta Beier 1965

Type species: Amytta straminea Sjöstedt, 1912: 16 .

This rather poorly defined genus is represented by nine species, restricted in their distribution to West and Central Africa. Gorochov (1993) noted a high variation in the male reproductive structures among species of this genus, and suggested the need for erecting several subgenera to reflect this diversity, but stopped short of reviewing the genus and created only one subgenus, Archamytta Gorochov (with 3 species). By default, all remaining species are placed in the nominal subgenus Proamytta Beier. The new species described below is placed tentatively in Proamytta (Proamytta) because of the close resemblance of its cerci to those found in P. (P.) straminea Sjöstedt , although the unusual modification of the male subgenital plate may in the future warrant placing it in a separate subgenus or genus.