Hister sibuti Desbordes, 1916

Mazur, Slawomir, 2008, Notes on some African Histerini (Coleoptera: Histeridae), Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 8 (1), pp. 41-47 : 41-47

Hister sibuti Desbordes, 1916 and H. tropicola

Schmidt, 1892

Described as similar to Hister tropicola , although H. tropicola was unknown to Desbordes (1916: 496): “Cette espčce parait assez voisine de H. tropicola Schmidt , que je ne connais que par sa description”. A comparison of the types of both, H. sibuti and H. tropicola confirmed their identity: Hister sibuti Desbordes, 1916 = H. tropicola Schmidt, 1892 , syn. nov.

Material examined:

Hister tropicola Schmidt, 1892

Syntype, a female, “ Guinea ”, tropicola Schm. , Type, col. J. Schmidt, coll. Schmidt - Bickhardt , Syntypus, Hister tropicola Schmidt, 1882 , labeled by MNHUB 2007 .

Hister sibuti Desbordes, 1916

Types: 2 females, [ Central African Republic] Fort Sibut , Oubangi-Chari, H. sibuti Desbordes [ MNHN] .