Harpypalpus serini Fain, 1972

Harpypalpus serini Fain, 1972: 58; Fain et al. 1999: 46, figs. 27–31; Skoracki et al. 2012: i13 Harpypalpus holopus, Moss 1979: 383 (misidentification).

Type material. Male holotype (IRSNB) and 2 male paratypes (MRAC) from Serinus mozambicus (Muller) (Fringillidae), BELGIUM: Antwerp Zoo [originated from Central Africa], 23 July 1963, coll. A. Fain. Holotype deposition. Male holotype male in IRSNB.

Remarks. This species was described based on a male from a Serinus mozambicus that died in Antwerp Zoo (Belgium), originating from Central Africa (Fain 1972). Later on, it was redescribed by Fain et al. (1999). It was also recorded on the type host from an unknown locality and incorrectly identified as H. holopus (Moss 1979) .