Myodermum alutaceum (Afzelius, 1817)

(Fig. 27i)

Distribution: ANG, CAM, CON, DOC, EQG, GAB, GBI, GHA, GUI, NIG, RCA, RCI, SEN, SLN, TOG, UGA.

Distribution in Angola (Provinces): 1) LNO; 2) CUS.

Historic records:

— Angola (without locality) (Paulino de Oliveira 1882: sub Myoderma alutacea Afzel.);

—Quango (=Cuango) (LNO) (Quedenfeldt 1884 sub Myoderma alutacea Afzel.).

Material examined: Angola, 1 ex., Nº 1907 (blue label), old collection, box nº XIV-83, MZUC; Angola, 1 ex., Nº 1907 (blue label), Welwitch leg., sub Myoderma alutacea Afzel, old collection, box nº VI-75, MZUC; Mussende (Calulo) (9º 57´00´´ S, 14º 47´36´´ E, 905 m alt., 128) (CUS), 30.XI.2015, 1♂, BT, 28.XI–5.XII.2015, 2♂, CT, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC .

Remarks. The species is widespread throughout West and Southwest Africa (Schoolmeesters 2018). The Mussende adult specimens were collected by BT and CT (e.g. Figs. 1a, b) in a fragment of moist secondary forest. See also the remarks under Diplognatha silicea and Chlorocala inermis . Burgeon (1946) captured the species frequently at Kindu in the flowers of a Zingiberaceae . Joly (2018) provided biodiversity information (abundance, habitat preference) of this species for Ghana. The species like others of this genus seems to be crepuscular or even nocturnal (e.g. Ricchiardi & Gyll 2009). It is a new species record for the Kwanza Sul Province.