Carpitalpa Lundholm 1955

Carpitalpa Lundholm 1955, Ann. Transvaal Mus., 22: 285.

Type Species: Chlorotalpa (Carpitalpa) arendsi Lundholm 1955

Species and subspecies: 1 species:

Species Carpitalpa arendsi Lundholm 1955

Discussion: Lundholm (1955 a:285) described Carpitalpa and Kilimatalpa (here included in Chrysochloris) as subgenera within Chlorotalpa . Simonetta (1968) afforded Carpitalpa generic rank. Included in Amblysomus by Petter (1981 a:50) and in Chlorotalpa by Meester (1974) and Meester et al. (1986:20).