Kimongona Bechyne , 1959a
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Kimongona Bechyne, 1959a Figs 58, 59205329
=Mesocrepis Scherer, 1963 syn. n.
References.
Bechyné 1959a: 19; Scherer 1963: 668; Biondi and D’Alessandro 2010a: 409, 410.
Type species.
Kimongona : Kimongona callifera Bechyné, 1959a: 19 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mayumbe, Kimongo), by original designation. Mesocrepis : Mesocrepis lindemannae Scherer, 1963: 669 (Tanzania: Njombe), by original designation.
Distribution.
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of South Africa (Mpumalanga), Rwanda, and Tanzania (Fig. 329).
Ecology.
No information.
Notes.
Three species are known.There are no significant diagnostic characters distinguishing Mesocrepis Scherer from Kimongona . Therefore, the following new synonymy is proposed: Kimongona Bechyné, 1959 = Mesocrepis Scherer, 1963 syn. n.Type material examined: Mesocrepis lindemannae Scherer, "Tanganjika, Uwemba b. Njombe, 2000 m, 8-11.XI.1958, leg. C. Lindemann", paratypes 1♂ and 1♀ (NHMB).
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