Procopius lesserti ( Strand, 1916 ) Strand, 1916
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.193622 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6205441 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8D6D3579-F85D-AF3D-FF06-5E07FC7DFE45 |
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Procopius lesserti ( Strand, 1916 ) |
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comb. nov. |
Procopius lesserti ( Strand, 1916) View in CoL comb. nov.
( Figs 20–24 View FIGURES 16 – 24 )
Medmassa lesserti Strand, 1916: 96 (Ƥ holotype: RWANDA: Rugege Wald, 1800m a.s.l., 20.VII.1907, leg. A.F. Herzog, ZMB 28237 – examined; Ƥ paratype with same data as holotype, ZMB 28239 – examined; Ƥ paratype: CONGO D.R.: Lake Kivu, VIII.1907, leg. S. O. Ufer, ZMB 28238 – examined).
Procopius quaerens Lessert, 1946: 210 View in CoL , fig. 9 (Ƥ holotype: CONGO D.R.: Lulonga, 00°37'N, 18°23'E, MRAC 12427 – examined). syn. nov.
Remarks. The female types of M. lesserti are consistent in somatic and genitalic morphology with other members of the Afrotropical genus Procopius Thorell, 1899 , particularly the raised cephalic region, eye arrangement, strongly spined anterior legs, and simple plate-like epigyne ( Figs 20–24 View FIGURES 16 – 24 ). This species can be recognised by the distinctive looping lateral spermathecae and median sclerotised ridge that show through the integument ( Fig. 24 View FIGURES 16 – 24 ). Examination of the holotype female of P. quaerens Lessert, 1946 from Lulonga, Congo D.R., indicates that this species is a junior synonym of Procopius lesserti .
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Procopius lesserti ( Strand, 1916 )
Haddad, Charles R. & Bosselaers, Jan 2010 |
Procopius quaerens
Lessert 1946: 210 |
Medmassa lesserti
Strand 1916: 96 |