Psammoecus leleupi Karner, 2012

Karner, Michael, 2014, Three new species and new records of African Psammoecus Latreille (Coleoptera, Silvanidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 89, pp. 1-18 : 14-15

Psammoecus leleupi Karner, 2012

New records

ANGOLA: Cuanza Norte, Salazar , 9–15 Mar. 1972, 1♂, 3♀♀ ( BMNH).

CAMEROON: 1916, leg. Schwab, 3 ♀♀ ( BMNH).

CONGO: Brazzaville, Orstom Park , 31 Dec. 1963, leg. Endrödy-Younga, 1 ♀ ( HNHM); Sibiti , 25 Nov. 1963, leg. Endrödy-Younga, 2 specimens ( HNHM).

GABON: Ogooué-Ivindo Province, Makokou , Apr., May 1971, leg. Mateu, 2 specimens ( MHNG).

GHANA: Ashanti, Jamasi , 15 Sep. 1969, leg. Endrödy-Younga, 1 ♂ ( HNHM); Kwadaso , 22 May 1969, leg. Endrödy-Younga, 1 ♂ ( HNHM). Northern Region, Banda-Nkwanta, 8 Sep. 1965, leg. Endrödy-Younga , 1 ♀ ( HNHM).

GUINEA: Macenta Prefecture, Seredou , 4–8 Apr. 1975, leg. Zott, 3 specimens ( ZMHB).

RWANDA: Kawanda , 15 Feb.–6 Mar. 1958, leg. Whalley, 2 ♂♂ ( BMNH).

UGANDA: Kabarole, Kibale National Park, 25 km SE of Fort Portal , Kanyawara , 26 Jul.–22 Aug. 1998, leg. Schmidt, 1 ♀ ( MKF).

Remarks

The specimen from Cameroon bears a handwritten label ‘ Psammoechus orbicollis t. Gr. Grouv.’, not in Grouvelle’s hand. This is to be considered a manuscript name, since no description of a taxon with that name is available.