Schenkelia modesta Lessert 1927
Schenkelia modesta Lessert, 1927 Schenkelia modesta Lessert, 1927: 466, figs 36–37. Schenkelia gertschi Berland & Millot, 1941: 395, fig. 86c. Plexippus fibulatus Dawidowicz & Wesołowska, 2016: 454, figs 69–70, 107, syn. nov. Schenkelia modesta – Wesołowska & Russell-Smith 2000: 94, figs 256–260. — Wesołowska & Haddad 2009: 80, figs 170–175. Material examined UGANDA • 1 ♀; Mukono distr., Mabira Forest; 0°24′ N, 33°01′ E; road to Jinja; 0°25′ N, 33°12′ E; Aug. 1994; D. Penney leg.; NHM • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Rubaga; 0°18′ N, 32°33′ E; Apr. 1995; D. Penney leg.; NHM • 3 ♂♂; same locality as for preceding; tree trunks; Jul. 1994; NHM • 1 ♀; same locality as for preceding; under lichen; Jul. 1994; compound house; Jul.–Aug. 1994; NHM • 3 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; same locality as for preceding; summer 1994; NHM • 1 ♂; Bundibugyo, Semliki Forest; 0°44′ N, 29°57′ E; 670 m a.s.l.; 5–12 Feb. 1997; T. Wagner leg.; ZFMK 3830 • 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; Entebbe; Apr. 1999; FSCA • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; FSCA • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; same locality as for preceding; Apr. 2001; FSCA • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Kampala; Jun. 1996; FSCA • 3 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; Kampala, Namulonge Research Station; 0°34′ N, 34°50′ E, 13 Jan. 1987; on tree trunks; A. Russell-Smith leg.; MRAC 217 517 • 1 ♀; same locality as for preceding; 12 Oct. 1997; MRAC 217 520. Distribution The species is known both from Equatorial and southern Africa, this is the first record from Uganda. Synonymisation The description of Plexippus fibulatus was the result of a misidentification of S. modesta.
Institutions
- Evolutionary Genomics (United States) (US)
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- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2024-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13752648
- Primary Topic
- Bryophyte Studies and Records
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- article
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