Cyphonisia itombwensis Benoit, 1966

(Figs 3; 4)

Cyphonisia itombwensis Benoit, 1966: 226, figs 19-22 (description ♂, juvenile). — Blandin 1978: 26, fig. 8b (♂).

TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype. DR Congo • 1 juvenile ♀; Kivu, Itombwe [03°30’S, 29°00’E]; XII.1961; R. Kissi leg.; 1200-1400 m, under stones in destroyed forest; BE_RMCA_ARA. Ara.120071.

Paratype. DR Congo • 1 ♂; Kivu, Uvira; [03°25’S, 29°08’E]; V.1962; R. Kissi leg.; BE_RMCA_ARA. Ara.129769 (designated originally as allotype) .

DISTRIBUTION. — Democratic Republic of the Congo.

REMARK

Benoit (1966) considered the holotype of C. itombwensis to be an adult female. However, after examination of the specimen and dissection of the genital area, we found that no spermatheca were developed (Fig. 3E), demonstrating that this specimen was actually not an adult.