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Distribution : Ivory Coast. Somaliland. Zimbabwe. Host and biology. - Unknown. Variability. — No remarkable differences either in colour or in size have been found among the specimens studied. Remarks. — G. scutidepressi sp. n. by the colour of its antenna and the sculpture of T2 is closely related to G. pubescens and G. neglectum. Still by its squashed mesoscutum it is unique in this species-group. * * * Acknowledgements.

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