Etesiolaus kyabobo. Left - male, Central African Republic, upperside. Right – female, Guinea, upperside. Photos ex Torben Larsen.
Type locality: Ghana: “Ghana, Volta Region, Kyabobo National Park (Shiare), 22-25 January, 1996 (T.B. Larsen leg).”
Diagnosis: Of the three known species in the genus kyabobo has the largest black apical patch in the male; the patch extends to the tornus, attaining a width of 1 mm in space 1b, followed by a sharp inward tooth-like projection in 1a (Collins et al., 2003).
Distribution: Guinea (Collins et al., 2003), Ivory Coast (Collins et al., 2003), Ghana (Volta Region), Central African Republic (Collins et al., 2003), Democratic Republic of Congo (east) (Collins et al., 2003).
Specific localities:
Guinea – Fouta Djalon (Collins et al., 2003).
Ivory Coast – Gagnoa (Collins et al., 2003).
Ghana – Village of Shiare, Kyabobo National Park (Shiare) (TL).
Type locality: Tanzania: “Morogoro, Kimboza Forest, 300 m”.
Diagnosis: Similar to E. catori cottoni but the black apical patch in the male is even larger, nearly reaching the cell and extending marginally to the tornus as a thin line (Collins et al., 2003).
Distribution: Tanzania (north-east).
Specific localities:
Tanzania – Morogoro, Usambara; Uluguru Mountains (Collins et al., 2003).