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species Nitia monceti (Bourguignat, 1883): specimens
4 available nominal species synonyms (6 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Nitia monceti — Graf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Van Damme & Van Bocxlaer (2009), Bogan (2010), Van Damme & Pickford (2010), IUCN (2011), Graf & Cummings (2011), Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range

Lake Victoria and the Victoria Nile, Africa.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map

Kenya

IRSNB_MP_0260 Baie de Kavirondo Victoria Nyanza	MNHN_MP_1442 Baie de Kavirondo, Victoria Nyanza	ANSP_367323 Kadimo Point, Lake Victoria, Nyanza Region, Kenya; 0° 6’ S, 34° 4’ E
BMNH_1937-12-30-13123-13126 Kavirondo Bay or Entebee	UMMZ_110043 Kavirondo Gulf, Nyanza Victoria, British East Africa	MNHN_MP_1380 Kavirondo, Victoria Nyanza
MNHN_MP_1387 Kavirondo, Victoria Nyanza	ANSP_367324 Kayamo Island, Lake Victoria, Nyanza Region, Kenya; 0° 15’ S, 34° 8’ E	ANSP_359138 Mirunda Bay, Lake Victoria, Nyanza Province, Kenya; 0° 25’ S, 34° 18’ E
ANSP_359785 Mungeri Bay, L. Victoria, Nyanza Province, Kenya; 00 37 --S, 034 06 --E	BMNH_MP_473 off Ulambiwi Bay, Victoria Nyanza	ANSP_367325 Osieko, Lake Victoria, Kenya; 0° 1’ S, 34° 8’ E
ANSP_367325 Osieko, Lake Victoria, Kenya; 0° 1’ S, 34° 8’ E	ANSP_367325 Osieko, Lake Victoria, Kenya; 0° 1’ S, 34° 8’ E	ANSP_367325 Osieko, Lake Victoria, Kenya; 0° 1’ S, 34° 8’ E
ANSP_367325 Osieko, Lake Victoria, Kenya; 0° 1’ S, 34° 8’ E	ANSP_367325 Osieko, Lake Victoria, Kenya; 0° 1’ S, 34° 8’ E	ANSP_367325 Osieko, Lake Victoria, Kenya; 0° 1’ S, 34° 8’ E
ANSP_359784 Uganju Bay, Lake Victoria, Nyanza Province, Kenya; 00 47 S, 034 05 E	BMNH_1924-11-28-151 Victoria Nyanza, Homa Bay	BMNH_1924-11-28-152-159 Victoria Nyanza, Homa Bay
ANSP_359786 Wanyama Beach, Rusinga Island, Lake Victoria, Nyanza Province, Kenya; 00 22 --S, 034 09 --E

Tanzania

ZMB_104879 Bukoba, Viktoria	ZMB_104877 Busisi, Busisi Creek, Tanzania	ZMB_104898 Busisi, Busisi Creek, Tanzania
MCZ_288399 Lake Victoria, Mwanza, South Bay, East Africa	ZMB_104878 Nyamirembe, Viktoriasee, Tanzania	BMNH_1906-3-9-77-78 Victoria Nyanza, Burkoba
BMNH_86-2-19-88-92 Victoria Nyanza, south shore

Uganda

MNHN_MP_1038 Au Nord du Victoria Nyanza, Entebbe	MNHN_MP_1041 Au Nord du Victoria Nyanza, Entebbe	MRAC_792778 Entebbe, Lac Victoria
AMNH_131105 Entebbe, Lake Victoria, Uganda	MNHN_MP_1040 lac Victoria, Entebbe	MRAC_580294 Lac Victoria, Entebbe
MRAC_576715 Lac Victoria, Entebe	USNM_606822 Lake Victoria Nyanza, Entebbe, Uganda	USNM_606822 Lake Victoria Nyanza, Entebbe, Uganda
MCZ_108641 Lake Victoria, Entebbe, Uganda	MCZ_118428 Lake Victoria, Kazi, S of Kampala, Uganda	MCZ_260516 Lake Victoria, Murchison Bay Botanic Gardens, Entebbe, Uganda
MCZ_260517 Lake Victoria, Queen Elizabeth Park, Uganda	ZMB_104875 Towalio, Buddu	ZMB_104897 Uganda, Sowe (Soweh), Island, Viktoriasee
ZMB_104917 Uganda, Viktoriasee, Entebee, at wildlife education center	MRAC_795777 Uganda: eiland Bavuma (Victoria Meer)	MRAC_795373 Unganda: eiland Bugaia Mukono landing (Victoria Meer)
MNHN_MP_1020 Victoria Nyanza, Entebbe	BMNH_92-8-27-22-28 Victoria Nyanza, N end	CM_61.6186 Victoria Nyanza, North Shore, Uganda, Africa

unknown

ZMB_104914 “Amani” (Viktoriasee)	ZMB_104881 “Tanganyika” ? (Viktoriasee)	SMF_13543 Angeblich Nyassa-See
IRSNB_MP_0148 Iganga Usogo N Lake Victoria Nyanza	IRSNB_MP_0264 Lac Nyanza	IRSNB_MP_0261 Lac Nyassa [Nyanza]
MRAC_56722 Lac Victoria Nyanza	MRAC_56726 Lac Victoria Nyanza	MRAC_56758 Lac Victoria Nyanza
MRAC_57022 Lac Victoria Nyanza	UMMZ_110505 Lake Nyanza, East Africa	ZMB_104876 Mhugu, Victoria Nyansa
ZMB_104880 Mhugu, Victoria Nyansa	ZMB_104883 Mkunga bei Ruasa	BMNH_MP_442 N.D. Victoria Nyanza
MNHN_MP_1056 Nyassa [Nyanza ?]	ANSP_83082 Victoria Nyanza	BMNH_1924-11-28-101-106 Victoria Nyanza
BMNH_1924-11-28-116 Victoria Nyanza	BMNH_1924-11-28-36-42 Victoria Nyanza	BMNH_MP_521 Victoria Nyanza
IRSNB_MP_0255 Victoria Nyanza	IRSNB_MP_0259 Victoria Nyanza	IRSNB_MP_0262 Victoria Nyanza
ANSP_132704 Victoria Nyanza, Africa	BMNH_1904-4-6-38-43 Victoria Nyanza, from Musoyi [?]	SMF_13544 Viktoria-See
SMF_13545 Viktoria-See	ZMB_39254 Viktoriasee

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

Kenya

UGSB_4891 (21571). (16S: MT218180, 28S: MT218055, H3: MT183361, go to Genbank) Kenya: Lake Victoria (0.08075 S 34.03286 E).

Uganda

UGSB_5318 (21557). (16S: MT218174, 28S: MT218049, COI: MT216359, H3: MT183356, go to Genbank) Uganda: Lake Victoria (0.02976 N 33.24449 E).

UGSB_15575 (21596). (16S: MT218200, 28S: MT218068, COI: MT216381, H3: MT183370, go to Genbank) Uganda: Lake Victoria (0.03892 N 32.49402 E).

UGSB_5275 (21548). (16S: MT218167, 28S: MT218042, COI: MT216353, H3: MT183349, go to Genbank) Uganda: Lake Victoria (0.16176 N 33.58264 E).

UGSB_15572 (21591). (16S: MT218195, 28S: MT218064, COI: MT216376, go to Genbank) Uganda: Lake Victoria (0.30371 S 32.28927 E).