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species Nitia teretiuscula (Philippi, 1847): specimens
6 available nominal species synonyms (10 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Nitia teretiuscula — Graf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Van Damme & Van Bocxlaer (2009), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), Bolotov et al. (2022), Bolotov et al. (2022), Bolotov et al. (2024), Zieritz et al. (2024)

Range

Widespread in the Nile and western Africa, perhaps including the Chad-Chari Basin.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map

UMMZ_109590
Dardsu

Egypt

USNM_637227 1 mi W Imbala, 5-7 mi NW Cairo, Giza Prov., Egypt; NAMRU-3	USNM_637227 1 mi W Imbala, 5-7 mi NW Cairo, Giza Prov., Egypt; NAMRU-3	USNM_637227 1 mi W Imbala, 5-7 mi NW Cairo, Giza Prov., Egypt; NAMRU-3
UMMZ_232482 Aberawash, West of Cairo, Egypt	USNM_801995 Abu Rauwash, Giza, Egypt	FMNH_49731 Abu Rauwash, near Giza, Egypt
USNM_637230 Abu Rauwash, near Giza, Egypt	USNM_637230 Abu Rauwash, near Giza, Egypt	USNM_637231 Abu Rauwash, near Giza, Egypt
USNM_637231 Abu Rauwash, near Giza, Egypt	USNM_788496B Abu Rauwash, near Giza, Egypt	USNM_797920 Abu Rauwash, near Giza, Egypt
USNM_797920 Abu Rauwash, near Giza, Egypt	UMMZ_109589 Alexandria	UMMZ_109598 Alexandria
IRSNB_MP_0305 Alexandrie	USNM_605434 Bahr el Faraomijeh, NW of Menouf, Egypt	USNM_605434 Bahr el Faraomijeh, NW of Menouf, Egypt
IRSNB_MP_0304 Canal Mahmoudie	MNHN_MP_1039 Canal Mahmoudie	BMNH_41-4-28-195-198 Egypt
CM_61.1503 Egypt	MCZ_17039 Egypt	UMMZ_232489 Egypt
MNHN_MP_1042 Egypte	SMF_13549 Egypten	BMNH_1937-12-30-13153 El Faiyum, Egypt
MRAC_531684 Garagos, Hte Egypte	SMF_319203 Mittel ägyoten, Luxor Nil ...	SMF_319203 Mittel ägyoten, Luxor Nil ...
SMF_319203 Mittel ägyoten, Luxor Nil ...	SMF_319204 Mittel ägypten, Nag Hammadi	SMF_319204 Mittel ägypten, Nag Hammadi
SMF_83165 Nil. z. Katarak u. Insel Elephantine	FMNH_21724 Nile River, Egypt	MCZ_109260 Nile River, Egypt
MCZ_74235 Nile River, Egypt	UMMZ_232484 Nile River, Old Cairo, Egypt	ANSP_416305 Nile River, Warak Island, Cairo, Egypt
ZMB_MP_0400 Nubia	IRSNB_MP_0912 Nubie	ZMB_4864 Nubien .....El-Ordeh..W Halfa
UMMZ_109594 R. Nile, Nubia, Africa	UMMZ_109592 River Nile, Nubia, Egypt	UMMZ_109593 River Nile, S of first cataract
USNM_797951 SE and above Fostat, Egypt	USNM_797951 SE and above Fostat, Egypt	UMMZ_232483 Sweet Water Canal, Egypt
INHS_21570 Upper Egypt, Assuan Nile, opposite Elephantine Islands	ANSP_366283 Upper Nile, Egypt

MCZ_MP_260. Nile River, Egypt

Nigeria

USNM_272926
Kaduna R., Wushishi, 11 mi S Zungeru, North Nigeria

Senegal

IRSNB_MP_0833
Senegal?

South Africa

UMMZ_22900
Natal

Sudan

BMNH_1923-6-8-1082-1084 Abba Island, S Sudan	SMF_1002 Abu Doleb [evtl. die ehemalige Missionsstation Doleib Hill, ca. 16 km S von Malakal], Bahr-el-Abiad [Bahr el-Abiad = Weißer Nil], Sudan	BMNH_1923-6-8-1096-1099 Ad-Duwem, S. Sudan
BMNH_1923-6-8-1100 Ad-Duwem, S. Sudan	ZMB_MP_0411 Africa, Nilus Albus ?	USNM_215190 Bahr el Ghazal, Sudan
USNM_215190 Bahr el Ghazal, Sudan	SMF_83166 Bahr el-Asrak, Aegypten	USNM_215189 El Dueim, Sudan
USNM_215189 El Dueim, Sudan	IRSNB_MP_0306 Fachoda	IRSNB_MP_2003 Fachoda
UMMZ_109597 Fachoda	MNHN_MP_1045 Fleuve Blanc	BMNH_65-1-3-15 from the Nile region between 3° to 14° N lat.
BMNH_65-1-3-15 from the Nile region between 3° to 14° N lat.	ZMB_19175 Gazellenfl.	BMNH_1923-6-8-1059-1060 Gebel Ahmed, S Sudan
BMNH_1923-6-8-1085-1090 Gebel En, S Sudan	BMNH_1923-6-8-1091-1095 Hillet-Abbas, S Sudan	USNM_854666 Kaka, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
ZMB_18788 Kaka, Weiper Nil	IRSNB_MP_0312 Khartoum	MRAC_56270 Khartoum
ZMB_77704 Khartum, Weiser Nil	MCZ_75726 Khor Pini, near Mt. Miri, Amadi Rd., Equitoria, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan	BMNH_1923-6-8-1101-1102 Kosti, S Sudan
MNHN_MP_1043 Le Nil Blanc	BMNH_1923-6-8-1061 Lul, S Sudan	BMNH_1923-6-8-1062 Masran Id., S Sudan
MCZ_173051 near Mogran, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan	BMNH_1923-6-8-1072-1081 near Mogran, S Sudan	BMNH_1923-6-8-1219 near Mogran, S. Sudan
BMNH_1923-6-8-1219 near Mogran, S. Sudan	IRSNB_MP_0846 Nil Blanc	MRAC_56406 Nil Blanc
ZMB_MP_0405 Nil Blanc	MCZ_134113 Nile River, Fashoda, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan	SMF_13548 Ober-Egypten
ZMB_MP_0402 Oberer Nil	BMNH_1906-6-13-7-8 Omdurman	BMNH_1923-6-8-1069-1071 S of Melut, S Sudan
ZMB_63815 S Sudan	MRAC_56410 S. Soudan	BMNH_1903-11-10-1-3 Selabi, White Nile
ZMB_MP_0423 Senaar	BMNH_1907-10-28-172 Sennaar	USNM_126306 Sennaar, Nubia, Nile Lat. 14
USNM_126306 Sennaar, Nubia, Nile Lat. 14	UMMZ_43319 Sennar, Blue Nile	MRAC_97716 Soudan, Bahr el Abiad
MRAC_97717 Soudan, Bahr el Abiad	MRAC_97719 Soudan, Bahr el Abiad	UMMZ_109596 Southern Sudan
BMNH_1948-8-25-2 Tawila	BMNH_1923-6-8-1057 Tawila, S Sudan	BMNH_1923-6-8-1063-1068 Tawila, S Sudan
BMNH_MP_438 Tawila, White Nile	INHS_21571 Upper Nile	UMMZ_184038 Upper Nile
ZMB_4841 Weisse Nil	SMF_13546 Weisser Nil	SMF_13550 Weisser Nil
SMF_13551 Weisser Nil, bei Kartum	BMNH_1900-10-24-7 White Nile	UMMZ_109591 White Nile
UMMZ_109595 White Nile	USNM_127180 White Nile	USNM_127180 White Nile
UMMZ_248932 White Nile River, 15 mi S of Kosti Bridge, receding water on E bank, Sudan	AMNH_30807 White Nile, Egypt	USNM_215188 White Nile, Gordon Tree, above Khartoum
USNM_215188 White Nile, Gordon Tree, above Khartoum	MCZ_289029 White Nile, Khartoum, Sudan	MCZ_52456 White Nile, Sennaar, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

unknown

CM_61.8876 ?	ANSP_41671 [no locality available - Africa]	SMF_13552 [no locality available - Africa]
UMMZ_23755 [no locality available - Africa]	AMNH_30808 Africa	ANSP_125770 Africa
BMNH_67-1-9-2 Albert Nyanza	BMNH_67-1-9-2 Albert Nyanza	BMNH_MP_477 Laufikia [locality illegible] ... NOT from Tanganyika
IRSNB_MP_0844 Le Nil	MNHN_MP_1023 Le Nil	MNHN_MP_1044 Le Nil
MRAC_59263 Le Nil	INHS_27633 Le Nil (Nile River)	ZMB_MP_0448 N.S. Wales
BMNH_76-6-8-116 Niger	BMNH_99-12-7-32-34 Niger	BMNH_MP_441 Niger River
IRSNB_MP_0303 Nil	IRSNB_MP_0832 Nil	IRSNB_MP_0891 Nil
SMF_10393 Nil	SMF_13547 Nil	ZMB_MP_0412 Nil
ANSP_41738 Nile River	BMNH_MP_437 Nile River	BMNH_MP_439 Nile River
BMNH_MP_440 Nile River	UMMZ_109588 River Nile	BMNH_65-2-28-4 West Africa