Sawflies of Ethiopia (Hymenoptera: Argidae, Tenthredinidae) Author Koch, Frank Author Pauly, Alain Author Hora, Zewdu A. Author Boevé, Jean-Luc text Zootaxa 2015 4021 1 119 155 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4021.1.5 7f30cfb2-c471-4701-94e9-bcff7e1a8955 1175-5326 234830 5E93337C-8A89-4278-B9BD-D16C4255748D Kivua pleuritica ( Forsius, 1927 ) Athalia pleuritica Forsius, 1927 : 98 . Locus typicus: British East Africa [ Kenya ], Masai Reserve. Holotype : ♂. British East Africa [ Kenya ], Masai Reserve, 3.IV.1911 , T. J. Anderson (BMNH). Neacidiophora pleuritica : Benson, 1962 : 382 . Pseudoneacidiophora pleuritica : Koch, 1998a : 11 . Ethiopian material. L[ake] Bishoftu [ 08°44’N 038°59’E ], 7000 ft , 30 km S Addis Abeba, 29.VII.1945 (1 ♀) K. M. Guichard ( BMNH ). Distribution. Etiopia , Kenya . Host plant. Unknown. Remarks. Kivua pleuritica is a small species ( 5.5–6.5 mm ), and similarly coloured to typical Athalia species: head and thorax black, abdomen yellow. Furthermore, Forsius (1927) described the antenna as 10-jointed (8 flagellomeres). In fact, the flagellum is subdivided in 7 flagellomeres. The misinterpretation of these morphological characters explains why Forsius (1927) described the species in Athalia . The genitalia of K. pleuritica were illustrated by Koch (1998a: figs 40–43) .