earlier errors in literature, even though subsequent references 

 disclaim earlier assertions - a frequent evil of uncritical 

 fact-gathering from literature. Few outlines on the African map 

 bear close relation to available fa^ts, 



WEST AFRICA ; Not recorded by Simpson (1912A,B) from the 

 northern or southern parts of Nigeria. Absent from northern Ni- 

 geria (McCullough 1925). No evidence to associate relapsing fever 

 in northern Nigeria with 0, moubata (Caffrey 1926). 



Not known from Liberia (Bequaert 1930A), 



Absent from thirteen French West Africa villages on the Niger 

 (Kerrest, Geimbier, and Bouro'iiil922A,B), Recorded ""south of Lake 

 Chad* (Neumann 1901) but not found in Chad locedities by Le Gac 

 (1931); 0. savignyi has been found in this general area (Alcock 

 1915) ar3 Neumann may have misidentified his material. Apparent- 

 ly absent in French West Africa (Gouzien 1923). Absent around 

 Dakar (Mathis 1928A,B, Mathis and Durieux 1932A,B. Mathis, 

 Dirrieux, and Advier 1933,1934). 



GOID COAST ; Appears to be absent according to Selwyn-Clarke, 

 Le Fanu, and Ingreim (1923) and Ingram (192^); nevertheless a single 

 nymph from Ashanti has been seen (Hoogstraal 1954C ). SIERRA lEONE: 

 Specimens seen by Hoogstraal (195>4C). 



It is difficult to reconcile the GOID COAST and SIERRA lEONE 

 records from British l^seum (Natural History) collections with 

 previous distributional concepts of 0. moubata , which have held 

 that this species is absent from Wes"^ Africa. Yet there is little 

 reason to believe that the specimen labels are incorrect. A re- 

 newed search in these areas is indicated; otherwise one hesitates 

 to draw conclusions from these xinexpected records (Hoogstraal 

 195^). 



CENTRAL AFRICA ; FRENCH EQUATCRIAL AFRICA (Blanchard 1913, 

 19U. Le Boeuf and Gambler 19iaA,B. Rodhain 1919A. Guillet 192^. 

 Blanchard and Laigret 192A. de Buen 1926. Rousselot 1951,1953B). 



BEDSIAN CONGO and RUANDA-URUND I (Livingston 187A, vol. 2, pp. 

 33 and 115. Neumann 1901,1911. Ross and Milne 1904. Dutton and 

 Todd 1905A,B. Newstead 1905A,B,C,1906A,B. I-Iassey 1908. Rodhain, 



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