R. HOUART 
NOVAPEX 13(1): 37-41, 10 mars 2012 
Etymology. I am particularly pleased to naine this 
new species in honour of Sandro Gori (Livorno, Italy) 
who kindly donated the types and other material and 
who discovered many new taxa during his field trips 
in Sâo Tomé and Principe. 
Acknowledgements 
I am very grateful to Sandro Gori for the opportunity 
he gives me to study his material and for donating 
specimens. Thanks also to John Wolff, Lancaster, 
Pennsylvania, USA, for checking the English text. 
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