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FIGURE 14 in Re-examination of the type specimens of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera), deposited in the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA), Belgium, with descriptions of ten new species from DR Congo belonging to Thubdora Park and Torodora Meyrick

FIGURE 14. Lecithocera dicentropa Meyrick: A, adult, holotype; B, labels; C, determined label; D, male genitalia, holotype, gen. slide no. CIS-7139/Park; E, ditto, aedeagus; F, abdominal segment VIII.

Fig. 7 in A new Pipistrelle bat from the oceanic Island of Príncipe (Western Central Africa)

Fig. 7.—Selected echolocation calls of Pseudoromicia principis sp. nov. with three examples (A, B, C) of calls showing decreasing frequency modulation (FM) and increasing quasi-constant frequency (QCF) elements. Calls were directly recorded from free-flying bats at dusk in Santo António city and surroundings.

Fig. 3 in A new Pipistrelle bat from the oceanic Island of Príncipe (Western Central Africa)

Fig. 3.—Portrait of Pseudoromicia principis sp. nov. showing a typical pipistrelle-like appearance. Pelage is chocolate brown dorsally and ventrally although tips of the ventral pelage present a distinct light creamy tinge. Photograph by Jorge Palmeirim.

Fig. 2 in A new Pipistrelle bat from the oceanic Island of Príncipe (Western Central Africa)

Fig. 2.—Bayesian phylogenetic reconstruction based on the mitochondrial gene cytochrome b (Cytb). Values above branches represent Bayesian posterior probabilities and values below branches are bootstrap values of maximum likelihood (support values <50 are not shown). The right column presents sequences GenBank accession numbers. The sequence JQ956446 is listed in GenBank as Pseudoromicia tenuipinnis but it was probably misidentified. See Table 1 for a complete list of the specimens used and main text for details of the molecular analyses.

Fig. 6 in A new Pipistrelle bat from the oceanic Island of Príncipe (Western Central Africa)

Fig. 6.—(A) Detail of the upper incisors (top left) and drawings of the (a) lower incisors and (b) upper incisors (bottom) of the holotype of Pseudoromicia principis sp. nov. (EBD 17475M). Photograph by Joxerra Aihartza and drawings by Joaquín López-Rojas. (B) Details of the rhinarium of (c) the holotype of P. principis sp. nov. (EBD 17475M) and of (d) Nycticeinops happoldorum (ZFMK-MAM-2009.0029), from Hutterer et al. (2019). Photograph by Laura Torrent. (C) Drawing of the tragi of: (e) P. principis sp. nov. (EBD 17358M, paratype); (f) P. brunnea from Van Cakenberghe and Happold (2013) and (g) P. brunnea (DM13229) from Monadjem et al. (2013) and (D) dorsal and ventral views (from left to right) of bacula of: (h) P. principis sp. nov. (EBD 17358M, paratype); (i) P. rendalli from Hill and Harrison (1987); and (j) P. brunnea (DM13229) from Monadjem et al. (2013). Drawings of P. principis sp. nov. baculum by Joaquín López-Rojas.

Fig. 1 in A new Pipistrelle bat from the oceanic Island of Príncipe (Western Central Africa)

Fig. 1.—Map of Príncipe Island and distances to the mainland and other islands in the Gulf of Guinea (Bioko and São Tomé).

Fig. 5 in A new Pipistrelle bat from the oceanic Island of Príncipe (Western Central Africa)

Fig. 5.—(A) Dorsal; (B) lateral; (C) ventral; (D) apical (above), and basal (bellow) views of the baculum of the paratype Pseudoromicia principis sp. nov. (EBD 17358M). Photographs by Laura Torrent.

Fig. 4 in A new Pipistrelle bat from the oceanic Island of Príncipe (Western Central Africa)

Fig. 4.—Skull and mandible of the holotype of Pseudoromicia principis sp. nov. (EBD 17475M) in dorsal, ventral, lateral, front and back views as well as mandible top view. Photographs by Joxerra Aihartza.

FIGURE 5 in The Megachilidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Apiformes) of the Democratic Republic of Congo curated at the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA, Belgium)

FIGURE 5. The entomologists behind the collection of Megachilidae specimen records at RMCA (Tervuren, Belgium).

FIGURE 6 in The Megachilidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Apiformes) of the Democratic Republic of Congo curated at the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA, Belgium)

FIGURE 6. The diversity of entomologists behind the collection of megachilid specimen records at RMCA (Tervuren, Belgium). We list here the inventory number corresponding to each photograph, as well as the names of the photographers, for the images kindly provided by the RMCA archives department. 1. Mrs. Lebrun and Vrydagh (left) and Mrs. Corbisier and Staner (right) (AP.0.0.29742; photo by P. Staner 1930); 2. Reverend Father Hyacinthe Vanderyst in Kisantu (AP.0.0.23368; photo by "Jesuit Order", 1910-1925); 3. Reverend Father Hyacinthe Vanderyst (R.P. Vanderyst) in Ipamu (AP.0.2.368; photo by R.P. Delaere, 1922); 4. Frans Guillaume Overlaet (AP.0.0.25895; photo G. Fr. De Witte, 1931); 5. Maurice Bequaert (HP.1950.7.37, photographer not identified, 1950); 6. Professor Theodore D. Cockerell and the pygmies chief Kasulo, who lived in the forest near Tshibinda in the Sud-Kivu Province (photo by Alice Mackie); 7. Gaston-François De Witte (left) and Hans Joseph Brédo (right) (HP.2011.62.20-221; photo G. Fr. De Witte, 1947); 8. Prince Léopold III of Belgium (left) and Mr Ghesquière (right) in front of the laboratory in Stanleyville (now Kisangani) (AP.0.0.25895; photo Ghesquière, 1925); 9. Charles Seydel alias "Bwana Bilulu" (HP.1953.21.8, photo E. Devroey, 1922); 10. Charles Seydel alias "Bwana Bilulu" (HP.2011.62.13-226, photo GastonFrançois De Witte, 1931); 11. Charles Seydel alias "Bwana Bilulu" (HP. 2011.62.5-145; photo Gaston-François De Witte, 1925); 12. Sheffield Airey Neave; 13. Hans Joseph Brédo on the right, Director of the International Locust Laboratory in Abercorn (Northern Rhodesia), welcomes Belgian personalities on an official visit to the Laboratory (2017.24.30; photo Infocongo, 1952). All rights reserved for photographs 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 and 9; photographs 4, 7, 10, 11 and 13 under Creative Commons license (CC-BY 4.0); photograph 6 after Cockerell (1932) and 12 ©National Portrait Gallery.

FIGURE 3. Top 4 in The Megachilidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Apiformes) of the Democratic Republic of Congo curated at the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA, Belgium)

FIGURE 3. Top 4 of the Megachilidae species represented by the highest number of specimens in the RMCA collection (Tervuren, Belgium). A. Gronoceras cinctum (Fabricius, 1781) (female at nest entrance) (n=1,270 specimens); B. Euaspis abdominalis (Fabricius, 1793) (female on Duranta erecta (Verbenaceae)) (n=394 specimens); C. Megachile rufipes (Fabricius, 1781) (male on Antigonon leptopus (Polygonaceae)) (n=390 specimens); D. Megachile bituberculata Ritsema, 1880 (female on Pueraria javanica (Fabaceae)) (n=281). All photographs by NJ Vereecken.

FIGURE 2 in The Megachilidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Apiformes) of the Democratic Republic of Congo curated at the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA, Belgium)

FIGURE 2. Linear models between collection abundance and associated species richness in (i) the six historical provinces in DRC (top row), (ii) the 26 present-day provinces (middle row), and (iii) the 10 known phytogeographical districts (bottom row) defined within the country. Some administrative/natural units deviate from the overall attributable values. The Province Equateur deviates from the number of collections for species richness close to the mean.

FIGURE 4 in The Megachilidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Apiformes) of the Democratic Republic of Congo curated at the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA, Belgium)

FIGURE 4. Taxonomic and temporal patterns of Megachilidae specimen records in the RMCA collection (Tervuren, Belgium). A. Rank abundance plot and associated data for the 10 most frequently collected species showing that the top 8 species make up to 50% of the dataset. The distribution of species along the curve shows a very long "tail", implying that many of the species curated are only represented by a low or a very low number of species. At the extreme, 26 species of Megachilidae were represented in the RMCA collections only as type specimens (holotype and paratype); B. Specimen accumulation curve through time (1905-1978) for the seven groups of species in the family Megachilidae showing that the best represented groups are Megachile sensu lato, Gronoceras, Lithurgini and Anthidiini (by decreasing order of magnitude). It is noteworthy that Megachile sensu lato has been regularly collected and in higher numbers during the period 1905-1920, and that all the above groups were collected in larger numbers during the decade 1930-40 compared to other groups of Megachilidae.

FIGURE 2. A in Cotyledon mckayi (Crassulaceae subfam. Kalanchooideae), a new cremnophytic species from the central Tugela River Basin of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

FIGURE 2. A. Cotyledon orbiculata var. oblonga (UMzinyati River valley). B. C. velutina (Mzimkulu River valley). C. C. barbeyi (Mkuze Game Reserve). D. C. nielsii (Dalton Wood). E. Lateral view of single flowers, L–R, C. orbiculata var. oblonga, C. mckayi, C. barbeyi, C. nielsii. E. Frontal view of corolla mouths, L–R, C. orbiculata var. oblonga, C. mckayi, C. barbeyi, C. nielsii. Scale bars: E, F: 13 mm. Photographs by the authors.

FIGURE 1 in Cotyledon mckayi (Crassulaceae subfam. Kalanchooideae), a new cremnophytic species from the central Tugela River Basin of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

FIGURE 1. Cotyledon mckayi from the UMzinyati River valley, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. A. Inflorescence lateral view. B. Habit of flowering plant. C. Vegetative components. D. Buds in lateral view. E. Habitat on UMzinyati River. F. Pistil with nectar scales. G. Andrew McKay (1968–) for whom the species is named. Scale bars: A: 8 mm; B: 160 mm; C: 95 mm; D: 6 mm; F: 4 mm. Photographs by the authors (A–B, F–G) and A. McKay (C–E).

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Dataset of wood identifications of Congolese heritage objects – constituting 7% of the RMCA's collection (Royal Museum for Central Africa, Belgium)

The Belgian Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA) hosts a large body of wooden objects from the Democratic Republic of the Congo: more than 55.000 sculptures, musical instruments, equipment, furniture, and alike are made of wood or contain wooden elements. For 3814 objects – roughly 7% of the museum’s wooden heritage objects- the wood species has been identified. The majority of these identifications, which were never published before, were performed by Roger Dechamps,  principal curator of the Tervuren xylarium from 1965 to 1995. Identification was needed in the context of upcoming exhibitions or loans, and while the selection of objects was varied, it is representative of the museum's broader collection of heritage objects. Dechamps studied the Congolese objects by means of invasive techniques. To observe the transverse plane of the wood he cleared a small area on the object with a scalpel, most often, on the bottom of the object. He studied the anatomical features with a loupe. In addition to the visual inspection of the transverse plane, he sampled the objects along the tangential plane. Cutting a slice from the objects with a scalpel, the sample was then imbedded and viewed with optical microscopy. A large part of these tangential thin sections are still preserved within the Tervuren xylarium. The dataset is in pdf form (78 pages), and contains 3961 entries. 58 objects were sampled and analysed multiple times (because the object contains multiple types of wood species). These entries are indicated in grey. 184 objects were sampled and analysed, but could not be identified.  The information in the excel file is ordered as follows: Column 1: The object's identifier following the RMCA's registration system (https://www.africamuseum.be/en/research/collections_libraries/human_sciences/collections/database) Column 2: The taxonomic identification by Roger Dechamps Column 3: Object typology  Column 4 Culture or region of origin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo  Column 5: Date of wood species identification Maes, F. and Beeckman, H. 1999. Wood to Survive. Liber Amoricum for Roger Dechamps. Annalen Economische Wetenschappen KMMA (25).

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Distribution. Sub-Saharan Africa; virtually eradicated from W Africa, and greatly reduced in C and NE Africa. The largest populations exist in Botswana, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe, which account for approximately half of the estimated number of African Wild Dogs remaining in the wild. Other populations occur in Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Sudan, and Zambia. Potential small populations (less than 100 individuals) may exist in Cameroon, Chad, Senegal, and Somalia. in Canidae

Distribution. Sub-Saharan Africa; virtually eradicated from W Africa, and greatly reduced in C and NE Africa. The largest populations exist in Botswana, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe, which account for approximately half of the estimated number of African Wild Dogs remaining in the wild. Other populations occur in Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Sudan, and Zambia. Potential small populations (less than 100 individuals) may exist in Cameroon, Chad, Senegal, and Somalia.

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Distribution. Widespread in N and NE Africa, occurring from Senegal on the W coast of Africa to Egypt in the E, in a range that includes Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya in the N to Nigeria, Chad, and Tanzania in the S. They have expanded their range from the Arabian Peninsula into Western Europe, to Bulgaria, Austria, and NE Italy and E into Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Central Asia, the entire Indian subcontinent, then E and S to Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, and parts of Indochina. in Canidae

Distribution. Widespread in N and NE Africa, occurring from Senegal on the W coast of Africa to Egypt in the E, in a range that includes Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya in the N to Nigeria, Chad, and Tanzania in the S. They have expanded their range from the Arabian Peninsula into Western Europe, to Bulgaria, Austria, and NE Italy and E into Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Central Asia, the entire Indian subcontinent, then E and S to Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, and parts of Indochina.

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Subspecies and distribution. A. p. paludinosus Cuvier, 1829 — S South Africa. A. p. macrodon JA. Allen, 1924 — Central African Republic through Congo republics to Rwanda and Burundi. A. p. mutis Thomas, 1902 — Ethiopia. A. p. mordax Thomas, 1912 — S Tanzania. A. p. pluto Temminck, 1853 — Senegal to Nigeria. A. p. robustus Gray, 1865 — Chad and Sudan. A. p. rubellus Thomas & Wroughton, 1908 — Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. A. p. rubescens Hollister, 1912 — N Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda. A. p. spadiceus Cabrera, 1921 — Cameroon to Gabon. A. p. transvaalensis Roberts, 1933 — N South Africa to Angola and Zambia. in Herpestidae

Subspecies and distribution. A. p. paludinosus Cuvier, 1829 — S South Africa. A. p. macrodon JA. Allen, 1924 — Central African Republic through Congo republics to Rwanda and Burundi. A. p. mutis Thomas, 1902 — Ethiopia. A. p. mordax Thomas, 1912 — S Tanzania. A. p. pluto Temminck, 1853 — Senegal to Nigeria. A. p. robustus Gray, 1865 — Chad and Sudan. A. p. rubellus Thomas & Wroughton, 1908 — Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. A. p. rubescens Hollister, 1912 — N Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda. A. p. spadiceus Cabrera, 1921 — Cameroon to Gabon. A. p. transvaalensis Roberts, 1933 — N South Africa to Angola and Zambia.