Abstract
Two African species of the genus Gyrophaena Mannerheim, 1839 are (re-) described and illustrated: G. (Gyrophaena) aenescens Bernhauer, 1915 (Tanzania) and G. (G.) protoindica sp. nov. (Rwuanda). A lectotype of G. (G.) aenescens is designated. Both species belong to the indica group, previously known from the Eastern Palaearctic and Oriental regions. The genus Gyrophaena is recorded from Rwuanda for the first time.
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