Harpapion considerandum Fahraeus 1871

Harpapion considerandum s. str. has been recorded from the following African countries: Guinea, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (ex Zaire), Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Angola, Zimbabwe and South Africa (Eastern Cape, Western Cape and Natal) (Balfour-Browne 1944; Beguin-Billecocq 1910; Fåhraeus 1871; Hoffmann 1968a, 1968b; Hustache 1929, 1939; Marshall 1940; Voss 1959, 1966, 1974; Wagner 1911). Two subspecies, whose status is doubtful, have been recorded as follows: ssp. circumscriptum (Hartmann, 1897) from Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria and Tanzania (Hartmann 1897; Voss 1966); and ssp. combustum (Wagner, 1908) from Tanzania and Angola (Marshall 1953; Wagner 1908).