Ceylalictus (Ceylalictus) congoensis Pesenko & Pauly 2005.

Distribution. Niger and Congo basins: Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Zaire, R.D. Congo, Angola, and Namibia. Over entire its geographical range, this species is sympatric in relation to C. muiri; in Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Senegal, also in relation to C. variegatus.

Visited plants: Anacardiaceae: Mangifera indica (26 MM, 39 FF) . Asteraceae: Acanthospermum hispidum (5 MM, 1 F). Balanitaceae: Balanites aegyptiaca (1 F). Caesalpiniaceae: Cassia sp. (3 MM, 6 FF), Dialium cfr. soyauxii (7 MM, 2 FF). Capparidaceae: Crateva religiosa (1 M). Combretaceae: Guieria senegalensis (6 MM, 1 F). Euphorbiaceae: Antidesma venasum. Irvingiaceae: Irvingia smithii. Rubiaceae: Borreria verticillata (6 MM, 17 FF), Canthium sp., Diodia vaginalis (15 MM, 1 F), Mitracarpus villosus (= M. scaber) (31 MM, 32 FF). Verbenaceae: Vitex doniana.