| Type name | Microvalgus reticulatus Arrow, 1944 |
| Type | Lectotype |
| Museum | The Natural History Museum, London | Correct name | Synistovalgus convexicollis (Kraatz, 1895) |
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| Collector | Patterson W.H. |
| Collection date | 1912-13 |
| Country | Gold Coast |
| Locality | Aburi |
| Comments | Paralectotype 2M BMNH |