Our thanks to Ulrich Schliewen (ZSM) for loan of material and for the photograph of the holotype of L. markerti
taken in life, and to Bob Schelly for his many field collection efforts. Victor Mamonenkene (University of Marien
Ngouabi), Raoul Monsembula Iyaba and José Justin Mbimbi Mayi Munene (University of Kinshasa) provided
logistical support and much field assistance. We are also grateful to Daniel Ramos (Wesleyan University) and
Sienna Perro (AMNH) who provided help with this project in its early stages. Finally our thanks to Barbara Brown,
Radford Arrindell and Lowell Flanders (AMNH) for their assistance with materials examined during the course of
this study.