pulcher, Plataplochilus Lambert [J. G.] 1967:368, Fig. 3 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 76 (nos 3-4); ref. 7971] Marigot of PK 40 along route Lebreville-Kango, Gabon. Holotype: MRAC 164734. Paratypes: MRAC 164735-42 (8). •Synonym of Plataplochilus miltotaenia Lambert 1963 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:192 [ref. 6198]). •Valid as Plataplochilus pulcher Lambert 1967 -- (Lazara 2001:256 [ref. 25711], Huber 2011:6 [ref. 32018], Eberl et al. 2020:242 [ref. 37863], Fermon et al. 2022:267 [ref. 39448], Walsh et al. 2022:2854 [ref. 39051]). Current status: Valid as Plataplochilus pulcher Lambert 1967. Procatopodidae: Procatopodinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: northwestern Gabon endemic. Habitat: freshwater.