Burkina Faso
Fish species known only from Burkina Faso include a catfish Synodontis voltae (PlanetCatfish), an African tetra Brycinus luteus (Google Books) (IUCN), and perhaps another African tetra Micralestes comoensis (p. 224 of IRD pdf) (GBIF). A killifish Scriptaphyosemion banforense (Killifish of West Africa) (IUCN) is also often considered endemic (with specimens from Guinea considered to represent a separate species Scriptaphyosemion nigrifluvi).
Among insects described from Burkina Faso are the longhorn beetles Pseudoculobrium hirsutum (Cerambycidae Species WM) and Hypocrites juheli (Cerambycidae Species WM) and Pelossus holoniger (Cerambycidae Species WM), a skin beetle Thorictus martinezi (ResearchGate), an antlike flower beetle Endomia kejvali (ResearchGate), a darkling beetle Scleropatrum gustafssoni (p. 9 of Entomofauna pdf), the ground beetles Dyschirius smetanai (p. 5 of B & F pdf) and Somoplatus genierorum (GBIF), the rove beetles Brachida burkinensis (figs. 8-11 at ZOBODAT pdf) and Ischnapoda (or Amanota) burkinensis and Aenictonia burkinafasoensis and Zyras burkinensis (all on p. 16 of SVSN pdf) , the weevils Xyloctonus genieri (DZE), Lyalinus bimaculatus (AEMNP pdf), the wasps Xyalphora provancheri (WaspWeb WM) and Zethus intermedius (ResearchGate), a caddisfly Psychomyiellodes badalus (IJL pdf), a lacewing Neuroleon raptor (p. 16 of LDL pdf), the grasshoppers Parga coerulescens and Parga viridescens (AcridAfrica WM pdf), and several moths: Lepipaschia limbata (AfroMoths WM), Camellocossus politzari (ResearchGate), Afroplitis neglecta (figs. 14-18 at ResearchGate), and Moyencharia herhausi (BHL).
Other
invertebrates unique to
Burkina Faso include the ground spiders Synaphosus yatenga
(Figs 45-47 at AMNH WM pdf)
and Zelotes
soulouensis (p. 17 of BAS
WM
pdf), a disc web spider Oecobius
idolator (GBIF),
the scorpions Androctonus
burkinensis (ResearchGate)
and Buthus bobo
(ResearchGate)
and Butheoloides
wilsoni (BHL),
and an earthworm Legonea
derouardi (NHMUS
WM
pdf).
Endemic vascular plants include a screw pine Pandanus brevifrugalis
(African
Plants WM) and a quillwort Isoetes jaegeri (JSTOR).
Fungi known solely from Burkina Faso include Russula fissurata (ResearchGate) and Russula oculata (ResearchGate).