Arantia (Euarantia) regina Karsch, 1889

Material examined. Sierra Leone, Loma Mts., Closed-canopy for. (1050m) (light trap) 7-10.VI.2016, H. Takano, W. Miles, R. Goff (2♀) ; Liberia, Lofa County, Foya Proposed Protected Area (530m) 10-19.XI.2017 (MV Light Trap), M. Aristophanous, S. Safian, G. Simonics, L. Smith (14♂, 2♀) ; Liberia, Lofa County, Wologizi Mts., Base Camp Forest (611m) 20.XI-1.XII.2017 (MV Light Trap), M. Aristophanous, S. Safian, G. Simonics, L. Smith (5♂, 1♀) ; Liberia, Sinoe County, Krahn-Bassa Reserve, Juboe River, 7.5 km SW Pellokon town, 14-21.I.2018 (MV Light Trap), M. Geiser, S. Safian, G. Simonics (6♂, 5♀) ; Liberia, Sinoe County, Krahn-Bassa Reserve, Juboe River, 7.5 km SW Pellokon town, 14-20.I.2018 (Blended Bulb 250w Light Trap), M. Geiser, S. Safian, G. Simonics (2♂) ; Liberia, Sinoe County, 6.5 km NW Jacksonville, Forest near Solve Problem Vill. (103m) 23-27.I.2018 (MV Light Trap), M. Geiser, S. Safian, G. Simonics (2♂) (ANHRT).

Distribution. Previously known from Gabon, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic Congo, Togo, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire (Hemp & Massa 2017), unrecorded from Sierra Leone and Liberia.