Mormotus montesi (Bolívar, 1886)

Material examined. 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 (1♀) ; Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Banco Forest (Banco PN) (39-48m) 5°23’03.8”N, 4°03’11.2”W (MV Light Trap) 21-30.IV.2017, A. Aristophanous, M. Aristophanous, M. Geiser, P. Moretto (3♂, 2♀) ; Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Banco Forest (Banco PN) (39-48m) 5°23’03.8”N, 4°03’11.2”W (gen. coll.) 21.IV-1.V.2017, A. Aristophanous, M. Aristophanous, M. Geiser, P. Moretto (3♀) (ANHRT) ; Côte d’Ivoire, Biémasso (441m) 7.VII.2014 (light), P. Moretto (2♀) ; Côte d’Ivoire, Taï National Park, Res. Station 13- 21.III.2017 (light), B. Massa (5♀) ; Ghana, Aburi VI.1984 (1♂) , XI.1984 (1♀), P. Butti; Central African Republic, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Ndoki camp 1, 20-23.II.2012 (light), P. Moretto (1♀) (BMPC).

Distribution. Previously known from Guinea, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Fernando Poo), and Democratic Republic of Congo (Naskrecki 2008), here recorded also from Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Central African Republic.