Mormotus ornatus Beier, 1973

Naskrecki, Piotr, 2008, Sylvan katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Pseudophyllinae) of the Guinean Forests of West Africa hotspot: an overview and descriptions of new species, Zootaxa 1712, pp. 1-41 : 18

48. Mormotus ornatus Beier, 1973

( Figs. 4 K; 9C–D;14F)

Known from Côte d’Ivoire ( Beier 1962), and here it is recorded for the first time from Ghana.

Material examined. — Ghana: Eastern Region, Ajenjua Bepo Forest Reserve, elev. 300–320 m (6°22'2.3''N, 1°1'58''W), 26–30.viii.2006, leg. P. Naskrecki, V. Awotwe-Pratt and M. Bakowski (Camp 1)— 6 females, 2 males ( ANSP); Mamang Forest Reserve, elev. 130 m (6°15'1.4''N, 1°2'25.4''W), 30.viii–5.ix.2006, leg. P. Naskrecki, V. Awotwe-Pratt and M. Bakowski (Camp 2)— 2 females, 2 males ( ANSP); Atewa Range, Asiakwa (North), elev. 769 m (6°16'16.4''N, 0°33'52.8''W), 16–24.vi.2006, leg. P. Naskrecki (Camp 3)— 1 male ( ANSP); Asiakwa (South), elev. 690 m (6°15'44.3''N, 0°33'18.8''W), 11–16.vi.2006, leg. P. Naskrecki (Camp 2)— 2 males ( ANSP); Atiwiredu, elev. 795 m (6°12'24.7''N, 0°34'37.2''W), 6–10.vi.2006, leg. P. Naskrecki (Camp 1)— 1 female, 2 males ( ANSP); Côte d’Ivoire: Lamto (Toumodi), 20.iii—5.iv. 1968, leg. C. Girard— 1 female (allotype) ( MNHN); same locality, 26.ix. 1968, leg. C. Girard— 1 male (holotype) ( MNHN).

Figures

FIGURE 4. Mormotus alonsae sp. nov.: A. female face; B. male cercus, dorsal view; C. male cercus, lateral view; D. male subgenital plate; E. stridulatory file; F. ovipositor; G. female subgenital plate; H. male left tegmen; I. M. clavaticercus Karsch, male cercus; J. M. rastricercus Karsch, male cercus; K. M. ornatus Beier, male cercus.