Mormotus obtusatus, Brunner

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 : 17

47. Mormotus obtusatus Brunner v. Wattenwyl, 1895

( Figs. 9 G–H; 14E)

Known from Sierra Leone ( Beier 1962), and it is here recorded for the first time from Ghana.

Material examined. — Ghana: Eastern Region, 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 ( MCZ); 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 ( MCZ); Sierra Leone: leg. Stevens— 1 female (holotype) ( NMW).

Figures

FIGURE 9. Left and right male stridulatory areas of Mormotus spp., dorsal views: A, B: M. alonsae sp. nov.; C, D: M. ornatus Beier; E, F: M. clavaticercus Karsch; G, H. M. obtusatus Br. Watt.