Mormotus clavaticercus Karsch, 1891

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

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scientific name	Mormotus clavaticercus Karsch, 1891
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44. Mormotus clavaticercus Karsch, 1891

( Figs. 4 View FIGURE 4 I; 9E–F; 14A–C)

This species has been recorded from Sierra Leone (Karsch 1891), Guinea ( Chopard 1954), and here for the first time from Ghana. Unlike most known members of the tribe Pleminiini, this species has both brown and light green color morphs (figs. 14A–C).

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)— 2 females, 2 males; 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)— 1 male; 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; Asiakwa (South), elev. 690 m (6°15'44.3''N, 0°33'18.8''W), 11–16.vi.2006, leg. P. Naskrecki (Camp 2)— 1 female nymph; 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, 3 males; Guinea: Nimba, Keoulenta, II–IV. 1942, leg. Lamotte— 1 female; Nimba, Mont Tô, Camp 4, elev. 1000 m, ii– vi. 1942, leg. M. Lamotte— 2 males; Nimba, N’Zo, ii–vi. 1942, leg. M. Lamotte— 1 male; Nimba, Nion, (7°36'34''N, 8°28'45''W), ii. 1942, leg. M. Lamotte— 3 adults; Nimba, Yalanzou, ii–vi. 1942, leg. M. Lam-otte— 1 male; Guinee Forestiere, Foret Classee Diecke, Camp 1, elev. 450 m (7°35'45''N, 8°52'19''W), 21– 25.xi.2003, leg. P. Naskrecki— 1 female, 3 males (PN collection); Foret Classee Diecke, Camp 2, nr. Yossono, elev. 460 m (7°29'40''N, 8°49'54''W), 26–29.xi.2003, leg. P. Naskrecki— 2 females, 1 male (PN collection); Simandou Mts., nr. Banko, Camp 2, elev. 590–700 m (8°31'29''N, 8°56'12''W), 3–7.xii.2002, leg. P. Naskrecki— 1 female (PN collection); Guinee Maritime, Prefecture de Boke, Taigbe West, nr. Kamsar, (10°36.508'N, 14°36.232'W), 30.iv.2005, leg. P. Naskrecki (RAP Site 2)— 1 male; Terense, nr. Kamsar, elev. 0–15 m (10°44.122'N, 14°33.559'W), 2.v.2005, leg. P. Naskrecki (RAP Site 4)— 2 females, 1 male; Liberia: unknown locality – 1 female ( MCZ); Sierra Leone: leg. H. Dohrn— 2 females, 2 males (syntypes) ( MZPW, ZMHB).