Zabalius lineolatus ( Stål, 1873 ), Stal, 1873

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 : 23-24

74. Zabalius lineolatus ( Stål, 1873)

( Fig. 15 C)

This species has been recorded from Cameroon, Guinea, Congo, Angola, Uganda ( Beier 1962), and here, for the first time, from Ghana.

Material examined. — Equatorial Guinea: Muni, leg. Ossorio— 1 female (lectotype of Mustius guineensis Bolivar ) ( MNCN); Congo (Brazzaville): Mbila, xii. 1963, leg. Descarpen and Villiers— 1 adult; Sibiti, xi– xii. 1963, leg. Descarpen and Villiers— 1 adult; 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)— 1 female ( ANSP); Cameroon: Barombi Station, leg. S. Preuss— 1 male (syntype of Mataeus longipennis Karsch ) ( ZMHB).

Figures

FIGURE 15. A. Mustius superbus Sjöstedt: male, dorsal view; B. M. afzelii Stål: male, dorsal view; C. Zabalius lineolatus (Stål): female, dorsal view; D. Z. apicalis apicalis (Bolivar): female, lateral view; E. Liocentrum rubripes Bolivar: male, lateral view.