Brycoptera lobata Ragge, 1981

Massa, Bruno, 2021, Orthoptera Tettigoniidae as indicators of biodiversity hotspots in the Guinean Forests of Central and West Tropical Africa, Zootaxa 4974 (3), pp. 401-458 : 440

Brycoptera lobata Ragge, 1981 ( Fig. 40c , 44 )

Material examined. Côte d’Ivoire, Man , Mt. Tonkoui (1171m) 3.IV.2017 (light) (1♂) , 10.IV.2018 (light) (1♂) ( BMPC) ; Côte d’Ivoire, Mt. Tonkoui Peak 7°27’15.2”N, 7°38’12.5”W (1171m) 9-16.IV.2016 (light Trap), M. Aristophanous, P. Moretto (1♂) ( ANHRT) .

Distribution. It is known from Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire and Uganda (Massa et al. 2020).

Figures

FIG. 40. Leiodontocercus angustipennis Chopard, 1954: a) stridulatory file under the male left tegmen; b) cerci of the male; Brycoptera lobata Ragge, 1981: frontal view of head and fore legs.

FIGS. 41–44. Lateral view of Enochletica ostentatrix Karsch, 1896 (41); Preussia lobatipes Karsch, 1890 (42); Weissenbornia praestantissima Karsch, 1888 (43); Brycoptera lobata Ragge, 1981 (44).