Adapantus marmoratus Chopard, 1954

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 : 12

23. Adapantus marmoratus Chopard, 1954

( Fig. 11 D)

This cryptically colored, moss-mimicking katydid has been recorded from Guinea ( Chopard 1954). Here it is 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)— 1 male ( MCZ); Atiwiredu, elev. 795 m (6°12'24.7''N, 0°34'37.2''W), 6–10.vi.2006, leg. P. Naskrecki (Camp 1)— 2 females, 1 male ( MCZ); Guinea: Nimba, Mont Tô, Camp 4, elev. 1000 m, ii–vi. 1942, leg. M. Lamotte— 1 male (paratype) ( MNHN); Nimba, Nion, (7°36'34''N, 8°28'45''W), ii. 1942, leg. M. Lamotte— 1 male (holotype) ( MNHN); 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 male ( ANSP).

Figures

FIGURE 11. A. Cymatomera chopardi nom. nov.: male, dorsal view; B. Stenampyx annulicornis Karsch: male, dorsal view; C. Habrocomes lanosus Karsch: male, lateral view; D. Polyglochin peculiaris Karsch: male, dorsal view.