Adapantus bardus 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 : 11

20. Adapantus bardus Karsch, 1891

( Fig. 12 E)

This species has been known only from Cameroon (Karsch 1891); here it is reported for the first time from Ghana.

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)— 3 females, 5 males ( MCZ); 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)— 7 females, 7 males ( MCZ); 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)— 5 females, 5 males ( 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)— 3 females, 8 males ( MCZ); Atiwiredu, elev. 795 m (6°12'24.7''N, 0°34'37.2''W), 6– 10.vi.2006, leg. P. Naskrecki (Camp 1)— 4 females, 1 male ( MCZ).

Figures

FIGURE 12. Adapantus spp.: A. A. nitens (Chopard): female ovipositing in a tree trunk (Ghana); B. A. pragerorum sp. nov.: male, dorsal view; C. ditto, lateral view; D. A. angulatus sp. nov.: male, lateral view; E. A. bardus Karsch: female, lateral view; F. A. marmoratus Chopard: male, dorsal view.