Mormotus rastricercus 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 : 18

49. Mormotus rastricercus Karsch, 1891

( Figs. 4 J; 14D)

This species is widely distributed in West Africa, and has been recorded from Guinea ( Chopard 1954), Liberia, Ghana ( Beier 1962), and Côte d’Ivoire (1968).

Material examined. — Guinea: Guinee Forestiere, 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 ( MCZ); Mt. Bero, elev. 630 m (8°8'21''N, 8°34'24''W), 2–6.xii.2003, leg. P. Naskrecki— 1 female ( MCZ).

Figures

FIGURE 4. Mormotus alonsae sp. nov.: A. female face; B. male cercus, dorsal view; C. male cercus, lateral view; D. male subgenital plate; E. stridulatory file; F. ovipositor; G. female subgenital plate; H. male left tegmen; I. M. clavaticercus Karsch, male cercus; J. M. rastricercus Karsch, male cercus; K. M. ornatus Beier, male cercus.