Tympanocompus acclivis 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 : 20-21

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.180953
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6230867
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scientific name	Tympanocompus acclivis Karsch, 1891
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55. Tympanocompus acclivis Karsch, 1891

This species has a dubious distinction of having the highest number of junior synonyms of any African Pseudophyllinae – 6 species have been synonymized with T. aclivis by Beier (1954, 1962). His decisions clearly need a critical evaluation as even a cursory comparison of some of the species synonymized with T. aclivis (especially Mormotus fulvus Bolivar ) reveal strong morphological differences in both the male genitalic structures, and the morphometric characteristics of the thorax. However, since I have not had the opportunity to examine all type specimens of species synonymized with T. aclivis , I must abstain from reversing any of Beier’s synonyms. T. aclivis and all its synonyms have been recorded from Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea ( Fernando Poo), and Guinea-Bissau ( Beier 1962).

Material examined. — Cameroon: Barombi Station, leg. S. Preuss— 1 female, 1 male (syntypes) ( ZMHB); 1898–1899, leg. L. Conradt— 1 male (syntype of Mormotus fulvus Bolivar ) ( MNCN).