Zabalius apicalis apicalis ( Bolivar, 1886 )

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 : 23

71. Zabalius apicalis apicalis ( Bolivar, 1886)

( Fig. 15 D)

A common species in W Africa, recorded from Ghana ( Bolivar 1886), Cameroon, Togo ( De Jong 1960), Congo (Brazzaville) ( Ragge 1967), Côte d’Ivoire ( Ragge 1968), and Nigeria ( Eluwa 1975a, 1975b.)

Material examined. — Ghana: Ashanti (“Ashante”), leg. Reitter— 2 females, 1 male (syntypes) ( MNCN); same locality— 1 male (syntype) ( MNCN); 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)— 1 female ( MCZ); Cameroon: Kribi, xii. 1888, leg. Morgan— 1 male (holotype of Mataeus granulicollis Karsch ) ( ZMHB).

Figures

FIGURE 15. A. Mustius superbus Sjöstedt: male, dorsal view; B. M. afzelii Stål: male, dorsal view; C. Zabalius lineolatus (Stål): female, dorsal view; D. Z. apicalis apicalis (Bolivar): female, lateral view; E. Liocentrum rubripes Bolivar: male, lateral view.