Eyprepocnemis dorsalensis Roy, 1964

Massa, Bruno, 2022, On some interesting Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae and Acrididae from tropical Africa, Zootaxa 5178 (2), pp. 152-160 : 159

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.2
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7022289
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scientific name	Eyprepocnemis dorsalensis Roy, 1964
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Type locality: Africa, Sierra Leone, Region du Loma, Bandankoro; depository: MNHN .

Material examined. Côte d’Ivoire, Mt. Tonkoui Peak (1171m) 7°27’15.2”N, 7°38’12.5”W (light Trap) 24– 27.XI.2014 (1♂, 1♀), 11.IV.2019 (1♀), 24.X–6.XI.2021 (3♀), P. Moretto ( BMPC) GoogleMaps .

According to Roy (2003) it is an endemic species of Guineian dorsal (Regions of Loma, Ziama, Nimba and Man), not much frequent at mid altitudes. It is brachypterous and its hind tibiae are mostly red. It is known from Sierra Leone and Côte d’Ivoire.