Theopompella aurivillii ( Sjoestedt , 1900)

Moulin, Nicolas, Decaens, Thibaud & Annoyer, Philippe, 2017, Diversity of mantids (Dictyoptera: Mantodea) of Sangha-Mbaere Region, Central African Republic, with some ecological data and DNA barcoding, Journal of Orthoptera Research 26 (2), pp. 117-141 : 129-130

Theopompella aurivillii ( Sjoestedt, 1900)

Sjöstedt 1900. Bih. K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 25(6): 3.

Type locality. -

Mapanga (Cameroon).

Material examined. -

CAR, Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve, between Bayanga and Lidjombo, PK15, UV trap 31.V.1998 (♂) (Collector PA) (RCNM); Lidjombo, platform on the canopy 35m, " Limba" Terminalia superba, Combretaceae, UV trap 09.II.2005 (♂) (Collector PA) (IDM); Bayanga, platform on the canopy 54m, “Ayous” Triplochiton scleroxylon , Sterculariaceae, UV trap 17.X.2008 (♂) (Collector PA) (IDM); Bayanga, platform on the canopy 44m, “Kungu” Piptadenastrium africanum , Fabaceae, UV trap 21.X.2008 (2♂) (Collector PA) (IDM and RCNM); Bayanga, base camp, laboratory tent, night capture 21.X.2008 (♂) (Collector PA) (IDM); Bayanga, Sangha river bank, UV trap 25.X.2008 (♂) (Collector PA) (IDM); Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Lake 1, platform on the canopy 45m, “Azobé” Lophira alata , Ochnaceae, UV trap 01.XII.2010 (♂) (Collector NM and PA) (IDM); Lake 1, Base camp, laboratory tent, night capture 02.XII.2010 (♂) (Collector NM and PA) (RCNM); Lake 1, base camp, trunk, night capture 08.II.2012 (♀) (Collector PA and NM) RCNM); Buffalos bay, leaf, barcoding BOLD NMMAN11-439, night capture 19.II.2012 (♂) (Collector NM and PA) (RCNM); Lake 1, platform on the canopy 45m, “Ayous” Triplochiton scleroxylon , Sterculariaceae, barcoding BOLD NMMAN11-416, UV trap 24.II.2012 (2♂) (Collector NM and PA) (RCNM); Lake 7, barcoding BOLD NMMAN11-430, UV trap 29.II.2012 (♂) (Collector NM and PA) (RCNM).

Distribution. -

Angola, Bioko Island, Cameroon, CAR, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Malawi.