Orthoptera Tettigoniidae as indicators of biodiversity hotspots in the Guinean Forests of Central and West Tropical Africa Author Massa, Bruno 0000-0003-2127-0715 Department of Agriculture, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale Scienze 13, 90128 Palermo, Italy (retired). bruno. massa @ unipa. it; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2127 - 0715 bruno.massa@unipa.it text Zootaxa 2021 2021-05-21 4974 3 401 458 journal article 6215 10.11646/zootaxa.4974.3.1 f4836c21-a062-4226-8865-1c2fbbbbbbe3 1175-5326 4778159 D830FF11-A538-4FDB-80C0-E32DE3D10D43 Catoptropteryx guttatipes Karsch, 1890 Material examined . Sierra Leone , Tiwai Is. , Moa River ( 120m ) ( light trap ) 17-22.VI.2016 , H. Takano , W. Miles , R. Goff ( 1♂ , 4♀ ) ; Liberia , Lofa County , Foya Proposed Protected Area ( 530m ) 10-19.XI.2017 ( MV Light Trap ), M. Aristophanous , S. Safian , G. Simonics , L. Smith ( 3♂ , 3♀ ) ; Liberia , Lofa County , Wologizi Mts. , Base Camp Forest ( 611m ) 20.XI-1.XII.2017 ( MV Light Trap ), M. Aristophanous , S. Safian , G. Simonics , L. Smith ( 2♂ , 4♀ ) ; Liberia , Sinoe County , Krahn-Bassa Reserve , Juboe River , 7.5 km SW Pellokon town , 14-21.I.2018 ( MV Light Trap ), M. Geiser , S. Safian , G. Simonics ( 1♂ , 3♀ ) ; Liberia , Sinoe County , Krahn-Bassa Reserve , Juboe River , 7.5 km SW Pellokon town , 14-21.I.2018 ( Cold Cathode UV Bucket Light ), M. Geiser , S. Safian , G. Simonics ( 3♀ ) ; Liberia , Sinoe County , Krahn-Bassa Reserve , Juboe River , 7.5 km SW Pellokon town , 14-20.I.2018 ( Blended Bulb 250w Light Trap ), M. Geiser , S. Safian , G. Simonics ( 3♀ ) ; Liberia , Sinoe County , 6.5 km NW Jacksonville , Forest near Solve Problem Vill. ( 103m ) 23-27.I.2018 ( MV Light Trap ), M. Geiser , S. Safian , G. Simonics ( 1♂ ) ; Liberia , Lofa County , Wologizi Mts. , Ridge Camp 2 ( 883m ) ( Cold Cathode UV Trap ), 22-31.XI.2018 , S. Safian , G. Simonics ( 1♂ ) ; Togo , Fazao-Malfakassa NP, Mare aux crocodiles campsite ( Sudanian Savannah /dry Forest ) ( 505m ) 26.VIII-7.IX.2018 ( MV Light Trap ), M. Aristophanous , M. Geiser , P. Moretto , B. Sanbena ( 1♂ ) ; Togo , Fazao-Malfakassa NP, Mare aux crocodiles campsite next to lake ( Sudanian Savannah ) ( 505m ) 5-7.IX.2018 ( Lepiled Light Trap ), M. Aristophanous , M. Geiser , P. Moretto , B. Sanbena ( 1♀ ) ( ANHRT ). Distribution . Known from Cameroon ( type locality), Uganda , Central African Republic , Gabon , Nigeria , and Equatorial Guinea ( Massa 2021a ); it is newly recorded from Sierra Leone , Liberia and Togo .