On some interesting Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae and Acrididae from tropical Africa
Author
Massa, Bruno
text
Zootaxa
2022
2022-08-25
5178
2
152
160
journal article
129867
10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.2
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Eyprepocnemis dorsalensis
Roy, 1964
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
)
.
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
.