Catoptropteryx ambigua Huxley, 1970

Massa, Bruno, 2021, Orthoptera Tettigoniidae as indicators of biodiversity hotspots in the Guinean Forests of Central and West Tropical Africa, Zootaxa 4974 (3), pp. 401-458 : 431

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4974.3.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D830FF11-A538-4FDB-80C0-E32DE3D10D43
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4778289
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D6753F-1467-FFE5-E89E-FC57FC45BE75
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Catoptropteryx ambigua Huxley, 1970
status

Treatment

Material examined. Liberia, Lofa County, Foya Proposed Protected Area ( 530m) 10-19.XI.2017 ( MV Light Trap), M. Aristophanous, S. Safian, G. Simonics, L. Smith ( 1♂) ; 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 ( 1♂) ; 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 ( 8♂, 8♀) ; 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 ( 7♂, 1♀) ; 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 ( 3♂, 2♀) ( ANHRT).

Distribution. It is known from Uganda ( type locality), Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, and Gabon ( Massa 2021a); it is new for Liberia.