Gonamytta occidentalis (Karsch, 1890)

Naskrecki, Piotr & Guta, Ricardo, 2019, Katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) of Gorongosa National Park and Central Mozambique, Zootaxa 4682 (1), pp. 1-119 : 31

Gonamytta occidentalis (Karsch, 1890)

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( Fig. 14F )

Diagnostic remarks. A small and slender, pale green katydid, with long wings that surpass hind knees and the tip of the ovipositor; the ovipositor is straight and almost as long as the hind femur ( Fig. 14F ). Only one adult female of this species has been collected. This individual is similar to the holotype of Gonamytta occidentalis in both its general appearance and the structure of the subgenital plate. G. occidentalis is known from a large portion of sub- Saharan Africa and was recorded from Zambezia Province in Mozambique by Beier (1965). However, until an adult male has been collected, the identification of specimens from Gorongosa should be considered tentative. In the park this species is found only in the riverine forest of Mt. Gorongosa .

Material examined (6 specimens). Mozambique: Sofala, Gorongosa , GNP, Mt. Gorongosa , forest trail, elev. 1112 m (-18.46519, 34.05173), 21.vii.2015, coll. P. Naskrecki & M. Prager—3 nymphs; GNP, Murombodzi Waterfall, nr. Mt. Gorongosa , elev. 842 m (-18.483361, 34.042944), 21.vii.2015, coll. P. Naskrecki—2 nymphs; same locality, 15.x.2018, coll. P. Naskrecki— 1 female ( EOWL).

Figures

FIGURE 14. A–E. Ovonotus abreuae gen. et sp. n.: A. male head and pronotum, dorsal view; B. ovipositor; C. female subgenital plate; D. female, lateral view; E. male, lateral view; F. Gonamytta occidentalis, female, lateral view.