Stenampyx annulicornis Karsch, 1891

Naskrecki, Piotr, 2008, Sylvan katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Pseudophyllinae) of the Guinean Forests of West Africa hotspot: an overview and descriptions of new species, Zootaxa 1712, pp. 1-41 : 7

11. Stenampyx annulicornis Karsch, 1891

( Fig. 11 B)

This common and widespread species has been recorded from Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Fernando Poo, Congo ( Beier 1962), Guinea ( Chopard 1954), and Côte d’Ivoire ( Ragge 1968). Here it is reported for the first time from Ghana.

Individuals of S. annulicornis can be encountered on vegetation in both primary and secondary, often strongly disturbed lowland forests of GFWA. Males are frequently attracted to lights at night. In Guinea I observed many individuals of this species feeding on leaves of an unidentified plant of the family Solanaceae .

Material examined. — Cameroon: Barombi Station, leg. S. Preuss— 1 female (holotype) ( ZMHB); Ghana: Ashanti, Bobiri Butterfly Reserve, nr. Kumasi, elev. 202 m (6°41.233'N, 1°20.656'W), 15.v.2006, leg. L. Saul— 1 male; Eastern Region, Ajenjua Bepo Forest Reserve, elev. 300–320 m (6°22'2.3''N, 1°1'58''W), 26–30.viii.2006, leg. P. Naskrecki, V. Awotwe-Pratt and M. Bakowski (Camp 1)— 6 males, 1 nymph, 1 female ( MCZ); Atewa Range, Asiakwa (North), elev. 769 m (6°16'16.4''N, 0°33'52.8''W), 16–24.vi.2006, leg. P. Naskrecki (Camp 3)— 1 female ( MCZ); Asiakwa (South), elev. 690 m (6°15'44.3''N, 0°33'18.8''W), 11– 16.vi.2006, leg. P. Naskrecki (Camp 2)— 1 male ( MCZ); Oda (5°55'N, 0°58'60''W), leg. G.S. Cansdale— 2 females ( MCZ); Guinea: Guinee Forestiere, Foret Classee Dere, elev. 440 m (7°36'14''N, 8°12'42''W), 17– 19.xi.2003, leg. P. Naskrecki— 1 male ( MCZ); Mt. Bero, elev. 630 m (8°8'21''N, 8°34'24''W), 2–6.xii.2003, leg. P. Naskrecki— 2 males ( MCZ); Simandou Mts., nr. Banko, Camp 2, elev. 590–700 m (8°31'29''N, 8°56'12''W), 3–7.xii.2002, leg. P. Naskrecki— 1 male ( MCZ).

Figures

FIGURE 11. A. Cymatomera chopardi nom. nov.: male, dorsal view; B. Stenampyx annulicornis Karsch: male, dorsal view; C. Habrocomes lanosus Karsch: male, lateral view; D. Polyglochin peculiaris Karsch: male, dorsal view.