First assessment of the biodiversity of praying mantises (Insecta: Mantodea) in Cameroon with DNA barcoding

Family Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1915 Anasigerpes Giglio-Tos, 1915 Anasigerpes bifasciata Giglio-Tos, 1915 Type locality. Estudan-Manf, signal Bascho, Cameroon. Type deposition. Syntypes ♂, 2♀ ZMHB. Material. 10♂, 2♀ (VGPC23368-70, VGPC23426-34): 2♂ Mbalmayo Region, Ebogo II vil- lage, light trap 3˚23’38.4"N 11˚28’15.6"E, 27.VII-1.VIII.2021, V. Govorov leg.; 4♂ same data, but 2-10.VIII.2021; 1♂, 1♀ same data, but 14.VIII.2021; 3♂ same data, but 26.I-9.III.2022, J. Sˇobotnı´k leg.; 1♀ same data, but 1-31.III.2018, J. Synek leg. Distribution. Angola, Cameroon, CAR, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Uganda. Anasigerpes heydeni (Werner, 1908) Type locality. Unknown. Type deposition. Syntypes ♀ SMF. Material. 1♂ (VGPC23435): Mbalmayo Region, Ebogo II village, light trap 3˚23’38.4"N 11˚ 28’15.6"E, 26.I-9.III.2022, J. Sˇobotnı´k leg. Distribution. Cameroon, CAR, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Republic of the Congo, Uganda. Chlidonoptera Karsch, 1892 Chlidonoptera vexillum Karsch, 1892 Type locality. Buea, Cameroon. Type deposition. Holotype ♀ ZMHB. Material. 15♂ (VGPC23342-3, VGPC23506-18): 1♂ Mbalmayo Region, Ebogo II village, light trap 3˚23’38.4"N 11˚28’15.6"E, 27.VII-1.VIII.2021, V. Govorov leg.; 5♂ same data, but 11- 22.VIII.2021; 2♂ same data, but 25.V-2.VI.2021, J. Sˇobotnı´k leg.; 7♂ same data, but 26.I-9. III.2022, J. Sˇobotnı´k leg. Distribution. Cameroon, CAR, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Uganda.

Chloroharpax Werner, 1908 Chloroharpax modesta (Gerstaecker, 1883) Type locality. Cameroon. Type deposition. Holotype ♂ EMAU. Material. 8♂ (VGPC23381, VGPC23442-8): 6♂ Mbalmayo Region, Ebogo II village, light trap 3˚23’38.4"N 11˚28’15.6"E, 2-10.VIII.2021, V. Govorov leg.; 1♂ same data, but 11-23. VIII.2021; 1♂ same data, but 26.I-9.III.2022, J. Sˇobotnı´k leg. Distribution. Cameroon, CAR, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo. Chrysomantis Giglio-Tos, 1915 Chrysomantis cachani (Roy, 1964) Type locality. Grabo, Ivory Coast. Type deposition. Holotype ♂ MNHN. Material. 2♂ (VGPC23379-80): 1♂ Mbalmayo Region, Ebogo II village, light trap 3˚ 23’38.4"N 11˚28’15.6"E, 14-5.VIII.2021, V. Govorov leg. Distribution. CAR, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Republic of the Congo, Tanzania. Chrysomantis speciosa Giglio-Tos, 1915 Type locality. Aburi, Ghana. Type deposition. Holotype ♂ NHMUK. PLOS ONE Diversity of praying mantises in Cameroon PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0304163 May 23, 2024 10 / 23