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

Material. 2♂ (VGPC23378, VGPC23540): 1♂ Mbalmayo Region, Ebogo II village, light trap 3˚23’38.4"N 11˚28’15.6"E, 31.VII.2021, V. Govorov leg.; 1♂ same data, but 26.I-9.III.2022, J. Sˇobotnı´k leg. Distribution. Angola, CAR, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Republic of the Congo, Uganda. Oxypiloidea Schulthess, 1898 Oxypiloidea (Catasigerpes) camerunensis (Giglio-Tos, 1915) Type locality. Lolodorf, Cameroon. Type deposition. Holotype ♂ ZMHB. Material. 1♂ (VGPC23376): Mbalmayo Region, Ebogo II village, light trap 3˚23’38.4"N 11˚ 28’15.6"E, 10-11.VIII.2021, V. Govorov leg. Distribution. Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of the Congo. Oxypiloidea (Catasigerpes) margarethae (Werner, 1912) Type locality. Dire´ Douˆa, Ethiopia. Type deposition. Holotype ♂ NHMW. Material. 6♂ (VGPC23377, VGPC23459-60, VGPC23495-7): 4♂, Mbalmayo Region, Ebogo II village, light trap 3˚23’38.4"N 11˚28’15.6"E, 27.VII-22.VIII.2021, V. Govorov leg.; 2♂, same data, but 26.I-9.III.2022, J. Sˇobotnı´k leg. Distribution. Cameroon, CAR, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Uganda. Panurgica Karsch, 1896 Panurgica feae Griffini, 1907 Type locality. Fea Basile, Fernando Po (Bioko, Equatorial Guinea). Type deposition. Holotype ♀ MSNG. Material. 6♂ (VGPC23371-3, VGPC23498-500): 2♂ Mbalmayo Region, Ebogo II village, light trap 3˚23’38.4"N 11˚28’15.6"E, 31.VII.2021, V. Govorov leg.; 1♂ same data, but 16-22. VIII.2021; 3♂ same data, but 26.I-9.III.2022, J. Sˇobotnı´k leg.

Distribution. Angola, Cameroon, CAR, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo. Panurgica rehni (La Greca, 1954) Type locality. Maniema Kindu, Tshuapa Eala, Libangi Karawa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Type deposition. Holotype ♂ RMCA. Material. 1♂ (VGPC23374): Mbalmayo Region, Ebogo II village, light trap 3˚23’38.4"N 11˚ 28’15.6"E, 11.VIII.2021, V. Govorov leg. Distribution. Cameroon, CAR, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Republic of the Congo. Comments. Roy [24] mentions this species being present in Cameroon without providing any specified locality data. This is the first precise record of this species for the country. Phyllocrania Burmeister, 1838 Phyllocrania paradoxa Burmeister, 1838 Type locality. Cape Province (South Africa). Type deposition. Holotype ♀ ZMHB. Material. 2♂ (VGPC23577-8): 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. Angola, Cameroon, CAR, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe. Sibylla Stål, 1877 Sibylla (Sibylla) dolosa Roy, 1975 PLOS ONE Diversity of praying mantises in Cameroon PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0304163 May 23, 2024 11 / 23