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

Cataspilota calabarica Westwood, 1889 Type locality. Calabar, Nigeria. Type deposition. Holotype ♂ OUMNH. Material. 9♂, 1♀ (VGPC23314, VGPC23316, VGPC23696-703): 2♂ 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.; 2♂, 1♀: same data, but 2-10.VIII.2021; 3♂ same data, but 11-22.VIII.2021; 2♂ same data, but 26.I- 9.III.2022, J. Sˇobotnı´k leg. Distribution. Cameroon, CAR, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Liberia, Nigeria. Cataspilota lolodorfana (Giglio-Tos, 1911) Type locality. Lolodorf, Cameroon. Type deposition. Holotype ♂ ZMHB. Material. 14♂ (VGPC23682-95): 9♂ Mbalmayo Region, Ebogo II village, light trap 3˚ 23’38.4"N 11˚28’15.6"E, 2-10.VIII.2021, V. Govorov leg.; 4♂ same data, but 26.I-9.III.2022, J. Sˇobotnı´k leg.; 1♂ same data, but 25.V-2.VI.2021, J. Sˇobotnı´k leg. Distribution. Cameroon, CAR Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Nigeria, Repub- lic of the Congo. Comments. One collected adult male was found with a Torymidae wasp attached to its body. Cataspilota tristis (Giglio-Tos, 1911) Type locality. Ngoko station, Cameroon. Type deposition. Holotype ♂ ZMHB. Material. 4♂, 1♀ (VGPC23326-8, VGPC23681, VGPC23814): 1♀ Mbalmayo Region, Ebogo II village, primary forest 3˚23’01.6"N 11˚27’50.7"E, 28.VII.2021; 2♂ same data, but 2.VIII.2021, V. Govorov leg.; 1♂ same data, but 26.I-9.III.2022, J. Sˇobotnı´k leg.; 1♂ same data, but 1-31. III.2018, J. Synek leg. Distribution. Cameroon, CAR, Gabon. Cataspilota cf. C. guineensis (Giglio-Tos, 1917) Type locality. Guinea. Type deposition. Holotype ♀ ZMHB.

Material. 3♂, 3♀ (VGPC23311-3, VGPC23315, VGPC23324-5): Mbalmayo Region, Ebogo II village, primary forest 3˚23’01.6"N 11˚27’50.7"E, 31.VII-2.VIII.2021, V. Govorov leg. Distribution. Gabon, Guinea. Comments. The genus is in need of revision, identification to species level is not reliable. Deromantis Giglio-Tos, 1916 Deromantis limbalicollis (Karsch, 1892) Type locality. Kribi, Cameroon. Type deposition. Holotype ♂ ZMHB. Material. 1♂ (VGPC23537): 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, CAR, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Republic of the Congo. Omomantis Saussure, 1899 Omomantis sigma Rehn, 1949 Type locality. Lukolela, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Type deposition. Holotype ♂ ANSP. Material. 7♂ (VGPC2340-1, VGPC23583-7): 3♂ Mbalmayo Region, Ebogo II village, light trap 3˚23’38.4"N 11˚28’15.6"E, 2-10.VIII.2021, V. Govorov leg.; 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. CAR, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Republic of the Congo. PLOS ONE Diversity of praying mantises in Cameroon PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0304163 May 23, 2024 13 / 23