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

Material. 2♂ (VGPC23581-2): 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, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast. Stenopyga Karsch, 1892 Stenopyga (Stenopyga) extera Karsch, 1892 Type locality. Lake Barombi, Cameroon. Type deposition. Holotype ♂♀ ZMHB. Material. 2♂, 1♀ (VGPC23383, VGPC23532-3): 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.; 1♀ nymph same data, but 22.VIII.2021; 1♂ same data, but, 25.V-2.VI.2021, J. Sˇobotnı´k leg. Distribution. Cameroon, Gabon, Liberia, Republic of the Congo. Stenopyga (Stenopyga) ziela Roy, 1963 Type locality. Station Ziela, Mount Nimba, Guinea. Type deposition. Holotype ♂ MNHN. Material. 4♂ (VGPC23382, VGPC23534-6): 4♂ Mbalmayo Region, Ebogo II village, light trap 3˚23’38.4"N 11˚28’15.6"E, 11-22.VIII.2021, V. Govorov leg. Distribution. CAR, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Republic of the Congo. Comments. New record for Cameroon. Family Eremiaphilidae Saussure, 1869 Galepsus Stål, 1876 Galepsus sp. Material. 1♂ (VGPC23806): Mbalmayo Region, Ebogo II village, primary forest 3˚ 23’01.6"N 11˚27’50.7"E, 18.VIII.2021, V. Govorov leg. Comments. Collected unique male specimen probably belongs to an undescribed taxon and is the subject of an upcoming publication. Tarachodes Giglio-Tos, 1911 Tarachodes (Tarachodes) feae Giglio-Tos, 1911 Type locality. Fernando Vaz (= Nkomi Lagoon), Gabon. Type deposition. Holotype ♂ MNCN.

Material. 2♂ (VGPC23389-90): Mbalmayo Region, Ebogo II village, light trap 3˚23’38.4"N 11˚28’15.6"E, 7-15.VIII.2021, V. Govorov leg. Distribution. Gabon, Republic of the Congo. Comments. New record for Cameroon. Tarachodes (Tarachodina) gerstaeckeri Werner, 1907 Type locality. Banyana, Cameroon. Type deposition. Holotype ♂ ZMHB. Material. 1♂ (VGPC23539): 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, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Togo. Family Galinthiadidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 Congoharpax La Greca, 1954 Congoharpax aberrans La Greca, 1954 Type locality. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Type deposition. Holotype ♂ RMCA. Material. 1♂ (VGPC23375): Mbalmayo Region, Ebogo II village, light trap 3˚23’38.4"N 11˚ 28’15.6"E, 15.VIII.2021, V. Govorov leg. Distribution. Cameroon, CAR, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Republic of the Congo, Togo. PLOS ONE Diversity of praying mantises in Cameroon PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0304163 May 23, 2024 9 / 23