Chrysomantis speciosa Giglio-Tos, 1915

Moulin, Nicolas, Decaens, Thibaud & Annoyer, Philippe, 2017, Diversity of mantids (Dictyoptera: Mantodea) of Sangha-Mbaere Region, Central African Republic, with some ecological data and DNA barcoding, Journal of Orthoptera Research 26 (2), pp. 117-141 : 125

Chrysomantis speciosa Giglio-Tos, 1915

Giglio-Tos 1915. Bull. Soc. Ent. Ital. 46: 103.

Type locality. -

Aburi (Ghana).

Material examined. -

CAR, Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve, Bayanga, platform on the canopy 44m, “Kungu” Piptadenastrium africanum , Fabaceae, UV trap 21-23.X.2008 (4♂) (Collector PA) (IDM); Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Lake 1, base camp, UV trap 12.II.2012 (♂) (Collector NM and PA) (IDM); Lake 1, platform on the canopy 45m, “Ayous” Triplochiton scleroxylon , Sterculariaceae, barcoding BOLD NMMAN11-508 (1♂), UV trap 23-24.II.2012 (2♂) (Collector NM and PA) (IDM and RCNM); Lake 1, day capture on “M’Boko” Balanites wilsoniana , Zygophylaceae, Genitalia Moulin NM0041, barcoding BOLD NMMAN11-507 (1♂), UV trap 28.II.2012 (♂) (Collector G. Duvot and E. Le Couillard) (RCNM).

Distribution. -

Angola, CAR, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast.