Phyllocrania paradoxa Burmeister, 1838

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 : 128

Phyllocrania paradoxa Burmeister, 1838

Burmeister 1838. Handb. Ent., 2: 549.

Type locality. -

Cape Province (South Africa).

Material examined. -

CAR, Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve, Bayanga, UV trap 15-20.II.1986 (♂) (Collector PA) (IDM); Lidjombo, in a little bay, UV trap 06.II.2005 (3♂) (Collector PA) (IDM); Lidjombo, near “Oualé” river, barcoding BOLD NMMAN11-499, UV trap 06.II.2005 (♂) (Collector PA) (RCNM); Lidjombo, in a little bay, UV trap 07.II.2005 (2♂) (Collector PA) (IDM and RCNM); Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Molongo, Sangha river bank, UV trap 25.I.2012 (♂) (Collector NM and PA) (RCNM).

Distribution. -

Angola, Cameroon, CAR, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar?, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe.