Taxonomy and distribution of some katydids (Orthoptera Tettigoniidae) from tropical Africa

Results of the study of specimens collected in tropical Africa and preserved in different European collections and museums are reported and extensively illustrated. The following three new species are described: Horatosphagaaethiopicasp. n., Dapaneraoccultasp. n. and Cestromoechalaeglaesp. n. In addition, new diagnostic characters or distributional data for Ruspoliadifferens (Serville, 1838), Thyridorhoptrumsenegalense Krauss, 1877, Horatosphagaleggei (Kirby, 1909), Horatosphagalinearis (Rehn, 1910), Preussialobatipes Karsch, 1890 and Dapaneraeidmanni Ebner, 1943 are reported. Finally, Symmetropleuraplana (Walker, 1869) is proposed to be transferred to the genus Symmetrokarschia Massa, 2015, Conocephaluscarbonarius (Redtenbacher, 1891) to the genus Thyridorhoptrum Rehn & Hebard, 1915; the genus Gonatoxia Karsch, 1889 is proposed to be synonymized with Dapanera Karsch, 1889.