Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) ebneri Mistshenko, 1936

Moussi, Abdelhamid, Abba, Abderrahmane, Harrat, Abboud & Petit, Daniel, 2014, Description of Dociostaurus biskrensis sp. nov. and male allotypes of four species: Pamphagulus bodenheimeri dumonti, P. uvarovi, Sphingonotus ebneri and Notopleura pygmaea (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) in the region of Biskra, Algeria, Zootaxa 3755 (4), pp. 379-390 : 388

Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) ebneri Mistshenko, 1936

Allotype male 7/11/09 Bir Naam, MNHN Paris. MNHN-EO-CAELIF998

Description. Space between the upper mesosternal lobes is twice wide as long. The tegmina are yellowishbrown at the base, with a slight brown median strip and some weak apical tasks. The intercalary nerve is straight. The wings are transparent. The hind tibias are slightly bluish, with 9 internal and 7 external spines. The hind femurs have black apical spot (internal and external) and are yellowish inside.

Bio-Ecology. One generation per year, late in the summer with a winter arrest of embryonic development. It can be found on bare ground, and scrublands of rocky steppe ( Moussi et al., 2011).

Diet: The analysis of feces revealed that this species feed on different species of dicotyledones and grasses, indicating an ambivore diet.