Pseudorhynchus lanceolatus (Fabricius, 1775)

Felix, Rob P. W. H. & Massa, Bruno, 2016, Orthoptera (Insecta: Tettigonioidea, Pyrgomorphoidea, Acridoidea) of Kafa Biosphere Reserve, Bale Mountains National Park and other areas of conservation interest in Ethiopia, Zootaxa 4189 (1), pp. 1-59 : 8

Pseudorhynchus lanceolatus (Fabricius, 1775)

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Material examined. ETHIOPIA: Bench Maji, Dembi Forest (1260 m), 14.IV.2015, R.P.W.H. Felix (1Ƌ, RFPC), B. Massa (1Ƌ, BMPC).

Distribution. According to Ragge (1969), this species occurs over a large part of West and Central Africa, extending from Guinea to Ethiopia, and southwards into northern Angola.

Habitat. Ragge (1969) reports that it is a typical species of high-grass savanna. The collecting site in Ethiopia has no savanna habitat, but is situated in a wet forest edge ( Figure 2 c).

Remarks. The stridulatory file and the mirror are shown in Figure 6 .

Figures

FIGURE 2. Habitats at collecting sites. a: Sheko Forest (1570 m); b: Makira Forest (1615 m); c: Dembi Forest (1260 m); d: Bebeka Plantation (1370 m).

FIGURE 5. Pseudorhynchus lanceolatus, Dembi Forest (1260 m), Ethiopia. Scale bar represents 1 cm.

FIGURE 6. Stridulatory file and mirror of Pseudorhynchus lanceolatus (Dembi Forest), Anoedopoda lamellata (Bale Mountain Lodge) and Ruspolia differens (Dembi Forest, Ethiopia).