Spalacomimus verruciferus (Karsch, 1887)

Hemp, Claudia, 2013, Annotated list of Ensifera (Orthoptera) and further records on Caelifera (Orthoptera) of Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Zootaxa 3613 (4), pp. 301-342 : 320

Spalacomimus verruciferus (Karsch, 1887)

( Fig. 7 C)

Distribution. Tanzania, Kenya (Sjöstedt 1909), Uganda (Eades & Otte 2012).

Recorded for Kilimanjaro by Sjöstedt (1909) from the northern slopes.

Habitat. Savanna bushland at Mt Kilimanjaro.

Song. Continuous sequence of syllables, produced only at night from bushes of 1–2 m height. Clearly audible from a distance of 10– 15 m.

Altitudinal range at Mt Kilimanjaro: 900–1000 m.

Records: 2

Figures

FIGURE 7. Hetrodinae of Mt Kilimanjaro. A, B. Eugasteroides loricatus (Gerstaecker), collected at eastern slopes, tree / bush savanna A. Mating pair B. Female with spermatophore. C. Spalacomimus verruciferus (Karsch), eastern slopes, tree savanna D – F. Spalacomimus talpa (Gerstaecker) D. Male, eastern slopes, tree savanna E – F. Female, submontane plantation belt southern slopes, 1430 m.