Pamphagidae (Orthoptera: Caelifera) of North Africa: key to genera and the annotated check-list of species
Massa, Bruno
Zootaxa
2013
3700
3
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475
7CF3Q
Fabricius, 1787
Fabricius
1787
[151,523,1625,1651]
Insecta
Pamphagidae
Tmethis
Animalia
Orthoptera
2
437
Arthropoda
species
cisti
Material examined. Morocco: Melilla, 3♂, 8♀; El Guerruau, 3♂, 8♀; Mulay Rechid (Ulad Settut), 3♂; Toco El Arba ( Melilla), 3♂, 8♀; Hasi Berkan, 3♂, 8♀ (MNCN); Algeria: Ain M’Lila (Costantine) 18. V.01, 1♂, 1♀; Dumas 20. V.49, 1♀; Tunisia: Tamerza 26. V.1873, 6♂, 9♀; Ludien 23. IV.1873, 1♀; Hammam el Lif 2. VII.1875, 5♀ (MSNG); 15 kmN El Jem 15. V.91, 2♂♂; Djerba17. IV.92, 3♂, 2♀; Sousse 30.V.79, ♂; Gafsa 2. VI.79, 1♀; La Skhira 1. VI.79, 1♀; 15 kmN Gabes 16. V.91, 1♂; Mabeth 16. V.91, 1♀; Biserte, 1♀; 30 kmS Gabes 16. V.91, 2♂; Korba 3. VI.93, 11♂, 5♀; Kerkenna Is. 31. V.79, 8♂, 6♀; Soliman 8. VII.76, 3♂; Sidi Mansoun 28. VI.76, 1♀; 16 Km N Gabés 5. VII.76, 3♂, 2♀; Sousse 7. VII.76, 1♀; 30 Km S Ben Gardhane 3. VII.76, 2♀ (MSNT); Libya: Leptis Magna 18. IV.05, 2♂; Tagiura 14. IV.98, 1♀ (BMCP); U. Caàm, Mizda, Tinaiat ben Galan, 4♂, 5♀ (MSNM); Ain Zara, 1♂, 1♀; Homs, 2♂(MZR). T. cisticovers North Africa, from Moroccoto Libya(Tripolitania and Cyrenaica). Uvarov (1943) established that the typelocality was Northern Tunisia. It is well characterized by a high pronotum keel, with deep transverse sulcus (mainly in males) ( Figs. 32–36), male epiphallus with apical lobes large and broadly separated ( Figs. 54a, 55a), spurs of hind tibiae long and slender ( Fig. 54b). Tegmina are long and generally exceed the hind knees ( Figs. 42–43, 55), hind wings are red inside with a central brown spot, which reaches the base of the red area, but this colour is very variable; for example in Tunisiayellow ( DjerbaIs., Sousse), purple (Gafsa, Mareth, Gabes), blue (Skhira, Kerkenna Is.) and red tibiae (Korba, Biserte) have been found; in Libyabluish with red apex (Leptis Magna, East of Sirte), blue (East of Sirte, Agedabia) and vinaceous tibiae with red apex (Tagiura) have been detected; in Algeriared (El Kantara, Tebessa, Constantine) and yellow tibiae (Dumas) have been recorded. Concerning the length of tegmina, specimens with abbreviated wings exist in different localities (e.g., Kerkenna Is., Korba); generally, when tegmina are shorter than abdomen, hind wings are shorter than tegmina and show a simplified colour pattern (less coloured, with faint brown spots). In the following paragraphs I will examine the different populations listed as subspecies by Eades et al.(2013).