Hyperocnocerus sulculatus (Karsch, 1893) ( Uvarov 1953 : 138)

Popov †, George B., Fishpool, Lincoln D. C. & Rowell, C. Hugh F., 2019, A review of the Acridinae s. str. (Orthoptera: Acridoidea: Acrididae) of eastern Africa with taxonomic changes and description of new taxa, Journal of Orthoptera Research 28 (2), pp. 37-105 : 54

Hyperocnocerus sulculatus (Karsch, 1893) ( Uvarov 1953: 138)

Hyperocnocerus angolensis Uvarov, 1953: 139, figs 163-165.

Material.

-Holotype male, ANGOLA: Moxico dist. Villa Luso (NHMUK), (synonymized by Dirsh 1970: 421).

Description.

-Antennae illustrated (Fig. 73).

Discussion.

-A rare but very distinctive species, with disjunct distribution. Found in clearings in wooded grassland habitats.

Distribution.

-TOGO, GHANA, ZAMBIA, ANGOLA: Route Dundo-Sombo; Cassa; Lovua; Xa-Ua, R. Luita, Cuilo. D.R. CONGO: Kalemie (05°56'S, 29°12' E), xii; Katanga (as Shaba): Mujiaie, vii; Lulua: Kapanga (06°37'S 170 20'E) viii; Kasai: Kamonia (06°52'S, 20°56'E); Parc National de Garamba. UGANDA: Zoka Forest, Adjumani.