Spalacomimus stettinensis (Weidner, 1941)

Material examined: 1 male (SR), TANZANIA, Lambo Estate, Mt Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro Region, October 2013, leg. C. Hemp ; 2 males (SF, TI), Lambo Estate, November 2021, leg. C. Hemp ; 1 male [designated as neotype by Weidner (1955), ZMH 64610 (TI)], UGANDA, Entebbe, leg. H. Rolle.

References: Hemp 2021

Bioacoustics. Tegmina (Fig. 3), stridulatory file (Table 1), and spectrum of the song (Fig. 6) do not show large differences to the typical Hetrodini pattern. The calling song (Fig. 10F) consists of long series of echemes (ERR 0.3 Hz; as song type C 1 in Fig. 5). An echeme has 48 syllables which are repeated at a rate of 26 Hz (all data for 21ºC).

Genitalia. The titillator is very massive with long basal parts (Fig. 11B). Its main part is nearly as wide as long, a little narrowed at base and showing a broad and flat or broadly rounded tip. Also the lateral sclerites are well-developed. The titillator of our specimen agrees very well with that of the neotype (Fig. 11C).