Conocephalus (Conocephalus) conocephalus (Linnaeus, 1767)

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 : 10-11

Conocephalus (Conocephalus) conocephalus (Linnaeus, 1767)

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Material examined. ETHIOPIA: Gambella , Baku Lake (1425 m), 16.IV.2015, B. Massa (1Ƌ, BMPC) ; SNNPR, Bench Maji, Bebeka Plantation (1370 m), 14.IV.2015, B. Massa (2Ƌ, 4♀, BMPC) ; Bench Maji, Dembi Forest (1260 m), 14.IV.2015, B. Massa (1Ƌ, BMPC) ; Keffa, Shorori Wetland (1610 m), 21.IV.2015, R.P.W.H. Felix (2Ƌ, 2♀, RFPC), B. Massa (2♀, BMPC) ; Keffa, Gojeb River (1300 m), 22.IV.2015, B. Massa (1♀, BMPC) ; Keffa, Komba Forest (1860 m), 17.IV.2015, B. Massa (1♀, BMPC) .

Distribution. C. conocephalus is one of the most widespread species of the genus, being present in a wide area of South Europe and North and East Africa (a synonym is called aethiopica Thunberg 1789).

Habitat. In Ethiopia we collected the specimens in moist to very wet grass and herb vegetation ( Figure 2 d, 4a).

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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 8. Conocephalus conocephalus, Shorori Wetland (1610 m), Ethiopia. Scale bar represents 1 cm.