Aresceutica subnuda Karsch,1896

Rowell, C. H. F., Jago, N. D. & Hemp, C., 2018, Revision of Aresceutica (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Catantopinae) with comments on related genera, Journal of Orthoptera Research 27 (2), pp. 107-118 : 107

2. Aresceutica subnuda Karsch,1896 Figs 2 J–K, 4

Description.-

Male. Frons, clypeus and labrum, light ochre brown with darker speckles. Pronotal disc dark brown, pitted and roughened overall. A pair of irregular orange brown stripes run along lateral margins of pronotal disc and continue onto anal area of tegmina. Rear margin of pronotal metazona straight or slightly convex, with a minute emargination in the midline. Side of pronotum polished dark-brown to black; light ventro-lateral patch tapers forward to end on prothoracic episternum. Metathoracic episternum striped in lighter ochraceous color. Tips of tegmina reach to posterior margin of tympanum or to mid-point of abdominal segment 2; black varnished regions common on tegmina in front of R1/Sc veins and in R /M areas near tip. Underside of thorax and abdomen dull ochraceous yellow, with no red suffusion.

Two clear pale creamy spots on lower part of outer area of hind femur; basal one four times longer than deep. Lower inner and lower outer areas of hind femur dull dark crimson. Inner area of hind femur black. Hind tibiae dull brownish near knee, apically orange-red, spines orange red, black tipped.

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Distribution.-

TANZANIA: West and East Usambara Mts., Tanga region. KENYA: Shimba Hills.