Aiolopus obariensis Usmani, 2008

Usmani, Mohammad Kamil, 2008, Studies on Acridoidea (Orthoptera) with some new records from Fezzan, Libya, Zootaxa 1946, pp. 1-41 : 29

30. Aiolopus obariensis Usmani, 2008

Aiolopus obariensis Usmani, 2008a: 2 .

Diagnosis: This species can be distinguished from other species of Aiolopus by the following characters: fastigium of vertex wide, convex, slightly depressed in middle, as long as wide, apex strongly narrowed; fastigial foveolae trapezoid; inner apical spurs slightly less than one and a half times as long as outer pair; arolium about one third length of claw; right antennae normal, left antennae short, 4–5 segmented, apical segment club-shaped.

Habitats: It is a grassland species, predominantly in grassy places. A few specimens were collected from one locality only.

Material examined: Wadi Haya region : Obari, 3 ♂, 2 ♀, on alfalfa, 30.v.1995 .

Localities: Fezzan: Wadi haya, Obari.

Distribution: Libya.

Remarks: This new species is similar to A. simulatrix (Walker) but differs from it by the characters outlined above.