Glyphoclonus Karsch, 1896

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 : 41

Glyphoclonus Karsch, 1896

Glyphoclonus Karsch 1896: 249.

Type species.

- Glyphoclonus miripennis Karsch, 1896, by original monotypy.

Type locality.

-MALAWI, Milanji.

Description.

-(From Dirsh 1965). Of medium size, with very elongate body. Integument strongly carinate. Antenna ensiform, strongly compressed, slightly shorter than head and pronotum together. Head elongate, acutely conical, strongly carinate above; fastigium of vertex longer than longest diameter of eye, with broadly parabolic apex; fastigial foveolae absent; frons straight, frontal ridge in upper half strongly compressed, plate-like, in lower half slightly widening, sulcate in whole length, with high lateral carinulae. Eyes small, slightly flattened. Prosternum without process. Mesosternal interspace open, strongly constricted in middle. Elytra and wing fully developed; elytra narrow, with dense, rough venation; intercalary vein of medial area present. Wings brightly colored. Hind femur moderately narrow; external apical lobe of hind knee enlarged, slightly projecting downwards, inner one not specialized; external lower lobe slightly elongate-angular, shorter than upper; inner one of normal shape. Arolium large. Male supra-anal plate elongate-angular. Cercus slightly compressed, with obtuse apex. Subgenital plate elongate, acutely conical. Epiphallus (Fig. 14) with narrow bridge, moderately large ancorae and large, lobiform lophi. Ovipositor short, robust, with slightly curved valves; lower valve with relatively large external lateral projection.

Discussion.

-The genus is monotypic, with only one known species. No changes in status are recommended.