Gymnobothrus anchietae inflexus Uvarov, 1934, stat. n. et

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 : 75

Gymnobothrus anchietae inflexus Uvarov, 1934, stat. n. et comb. n. Figs 243-246

Gymnobothrus inflexus Uvarov, 1934: 603, fig. 6.

Material.

-ETHIOPIA: Mt. Chillalo, moorland at 10,000' (3050 m), XI.1926; Oinchu Park Lodge, 3170 m., short turf bush heath, V.1975; 07˚57'N 39˚08'E, 2400m., IV.1975.

Description.

-As in key. Exceptionally small size. Size (in mm): males 11.5-12.0, females 17.0-18.0. Rugulose integument. Short thick antennae. Well-defined temporal foveolae. Shape of pronotum diagnostic, with weak second sulcus and strong callose carinae. Coloration (as in bounites ), predominantly in shades of dark brown and black.

Discussion.

-Records of inflexus in SOMALIA given by Johnsen and Schmidt (1982) and by Baccetti (1984) are probably misidentifications of G. flexuosus (Schulthess).

Distribution.

-Limited localities in highland ETHIOPIA. Also recorded from KENYA (Emali Hills) by Kevan (1950), and from UGANDA (Kampala) by Jago and Rowell (unpublished).