A review of the Acridinae s. str. (Orthoptera: Acridoidea: Acrididae) of eastern Africa with taxonomic changes and description of new taxa

Popov, George; Fishpool, Lincoln D. C.; Rowell, Hugh

doi:10.3897/jor.28.29312

Article: A review of the Acridinae s. str. (Orthoptera: Acridoidea: Acrididae) of eastern Africa with taxonomic changes and description of new taxa

Title

A review of the Acridinae s. str. (Orthoptera: Acridoidea: Acrididae) of eastern Africa with taxonomic changes and description of new taxa

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Popov, George
Fishpool, Lincoln D. C.
Rowell, Hugh

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Article

Date of Publication

2019-5-18

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Journal of orthoptera research : JOR

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Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

37--105

Subjects

bionomics , brachypterous , diagnostic features , genus groups , macropterous , micropterous , new genera , new species , Tribes

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Pensoft Publishers

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English

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Philadelphia, Penn Orthopterists' Society 1992-

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jor.28.29312

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The Acridinae of eastern Africa are reviewed and recognized as comprising 42 core genera, belonging to five different tribes, together withXerophlaeobaandDorsthippus, which are unclassified but appear to be related to some extra-limital genera. Keys are given to tribes and genus groups as well as to genera and, where necessary, species within each genus.The following new taxa are described:Anacteanagen. n.:A.hollisisp. n.andA.neaveiburttisubsp. n.;Brachybothrusgen. n.:B.phyllopterussp. n.andB.holasp. n.;Coryphosimastenopteracoloratasubsp. n.;Duroniachloronotaphippsisubsp. n.;Oxyduroniagen. n.:O.anablepioidessp. n.;Sumbaexilissp. n.Nine new synonyms are recognized:SumbalongicornisRamme, 1929 =S.roseipennisI. Bolívar, 1912,syn. n.;OrthochiristavariegataSjöstedt, 1931 =GymnobothruslineaalbaI. Bolívar, 1889,syn. n.;OrthochiristaelgonensisSjöstedt, 1931 =GymnobothruslineaalbaI. Bolívar, 1889,syn. n.;Gymnobothrusgracilis(Ramme, 1931) =GymnobothrusanchietaeI. Bolívar, 1889,syn. n.;Gymnobothrussubcarinatus(I. Bolívar, 1922) =Gymnobothrusflexuosus(Schulthess, 1898),syn. n.;GymnobothroidesmontanusKevan, 1950 =Gymnobothruslevipeslevipes(Karsch, 1896),syn. n.;GymnobothroideskeniensisJohnston, 1937 =Gymnobothruslevipesabbreviatus(Chopard, 1921),syn. n.;GymnobothroidesKarny, 1915 =GymnobothrusI. Bolívar, 1889,syn. n.;PhloeochopardiaDirsh, 1958 =GymnobothrusI. Bolívar, 1889,syn. n.The following 24 new or restored combinations, or new or restored states, are erected for previously described taxa:Chokweabacklundires. comb.(formerlyChromochokweabacklundi(Uvarov, 1953));Chokweaeucteanacomb. n.(formerlyPlatyverticulaeucteanaJago, 1983);Sumbacallosacomb. n.(formerlyRhabdopleacallosaUvarov, 1953);Anacteananeaveicomb. n. (formerlyActeananeaveiI. Bolívar, 1912);Anacteananeaveineaveistat. n.;DuroniachloronotacurtaUvarov, 1953,stat. n. et comb.(formerlyDuroniacurtaUvarov, 1953);Coryphosimaabyssinica(Uvarov, 1934),res. stat.(formerly synonymized withC.elgonensisby Dirsh, 1966 (though this was ignored by Otte 1995));Coryphosimaamplificata(Johnston, 1937),res. stat. et comb. n.(formerlyRastafariaamplificataamplificata(Johnston, 1937));Coryphosimamorotoensis(Jago, 1968),stat. n. et comb. n.(formerlyRastafariaamplificatamorotoensis(Jago, 1968));Coryphosimatriangularis(Bouvy, 1982),comb. n.(formerlyRastafariatriangularisBouvy, 1982);Gymnobothruslongicornislongicornisstat. n.;GymnobothruslongicornisephippinotusJago, 1966,stat. n. et comb. n.(formerlyGymnobothrusephippinotusJago, 1966);GymnobothruslongicornissellatusUvarov, 1953,stat. n. et comb. n.(formerlyGymnobothrussellatusUvarov, 1953);Gymnobothrusanchietaeanchietaestat. n.;GymnobothrusanchietaebounitesJago, 1970,stat. n. et comb. n.(formerlyGymnobothrusbounitesJago, 1970);GymnobothrusanchietaeflaviventrisUvarov, 1953,stat. n. et comb. n.(formerlyGymnobothrusflaviventrisUvarov, 1953).GymnobothrusanchietaeinflexusUvarov, 1934,stat. n. et comb. n.(formerlyGymnobothrusinflexusUvarov, 1934);Gymnobothruslevipes(Karsch, 1896),comb. n.;Gymnobothruslevipeslevipes(Karsch, 1896),stat. n. et comb. n.(formerlyGymnobothroideslevipes(Karsch, 1896));Gymnobothruslevipesabbreviatus(Chopard, 1921),stat. n. et comb. n.(formerlyPhloeochopardiaabbreviata(Chopard, 1921));Gymnobothruspullus(Karny, 1915),comb. n.;Gymnobothruspulluspullus(Karny, 1915),stat. n. et comb. n.(formerlyGymnobothroidespullusKarny, 1915);Gymnobothruspullusminutus(Ramme, 1929),stat. n. et comb. n.,nom. res.(formerlyGymnobothroidesminutusRamme, 1929);Gymnobothruspullushemipterus(Miller, 1932),stat. n. et comb. n.(formerlyGymnobothroideshemipterusMiller, 1932).