A new species of Burttia Dirsh (Caelifera, Acridoidea, Acrididae, Catantopinae) from the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania

By

Hemp, Claudia
Rowell, C.H.F.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-1-26

Original Publication

Journal of orthoptera research : JOR

Volume

31

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

1--7

Subjects

East Africa grasshopper taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Philadelphia, Penn Orthopterists' Society 1992-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jor.31.70565

 

Abstract

A new species of Burttia Dirsh, B. caerulea sp. nov., is described from the Nguru Mountains of Tanzania. It is the second species in the genus, both being restricted to Tanzanian localities. Both B. sylvatica, known only from the Uluguru Mountains, and B. caerulea sp. nov. are morphologically very similar in habitus and outer morphology, suggesting a recent speciation.