A review of the Acridinae s. str. (Orthoptera: Acridoidea: Acrididae) of eastern Africa with taxonomic changes and description of new taxa
Author
Popov †, George B.
Author
Fishpool, Lincoln D. C.
Author
Rowell, C. Hugh F.
text
Journal of Orthoptera Research
2019
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37
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jor.28.29312
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jor.28.29312
1937-2426-2-37
Rhabdoplea angusticornis Uvarov, 1953
Rhabdoplea angusticornis
Uvarov, 1953: 139, figs 166-168.
Material.
-Holotype female: ANGOLA: Moxico and Bihe distr., Upper Luena River (NHMUK).
Description.
-Differs from
R. munda
in narrower, longer antennae and in shorter metazona of pronotum with a straighter hind margin (for further details see under
munda
). Coloration as in the brachypterous form of
munda
. Micropterous. Table 5 gives morphometric data for
R. angusticornis
.
Discussion.
-Nothing published on its bionomics, but likely to be similar to
R. munda
.
Distribution.
-ANGOLA, CONGO REP. (
Descamps and Donskoff 1968
), RWANDA (
Dirsh 1970
), ZAMBIA (
Johnsen 1984
).