Orthoptera (Insecta: Tettigonioidea, Pyrgomorphoidea, Acridoidea) of Kafa Biosphere Reserve, Bale Mountains National Park and other areas of conservation interest in Ethiopia
Author
Felix, Rob P. W. H.
Author
Massa, Bruno
text
Zootaxa
2016
4189
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1
59
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4189.1.1
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Coryphosima stenoptera stenoptera
(Schaum, 1853)
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Figure 39
Material
examined
.
ETHIOPIA
:
Gambella
, Baku
Lake
(
1425 m
),
16.IV.2015
,
B. Massa
(2Ƌ)
;
SNNPR
,
Bench Maji
,
Bebeka Plantation
(
1370 m
),
14.IV.2015
,
R.P.W.H. Felix
(1Ƌ,
1♀
,
RFPC
),
B. Massa
(4Ƌ,
4♀
)
;
Bench Maji
,
Dembi Forest
(
1260 m
),
14.IV.2015
,
R.P.W.H. Felix
(
2♀
,
RFPC
),
B. Massa
(3Ƌ,
1♀
)
;
Bench Maji
,
Sheko Forest
(
1570 m
),
13.IV.2015
,
R.P.W.H. Felix
(6Ƌ,
3♀
,
RFPC
),
B. Massa
(1Ƌ,
13♀
)
;
Keffa
,
Bamboo Forest
, (
2620 m
),
20.IV.2015
,
R.P.W.H. Felix
(2Ƌ,
3♀
,
RFPC
),
B. Massa
(
3♀
)
;
Keffa
,
Boka Forest
(Chena) (
2500 m
)
15.IV.2015
,
B. Massa
(
1♀
,
BMPC
);
Keffa
,
Komba Forest
(
1860 m
)
17.IV.2015
,
B. Massa
(1Ƌ,
1♀
)
;
Keffa
,
Komba Forest
(
1990 m
),
23.IV.2015
,
B. Massa
(3Ƌ);
Keffa
,
Gidi
(
1950 m
),
24.IV.2015
,
R.P.W.H. Felix
(1Ƌ,
RFPC
);
Keffa
,
Gojeb river
(
1300 m
),
22.IV.2015
,
B. Massa
(1Ƌ,
2♀
)
;
Keffa
,
Gogomma
(
1720 m
),
24.IV.2015
,
B. Massa
(1Ƌ);
Keffa
,
Komba Forest
(
1860 m
),
17.IV.2015
,
B. Massa
(1Ƌ,
1♀
)
;
Keffa
,
Hana Wetland
(
2400 m
),
19.IV.2015
,
B. Massa
(1Ƌ,
1♀
,
BMPC
); Keffa,
Makira Forest
(
1615 m
),
18.IV.2015
,
R.P.W.H. Felix
(2Ƌ,
2♀
,
RFPC
); Keffa, Shorori Wetland (
1610 m
),
21.IV.2015
,
R.P.W.H. Felix
(2Ƌ,
2♀
,
RFPC
),
B. Massa
(3Ƌ,
4♀
,
BMPC
)
;
SNNPR
,
Sidama
,
Wondo Genet Forest
(
1870 m
),
16.XII.2015
,
B. Massa
(1Ƌ);
Oromia
,
Bale
,
Gaysay
grasslands,
9.XII.2015
,
B. Massa
(1Ƌ);
Wollega
,
Didessa river
(
1280 m
)
11.XI.2010
,
A. Sciarretta
and
M. Colacci
(
3♀
)
;
Didessa river
(
1200 m
)
13.XI.2010
,
A. Sciarretta
and
M. Colacci
(1Ƌ) (
BMPC
).
Distribution.
Coryphosima stenoptera
is a very widespread species in the whole of Africa south of the Sahara.
Habitat.
This species was very common in tall herb vegetation, and was encountered at most collecting sites at lower elevations.
Remarks.
Due to its high variability,
Dirsh (1966)
synonymized several species with
C. stenoptera
, among others:
C. producta
(Walker 1870)
,
C. brevicornis
Karsch 1893
,
C. acuta
(Uvarov 1953)
,
C. pharaonis
(
Karny 1907
)
and
C. centralis
(Rehn 1914)
.
C. centralis
and
C. stenoptera
are the only long-winged taxa of the genus. All other species are more or less short-winged.
C. centralis
differs from
C. stenoptera
by a scarcely expanded scapular area, while the scapular area of
C. stenoptera
is expanded to three times the width of the costal area (Uvarov 1953).
The following long-winged taxa are known to occur in
Ethiopia
:
C. stenoptera stenoptera
(Walker 1870)
,
C. s.
montana
(Uvarov 1953)
and
C. s.
producta
(Walker 1870)
(
Baccetti 1996
,
Donskoff 1977
,
Jago 1977
,
Schmidt & Johnsen 1999
).
Subspecies
montana
,
described from specimens collected at Jem-Jem Forest in
Ethiopia
(
60 km
west of
Addis Ababa
) is a small taxon with antennae scarcely longer than head and pronotum together. In our specimens, the antennae as well as the body are much longer. Based on the key by Uvarov (1935) we have to conclude that our specimens don’t belong to the ssp.
montana
, despite the fact they were collected at a site near Kafa. Based on morphology they are closer to ssp.
pharaonis
,
which has been synonymized with the nominate by
Dirsh (1966)
(
Table 5
).
About the short-winged species, like
elgonensis
(
Uvarov 1930
)
,
abyssinica
(
Uvarov, 1934
)
,
nimbana
Chopard 1958
and
bintumana
Roy 1964
,
Dirsh (1966)
suggests these to be short-winged highland forms of
stenoptera
(Schaum 1853)
.
See
C. danieli
n. sp.
FIGURE 39.
Coryphosima stenoptera stenoptera
,
left: Ƌ, Sheko Forest (1570 m); right: ♀, Bamboo Forest (2620 m), Ethiopia. Scale bar represents 1 cm.
TABLE 5.
Measurements of our collection of
Coryphosima stenoptera
, compared to the measurements mentioned in Uvarov (1953) (in mm).
Key in Uvarov (1953)
,,