A check-list of Ensifera from Algeria (Insecta: Orthoptera) Author Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure text Zootaxa 2010 2432 1 44 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.294257 7015276f-bef6-45a0-9a1a-378cea75e186 1175-5326 294257 Svercus palmetorum ( Krauss, 1902 ) Gryllus palmetorum Krauss, 1902 : 250 . Type locality: Algeria , Ngoussa palm groves, Touggourt and Mraier. Distribution: Iberian Peninsula, Canary islands, northern half of Africa, southwest Asia, Cyprus ( Gorochov and Llorente 2001 ). Species found at Madagascar ( Chopard 1963 ). Biogeographic zones: Shoreline, Tellian Atlas, Northern Sahara, Central Sahara. Bioclimatic zones: Humid, subhumid, saharian. Records in Algeria : Palmgrove in Ngoussa [ 32°8'N 5°18'E ]; Touggourt [ 33°6'N 6°4'E ]; Mraier [ 33°57'N 5°55'E ] ( Krauss 1902 ). Biskra [ 34°51'N 5°43'E ] ( Chopard 1943 ). Ouargla [ 31°57'N 5°18'E ] ( Briki 1999 ). Rouiba [ 36°44'N 3°17'E ] ( Zenati 2002 ). Akfadou forest [ 36°41'N 4°34'E ]; Tafoughalt [ 36°37'N 3°52'E ]; Rouiba [ 36°44'N 3°17'E ] (Mohamed Sahnoun pers. obs.).