Annotated list of Ensifera (Orthoptera) and further records on Caelifera (Orthoptera) of Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Author
Hemp, Claudia
text
Zootaxa
2013
3613
4
301
342
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3613.4.1
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1175-5326
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Lamecosoma inermis
Ragge, 1961
(
Fig. 9
G)
Distribution.
Kenya
(Ragge 1961b);
Tanzania
(Hemp 2002).
Habitat.
Hemp 2002. Savanna grasslands on the eastern slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro, rarely on
Hyparrhenia
grasslands.
Song.
L. inermis
males sing during the night hours. The song consists of a short swelling verse, ended abruptly at its loudest point. Males are perceived only in the immediate surrounding of
1–
2 m
.
Altitudinal range at Mt Kilimanjaro
: 1000–1100–
1400 m
.
Records
: 15