Annotated list of Tettigoniidae (Orthoptera) from the East Usambara Mountains Tanzania and new Tettigoniidae species from East Africa Author Hemp, Claudia text Zootaxa 2013 3737 4 301 350 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3737.4.1 315c1c11-0710-45f0-9072-17bfa650725e 1175-5326 248321 16B3744F-D3A5-45DB-85A4-A9201EDB5A2A Dioncomena ornata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 ( Fig. 24 ) http://lsid.speciesfile.org/urn:lsid: Orthoptera .speciesfile.org:TaxonName:12537 Distribution : Wide-spread in Tanzania on Zanzibar , in coastal forest and in submontane forest on most Eastern Arc Mountain ranges as well as along the southern part of the Kenyan coast. Habitat : Coastal, lowland and submontane forest. Ecology & Biology: D. ornata prefers forest clearings, forest edge and forest path situations which allows basking in the sun on broad leaved herbs for part of the day. The species is day active, males often found on top of small bushes or large herbs performing their song. They are easily disturbed when approached but usually only fly some meters before landing on bushes or herbs. D. ornata individuals are often found resting closely to each other, apart maybe 1–2 meters, several males and females sharing a bush or a herbaceous strip along forest edge.