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
1
1
59
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4189.1.1
2f313cb8-d57b-43ac-a1d5-f6cefc2c1ce2
1175-5326
165634
3C3C1242-82BC-4C73-B95E-0232F9603BA4
Catantops stramineus
(Walker 1870)
http://lsid.speciesfile.org/urn:lsid:
Orthoptera
.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:58999
Material
examined
.
ETHIOPIA
:
Gambella
, Baku
Lake
(
1425 m
),
16.IV.2015
,
B. Massa
(1Ƌ,
BMPC
)
;
SNNPR
,
Bench Maji
,
Bebeka Plantation
(
1370 m
),
14.IV.2015
,
R.P.W.H. Felix
(4Ƌ,
4♀
,
RFPC
),
B. Massa
(2Ƌ,
2♀
,
BMPC
)
;
Bench Maji
,
Dembi Forest
(
1260 m
),
14.IV.2015
,
R.P.W.H. Felix
(1Ƌ,
RFPC
)
;
Bench Maji
,
Sheko Forest
(
1340 m
),
16.IV.2015
,
R.P.W.H. Felix
(1Ƌ,
1♀
,
RFPC
)
;
Bench Maji
,
Sheko Forest
(
1570 m
),
13.IV.2015
,
R.P.W.H. Felix
(2Ƌ,
2♀
,
RFPC
),
B. Massa
(1Ƌ,
13♀
,
BMPC
)
;
Keffa
,
Shorori Wetland
(
1610 m
),
21.IV.2015
,
B. Massa
(1Ƌ,
2♀
,
BMPC
),
R.P.W.H. Felix
(
1♀
,
RFPC
)
;
Oromia
,
Bale
,
Harenna Forest
(
1470 m
),
13.XII.2015
,
B. Massa
(1Ƌ,
BMPC
)
.
Distribution.
Widespread African species, mentioned for
Ethiopia
by
Dirsh (1965)
, Jago (1984),
Schmidt & Johnsen (1999)
and
Uvarov (1934)
(as
C. melanostictus
).
Habiat.
This species was common in tall herb vegetation, and was encountered at most collecting sites at lower elevations.