Description of Dociostaurus biskrensis sp. nov. and male allotypes of four species: Pamphagulus bodenheimeri dumonti, P. uvarovi, Sphingonotus ebneri and Notopleura pygmaea (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) in the region of Biskra, Algeria Author Moussi, Abdelhamid Author Abba, Abderrahmane Author Harrat, Abboud Author Petit, Daniel text Zootaxa 2014 3755 4 379 390 journal article 46585 10.11646/zootaxa.3755.4.4 84daf2f9-bc32-464b-a08a-38a04441c575 1175-5326 230443 37FB45C6-DBF3-4110-974E-64B5BCEA5D9D Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) ebneri Mistshenko, 1936 Allotype male 7/11/09 Bir Naam, MNHN Paris. MNHN-EO-CAELIF998 Description. Space between the upper mesosternal lobes is twice wide as long. The tegmina are yellowishbrown at the base, with a slight brown median strip and some weak apical tasks. The intercalary nerve is straight. The wings are transparent. The hind tibias are slightly bluish, with 9 internal and 7 external spines. The hind femurs have black apical spot (internal and external) and are yellowish inside. Bio-Ecology. One generation per year, late in the summer with a winter arrest of embryonic development. It can be found on bare ground, and scrublands of rocky steppe ( Moussi et al. , 2011 ). Diet: The analysis of feces revealed that this species feed on different species of dicotyledones and grasses, indicating an ambivore diet.