Description of Heteracris lecoqi Yetchom-Fondjo & Kekeunou sp. nov. and Heteracris hannai Wandji & Kekeunou sp. nov. and redescription of Heteracris guineensis (Krauss, 1890) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) with comments on its ecology in the Southern part of Cameroon
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Wandji, Alain Christel
Zoology Laboratory, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé 1, Cameroon.
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Yetchom-Fondjo, Jeanne Agrippine
Zoology Unit, Laboratory of Biology and Physiology of Animal Organisms, Graduate School in Fundamental and Applied Sciences, University of Douala, Cameroon.
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Kekeunou, Sévilor
Zoology Laboratory, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé 1, Cameroon.
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Kenne, Martin
Zoology Unit, Laboratory of Biology and Physiology of Animal Organisms, Graduate School in Fundamental and Applied Sciences, University of Douala, Cameroon.
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Missoup, Alain Didier
Zoology Unit, Laboratory of Biology and Physiology of Animal Organisms, Graduate School in Fundamental and Applied Sciences, University of Douala, Cameroon.
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Tindo, Maurice
Zoology Unit, Laboratory of Biology and Physiology of Animal Organisms, Graduate School in Fundamental and Applied Sciences, University of Douala, Cameroon.
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Simeu-Noutchom, Alain
Zoology Laboratory, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé 1, Cameroon.
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Mbadjoun-Nzike, Marcelle
Zoology Laboratory, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé 1, Cameroon.
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Xu, Sheng-Quan
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Djomnang-Nkwala, Alfiery Laurel
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Fomena, Abraham
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-01-20
4915
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95
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journal article
8684
10.11646/zootaxa.4915.1.6
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Key to
Heteracris
species from the southern part of
Cameroon
1.
Body generally greenish or yellowish; externo-median surface of posterior femur yellow or green proximally, with or without proximal, median and distal black-brown spots or bands; posterior tibiae bright red, basal part with a yellow band framed by two black band......................................................................
Heteracris guineensis
1’.
Body generally light brown, externo-median surface of posterior femur brown proximally, with or without proximal, median and distal black-brown spots or bands; posterior tibiae half dark basal, with a clear basal............................
2
2.
Hind wings blue at base...........................................................
Heteracris hannai
sp. nov.
2’.
Hind wings hyaline, sometimes red-orange at base..........................................................
3
3.
Valves of cingulum slightly longer than the apical valves of penis..........................
Heteracris lecoqi
sp. nov.
3’.
Valves of cingulum much longer than the apical valves of penis....................................
Heteracris leani