Afrophisis tanzanica (Hemp, Claudia 2013)
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Ordo: Orthoptera
Familia: Tettigoniidae
Genus: Afrophisis
Name
Afrophisis tanzanica Jin & Kevan (1991) – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Afrophisis tanzanica Hemp, Claudia, 2013, Zootaxa 3737: 326-327.
Description
Measurements, males (mm) (N = 3). Body length 11–15. Length of pronotum 3.6–3.9. Length of elytra 15–16. Length of hind femur 11–12.5. Measurements, females (mm) (N = 4). Body length 13–19.5. Length of pronotum 3.6 –4.0. Length of elytra 16– 19. Length of hind femur 13.5–19. Length of ovipositor 12.5–13.
Distribution
Distribution: Tanzania, East Usambara Mountains (Jin & Kevan 1991).
Ecology & Biology: Canopy dweller, nightactive, predaceous.
Description
Habitat: Lowland and submontane everygreen forest.
Discussion
Remarks: In the holotype of A. tanzanica the supra-anal plate is damaged and flexed at its middle part. This is depicted in Jin & Kevan (1991), p. 324, Fig 2 e. However, since more material is available now it became clear that the supra-anal plate is evenly stretched backwards (see Fig. 15 B). The genitalic sclerites (regarded as paraprocts in Jin & Kevan 1991) are situated beneath the supraanal plate and the elongated subgenital plate.
Taxon Treatment
- Hemp, Claudia; 2013: Annotated list of Tettigoniidae (Orthoptera) from the East Usambara Mountains Tanzania and new Tettigoniidae species from East Africa, Zootaxa 3737: 326-327. doi
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