Eugasteroides loricatus loricatus (Gerstaecker, 1869)

(Fig. 7 A, B)

Distribution. Somalia, Kenya, North Tanzania (Schmidt 1998).

Described from the Kilimanjaro area (Lake Jipe) by Gerstäcker (1869), reported from the area by Schmidt (1998).

Habitat. Desert shrub, zone of scattered cedars, desert-grass and thorn bush in northern Kenya (Chopard & Kevan 1954); common on Mt Kilimanjaro and adjacent areas in bush and grassland savanna of the colline zone.

Song. Loud, continuous sequence of syllables, produced only at night from bushes of 1–2 m height. Easily audible from a distance of about 30– 40 m.

Altitudinal range at Mt Kilimanjaro: 900–1000– 1100 m.

Records: 10