Tmethis maroccanus hirtus Uvarov, 1943

Usmani, Mohammad Kamil, 2008, Studies on Acridoidea (Orthoptera) with some new records from Fezzan, Libya, Zootaxa 1946, pp. 1-41 : 14

publication ID	11755334
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5231508
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scientific name	Tmethis maroccanus hirtus Uvarov, 1943
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Diagnosis: This subspecies can be distinguished from the nominate subspecies T. m. maroccanus by its hind tibia and inside of hind femur vary from bright red to dark red; femur with a black red spot, often imperfectly defined; edges of body and all legs with unusually dense and long hairs.

Habitats: A geophilous species confined to grassy area. Only three female specimens were collected.

Material examined: Ghat Region: Al Barakt , 3♀, on grass-vegetable, 16.x.1994 .

Localities: Fezzan: Al Barakat.

Distribution: Algeria, Morocco, Libya.

References

Uvarov, B. P. (1943) The tribe Thrinchini of the subfamily Pamphaginae, and the interrelation of the Acridid subfamilies (Orthoptera). Transanction of Royal Entomological Society, London, 93, 1 - 72.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Orthoptera
Family	Pamphagidae
Genus	Tmethis

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