Atlasacris peculiaris Rehn, 1914

Massa, Bruno, 2015, New genera, species and records of Phaneropterinae (Orthoptera, Phaneropteridae) from sub-Saharan Africa, ZooKeys 472, pp. 77-102 : 86

Taxon classification Animalia Orthoptera Phaneropteridae

Atlasacris peculiaris Rehn, 1914 Figs 39, 40, 51, 53

Material examined.

Uganda, Ruwenzori, 2500 m II.1908 (Deutsche Zentr.-Afr.-Exp.), R.Grauer (♂ holotype, originally in alcohol, now mounted); Democratic Republic of Congo, Kwidschwi-Inseln, Kiwu-See, IX.1907 (Deutsche Zentr.-Afr.-Exp) (♂ paratype, originally in alcohol, now mounted) (MfN).

Remarks.

The male of Atlasacris peculiaris has tegmina just exceeding the 2nd abdominal segment, overlapped for the half of their length, brown with a longitudinal clearer stripe on the fore border (Fig. 39). The most peculiar character is found on the mid tibiae, which end with a long spur, which is little shorter than the first tarsal segment, and is as long as the following ones together (Fig. 40). The female does not show these characters and the tegmina are very short, less than half the pronotum length.

Distribution.

According to Ragge (1980) known distribution of Atlasacris peculiaris covers the region of Albert-Edward-Kiwa Valley, from Ruwenzori to Burundi.