Conocephalus (Anisoptera) iris (Serville, 1838)

Massa, Bruno, Annoyer, Philippe, Perez, Cyrille, Danflous, Samuel & Duvot, Guilhem, 2020, Orthoptera Tettigoniidae (Conocephalinae, Hexacentrinae, Phaneropterinae Mecopodinae, Hetrodinae) from some protected areas of Central African Republic, Zootaxa 4780 (3), pp. 401-447 : 405

Conocephalus (Anisoptera) iris (Serville, 1838)

Material examined. CAR. Boukoko-Nola , 8.X.2008, P. Annoyer (1♀) ; Bambio Vill. , 12.XI.2010, P. Annoyer (1♂) ; Lobaye prefecture, Botoko Vill. , 12.XI.2010, P. Annoyer (1♂) ; Dzanga-Ndoki NP, Bayanga Vill. , 23.II.2012 (light), P. Annoyer (1♀) ; Lake 7, 29.II–1.III.2012 (light), P. Annoyer (1♀) ( BMPC & PAPC) .

Remarks. Described from Madagascar, C. iris may present both holopterous and brachypterous forms ( Heller 2019); it is widespread in all Africa and Arabian peninsula ( Popov 1981). Their very peculiar characters are presented in Figs. 2–9 .

Figures

FIGURES 2–5. Main characters of Conocephalus (Anisoptera) iris. Lateral view of the male (2) and female (3), dorsal (4) and ventral view (5) of cerci.

FIGURES 6–9. Other characters of Conocephalus (Anisoptera) iris. Lateral view of last abdominal tergites and sternites (6), subgenital plate of the female (7), dorsal view of male (8) and female (9) tegmina.