Macroscirtus acutipennis ( Karsch, 1886 )

Simeu-Noutchom, Alain, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard, Affa’A, Glwadys Zang, Wandji, Alain Christel & Nzike, Marcelle Mbadjoun, 2022, Review of the genus Macroscirtus Pictet, 1888 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) with the description of a new species, Zootaxa 5188 (2), pp. 133-144 : 134-135

Species Macroscirtus acutipennis ( Karsch, 1886)

Figs. 1 , 6 ; Table 3

Type material: syntypes (1 ♂, 4 ♀♀), West-Central Tropical Africa , Angola, Cabinda. « Chinchoxo » . MfN.

Description ( Fig. 1 ): Yellow-brown, bright body. Tegmina scarcely exceeding abdomen, with a pointed apex, raised lower margin, and slightly rounded upper ( Fig. 1a ). Hind wings reaching a third of the length of the tegmina. Front femur unarmed, hind femur very elongated, armed with spines 7 outward and, 5-8 inward. The front and hind legs yellowish at the tips, with spines on both sides.

Distribution ( Fig. 6 ): Angola (type locality, Griffini 1908: Loagna assumed to be in Angola based on internet information), Nigeria, Ibadan ( Eluwa, 1970, 1972), Central African Republic, Dzanga-Sangha ( Massa, 2020).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Macroscirtus acutipennis (syntypes): (a) male lateral view, (b) female lateral view, (c) male subgenital plate, (d) ovipositor (P. Naskrecki, http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org)

FIGURE 6. Distribution of the genus Macroscirtus in Africa