Coryphosima morotoensis (Jago, 1968), stat. n. et

Popov †, George B., Fishpool, Lincoln D. C. & Rowell, C. Hugh F., 2019, A review of the Acridinae s. str. (Orthoptera: Acridoidea: Acrididae) of eastern Africa with taxonomic changes and description of new taxa, Journal of Orthoptera Research 28 (2), pp. 37-105 : 68-69

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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jor.28.29312

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scientific name

Coryphosima morotoensis (Jago, 1968), stat. n. et
status

comb. n.

Coryphosima morotoensis (Jago, 1968), stat. n. et View in CoL comb. n. Figs 149, 150, 163

Gymnobothroides amplificata morotoensis Jago, 1968.

Rastafaria amplificata morotoensis Bouvy, 1982.

Material.

-Known only from type series. UGANDA: Mt. Moroto, 3000 m, VIII 1966 (NHMUK).

Description.

-Differs from C. amplificata in larger size. Size (in mm): total length males 15-17, females 20-29. Antennae 1.7x length of head plus pronotum. Fastigium of vertex (Fig. 149) somewhat broader, with weaker carinula; foveolae as weak or weaker. Pronotum with inflexed and markedly divergent lateral carinae interrupted by all three transverse sulci (Fig. 150). Epiphallus as in Fig. 163-compare with Rastafaria , Fig. 162. Coloration generally light brown and black; dorsum of pronotum without black, but side band strong, covering 2/3 of lateral lobe of pronotum (Fig. 150). Abdominal side band more interrupted and fainter; tegmina shiny-black in anterior 3/5; posterior femora light brown, immaculate. Females generally similar to males but antennae shorter, about equal to length of head and pronotum. Area of tegmen between C and Sc with a creamy calloused speculum in many specimens, thus unlike males.

Distribution.

-UGANDA: Moroto Mt.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Orthoptera

Family

Acrididae

Genus

Coryphosima