Tuarega insignis (Lucas, 1751) (Fig. 1C)

Type locality: Algeria, Kefoum-Tebouc .

Material examined. W of Tindite, 33.68745°N, 3.68032°W (900 m), 1.VI.2013 (1♀) .

Distribution. T. insignis is a widespread species in all desert and arid areas of North Africa.

Remarks. Kirby (1910) included Batrachotettix elephas Saussure, 1884 among the synonyms of T. insignis, but Massa (2013) excluded it because Saussure (1884) was referring to a species with sexual dimorphism (‘ elytra et alae? ’). However, Saussure (1888 p. 135–136), citing the 1884 description, wrote that the indication of locality (South Africa) for Batrachotettix elephas was false, that it was one subimago (old nymph) and, as the adult was unkown to him, he was induced in error because of the similarity of nymphs of Tuarega with Batrachotettix . Thus, B. elephas is really a synonym of T. insignis (J. Mestre, pers. comm. to BM).