Acinipe expansa (Brunner, 1882)

Usmani, Mohammad Kamil, 2007, Studies on some Libyan species of Pamphagidae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea), Zootaxa 1625, pp. 47-60 : 51

Acinipe expansa (Brunner, 1882)

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Pamphagus expansus Brunner, 1882 . Prod. europ. Oth.198, 206.

Acinipe expansa (Brunner, 1882) ; Kirby, 1910. Syn . cat. Orth. vol.3. Orth. Salt Part II. Locustidae vel Acridiidae . London: 351, 583.

Acinipe expansa (Brunner, 1882) ; Dirsh, 1965. Afr. gen. Acrid., ALRC, 99.

This species is similar to A. saharae in general appearance but can be separated by its pronotum with median carina concave, sharply crossed by posterior sulcus at posterior fifth; prosternal process with anterior margin rounded ( Chopard, 1943).

Material examined: Ghat Region: Al Barkat, 2 ɗ, 4Ψ, on grass-vegetable, 13.vi.93; Ghat, 3ɗ, on grass, 21.i.94.

Localities: Fezzan: Al Barkat, Ghat.

Distribution: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, S.W. Europe.