Lobosceliana

Hemp, Claudia, 2013, A new Lobosceliana Dirsh species (Orthoptera: Pamphagidae: Porthetinae) from coastal Tanzania, East Africa, Zootaxa 3731 (2), pp. 295-300 : 296

Key to species in Lobosceliana : females. (after Dirsh 1958)

1. 5 apical antennal segments................................................................ brachyptera n. sp.

- 4 apical antennal segments.............................................................................. 2

2. Lower margin of hind femur very strongly expanded, strongly excurved and serrated in subapical part only.............. 4

- Lower margin of hind femur comparatively little expanded, less excurved; serrated along whole length................. 3

3. Flagellum of antennae long with elongated segments, without apical projections............... gilgilensis (I.Bolivar 1915)

- Flagellum of antennae shorter, its first and second segments being almost as wide as long; third segment with an external api- cal projection................................................................... brevicornis (I.Bolivar 1915)

4. Antennae narrower, segments of flagellum more elongated and without lateral apical projections... loboscelis (Schaum 1853)

- Antennae wider, segments of flagellum shorter with lateral apical projections on external side...... femoralis (Walker 1870)