Geradflügler aus Ostafrika (Orthopteroidea, Dermapteroida und Blattopteroida).

Abstract

This paper gives an account of the Orthopteroid insects collected by H. Knipper in East Africa between 7 January and 10 December, 1952. Most of the material is from N. E. Tanganyika, but a few species from the vicinity of Mogadishu (Mogadiscio), Somalia, taken en route for Tanganyika, are also listed. In the case of new species, specimens collected by D. K. McE. Kevan and other persons are included. Two new species of Acridoidea from N. E. Tanganyika not collected by either author are also described. Ecological notes are given for nearly all, biological notes for several species. Including 34 species which cannot be determined beyond genus, 2 species of Phasmida, 3 of Gryllacridoidea, 16 of Tettigonioidea, 13 of Grylloidea, 1 of Tridactyloidea, 4 of Tetrigoidea, 78 of Acridoidea, 2 of Dermapteroida, 23 of Mantodea and 11 of Blattodea are recorded from Tanganyika. Furthermore, 16 species of Acridoidea and one species of Mantodea are recorded from Somalia only, one more species of Acridoidea from Somalia, Kenya and Abyssinia. The following are described by Kevan as new: - Tettigonioidea: Homorocoryphus curvipennis; Acridoidea: Usambilla affinis, Parepistaurus rufijianus, Caloptenopsis somalica, Kassongia orientalis, K. vittata, Acrotylus knipperi, A. trifasciatus, A. t. ab. roseus, Pycnodictya galinieri ab. citrina. In addition, the previously unknown female Orthochtha lindneri Kevan, 1955 is described.

Nomenclatural Acts

knipperi Kevan, 1961 (Acrotylus), spec. n.
trifasciatus Kevan, 1961 (Acrotylus), spec. n.
somalica Kevan, 1961 (Galoptenopsis), spec. n.
curvipennis Kevan, 1961 (Homorocoryphus), spec. n.
orientalis Kevan, 1961 (Kassongia), spec. n.
vittata Kevan, 1961 (Kassongia), spec. n.
rufijianus Kevan, 1961 (Parepistaurus), spec. n.
lindneri (Kevan, 1955) (Ramulus), comb. n. hitherto Gratidia lindneri Kevan, 1955
affinis Kevan, 1961 (Usambilla), spec. n.