A NEW SPECIES OF DNOPHERULA FROM KENYA (Orthoptera, Acrididae)

A NEW SPECIES OF DNOPHERULA FROM KENYA (Orthoptera, Acrididae)

<p>A new species of the genus <em>Dnopherula Karsch,</em> 1896 (Gomphocerinae, Acrididae) was collected in Kenya, near Nairobi on grassland under bushes. The front<span>o</span>-vertical angle of both sexes was much greater than 45<span><sup>0 </sup>&l...

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Main Author: G.H Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2006-10-01
Series:Fragmenta entomologica
Online Access:http://www.fragmentaentomol.org/index.php/fragmenta/article/view/3
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spelling doaj-1484f194af1c4a1788381cd490a39ec32020-11-25T03:41:35ZengPAGEPress PublicationsFragmenta entomologica0429-288X2284-48802006-10-0138216317110.4081/fe.2006.33A NEW SPECIES OF DNOPHERULA FROM KENYA (Orthoptera, Acrididae)G.H Schmidt0Universität Hannover, FB Biologie, LG Zoologie-Entomologie, Herrenhäuser Strasse 2, D-30419 Hannover<p>A new species of the genus <em>Dnopherula Karsch,</em> 1896 (Gomphocerinae, Acrididae) was collected in Kenya, near Nairobi on grassland under bushes. The front<span>o</span>-vertical angle of both sexes was much greater than 45<span><sup>0 </sup></span>indicating a geophilous behaviour. The tiny insects have short antennae, swollen hind femora, specially in male, and strongly curved spurs on hind tibiae. The fastigium verticis had a parabolic shape, prozona and metazona of pronotum of equal length, median carina straight, lateral carina incurved, pronotal disc constricted, and lateral carina cut by transverse sulculi.</p>http://www.fragmentaentomol.org/index.php/fragmenta/article/view/3
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A NEW SPECIES OF DNOPHERULA FROM KENYA (Orthoptera, Acrididae)
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title A NEW SPECIES OF DNOPHERULA FROM KENYA (Orthoptera, Acrididae)
title_short A NEW SPECIES OF DNOPHERULA FROM KENYA (Orthoptera, Acrididae)
title_full A NEW SPECIES OF DNOPHERULA FROM KENYA (Orthoptera, Acrididae)
title_fullStr A NEW SPECIES OF DNOPHERULA FROM KENYA (Orthoptera, Acrididae)
title_full_unstemmed A NEW SPECIES OF DNOPHERULA FROM KENYA (Orthoptera, Acrididae)
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publishDate 2006-10-01
description <p>A new species of the genus <em>Dnopherula Karsch,</em> 1896 (Gomphocerinae, Acrididae) was collected in Kenya, near Nairobi on grassland under bushes. The front<span>o</span>-vertical angle of both sexes was much greater than 45<span><sup>0 </sup></span>indicating a geophilous behaviour. The tiny insects have short antennae, swollen hind femora, specially in male, and strongly curved spurs on hind tibiae. The fastigium verticis had a parabolic shape, prozona and metazona of pronotum of equal length, median carina straight, lateral carina incurved, pronotal disc constricted, and lateral carina cut by transverse sulculi.</p>
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