Decticus albifrons ( Fabricius, 1775 )

Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure, 2010, A check-list of Ensifera from Algeria (Insecta: Orthoptera), Zootaxa 2432, pp. 1-44 : 28

Decticus albifrons ( Fabricius, 1775)

Locusta albifrons Fabricius, 1775: 286 .

Type locality: Madeira.

Distribution: Mediterranean basin, from the Canary islands up to southwestern Asia ( Fontana et al. 2002). Biogeographic zones: Shoreline, Tellian Atlas, High Plateaux, Saharian Atlas.

Bioclimatic zones: Humid, subhumid, arid, semiarid, saharian.

Records in Algeria: Surroundings of Algiers; Bône [Annaba] [36°54'N 7°46'E]; Sétif [36°11'N 5°24'E]; Camp des faucheurs, near La Calle [El Kala] [36°53'N 8°26'E] ( Lucas 1849). Species known from the eastern coast, up to Saïda [34°49'N 0°9'E] ( Krauss and Vosseler 1896). Oran [35°40'N 0°39'W]; Tlemcen [34°52'N 1°18'W]; Lalla Marghnia [34°50'N 1°43'W]; Bordj Menaiel [36°44'N 3°43'E] ( Finot 1896). Aumale [Bouira] [36°9'N 3°41'E] ( Vosseler 1902). North of Biskra, El Outaia [35°1'N 5°35'E]; Tizi Ouzou [36°43'N 4°3'E]; Djurdjura, Tirourda pass, 1700-2000m [36°28'N 4°18'E] ( Werner 1914). Constantine [36°21'N 6°36'E]; Ain Baniou [35°24'N 4°20'E]; Barika [35°23'N 5°22'E] ( Chopard 1943). Belezma National Park [35°32'N 5°55'E] ( Athmani 1988). Sétif [36°11'N 5°24'E] ( Fellaouine 1989). Zemmouri [36°48'N 3°34'E]; Zéralda [36°42'N 2°49'E] ( Hamdi 1989). Sidi Bel Abbès [35°11'N 0°38'W] ( Bouanane 1993; Khider 1994). Taza National Park [36°34'N 5°28'E] ( Rouibah 1994). Chlef [36°9'N 1°20'E] ( Mohammedi 1996). Tizi Ouzou [36°43'N 4°3'E] ( Gadoum 1997). Sétif [36°11'N 5°24'E] ( Bounechada et al. 2006). Draa Ben Khedda [36°44'N 3°57'E]; Tafoughalt [36°37'N 3°52'E]; Akfadou forest [36°41'N 4°34'E] (Mohamed Sahnoun pers. obs.).