Eucoptacra exigua Bolívar, 1912

Felix, Rob P. W. H. & Massa, Bruno, 2016, Orthoptera (Insecta: Tettigonioidea, Pyrgomorphoidea, Acridoidea) of Kafa Biosphere Reserve, Bale Mountains National Park and other areas of conservation interest in Ethiopia, Zootaxa 4189 (1), pp. 1-59 : 39

Eucoptacra exigua Bolívar, 1912

http://lsid.speciesfile.org/urn:lsid: Orthoptera .speciesfile.org:TaxonName:46375 Figure 33

Material examined. ETHIOPIA: SNNPR, Bench Maji, Bebeka plantation (1370 m), 14.IV.2015, R.P.W.H. Felix (1♀, RFPC) ; Bench Maji , Dembi Forest (1260 m), 14.IV.2015, R.P.W.H. Felix (2Ƌ, 2♀, RFPC) .

Distribution. It’s a widespread species in Africa and mentioned for Ethiopia by Dirsh (1966), Jago (1977) and Schmidt and Johnsen (1999).

Remarks. Identification occurred following the key to African species in Dirsh (1966). This species is characterized by a relatively long appendix of the male cercus, which is not widened at the apex, and a slightly raised median carina of pronotum.

Figures

FIGURE 33. Eucoptacra anguliflava, Sheko Forest (1570 m), and Eucoptacra exigua Dembi Forest (1260 m), Ethiopia. Scale bar represents 1 cm.