Phlesirtes kinangopa Hemp

Hemp, Claudia & Heller, Klaus-Gerhard, 2017, The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species, Zootaxa 4244 (4), pp. 451-477 : 467-468

Phlesirtes kinangopa Hemp n. sp.

( Fig. 5 . F; Fig. 10 E, Fig. 11 C, D; Fig. 16 )

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Holotype male. Kenya, Aberdare Range , Fishers Lodge, 2900 m, January 2001. Depository MfN.

Paratypes. 1 female, same data as holotype. Depository MfN . 1 male, 1 female, same data as holotype. Depository EDNMK . 1 male, 1 female, same data as holotype. Depository BMNH .

Additional paratype material. 19 males, 17 female, same data as holotype . 1 male, 2 females, Kenya, Aberdare Range , grassy roadside vegetation, 2518 m, January 2001. Collection C. Hemp.

Description. Male. Color pattern of green and various shades of brown and black ( Fig. 10 E). Abdomen. Processes of 10th abdominal tergite at tips broadly inwardly rolled. Processes forming an oval-shaped gap between them ( Fig. 11 C). Most individuals with pair of dark patches on 10th abdominal tergite. Inner branch of male cercus short, little curved ( Fig. 11 D).

Female. Colour pattern as male. Ovipositor typical for genus. Subgenital plate as in Fig. 5 F.

Measurements male (mm) (N=10). Length of body 9.5–10.8 (mean: 10.1), length of pronotum 4.5–5.3 (mean: 4.8), length of anterior femur 2.0–2.3 (mean: 2.2), length of posterior femur 8.3–8.8 (mean: 8.6), visible part of elytra from above 0.3–0.7 (mean: 0.5).

Measurements female (mm) (N=10). Length of body 9.5–12.3 (mean: 11.0), length of pronotum 3.2–3.6 (mean: 3.4), length of anterior femur 2.2–2.3 (mean: 2.2), length of posterior femur 8.5–9.2 (mean: 8.9), ovipositor 7.8–8.7 (mean: 8.0).

Diagnosis. See P. keniensis .

Habitat and distribution. Moorland zone and grasslands on the Aberdare range. Recorded between 2500– 2900 m.

Figures

FIGURE 5. Subgenital plates of female Phlesirtes species A – N and O. Lateral view on ovipositor of P. gladiolus n. sp. A. P. chyuluensis n. sp. B. P. elgonensis n. sp. C. P. gladiolus n. sp. D. P. hanangensis n. sp. E. P. keniensis n. sp. F. P. kinangopa n. sp. G. P. laikipiaensis n. sp. H. P. limuru n. sp. I. P. melanocercus n. sp. J. P. merumontanus, northern Kilimanjaro K. P. ngongensis n. sp. L. P. ngorongoroensis n. sp. M. P. nou n. sp. N. P. timboroa n. sp.

FIGURE 10. Habitus of Phlesirtes species. A, B. Female (A) and male (B) of P. limuru n. sp. from the Kikuyu Escarpment near Limuru at the lower slopes of the Aberdare Range C. Female P. hanangensis n. sp. from the montane zone of Mt Hanang in western Tanzania D. Male P. keniensis n. sp., Chogoria Route southern slopes of Mt Kenya E. Male P. kinangopa n. ssp. from the upper montane zone of the Aberdare Range in Kenya.

FIGURE 11. Detail images of last abdominal tergites and cerci of male Phlesirtes species. A, B. P. keniensis n. sp. C, D. P. kinangopa n. sp. E, F. P. laikipiaensis n. sp. G, H. P. latifrons I, J. P. limuru n. sp. K, L. P. mauensis n. sp.

FIGURE 16. Distribution of Phlesirtes species in East Africa with major mountains and mountain ranges indicated.