Tmethis maroccanus hirtus Uvarov, 1943

Usmani, Mohammad Kamil, 2007, Studies on some Libyan species of Pamphagidae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea), Zootaxa 1625, pp. 47-60 : 58-59

Tmethis maroccanus hirtus Uvarov, 1943

(Fig. 7 E–H)

This species can be identified by its hind tibia and inside of hind femur vary from bright red to dark-red, femur with a black red spot, often imperfectly defined; edges of the body and all legs with unusually dense and long hairs.

Material examined: Ghat region: A1 Baraket, 3 Ψ, on grass- vegetable, 16.x.94.

Localities: Fezzan: Al-Baraket

Distribution: Morocco, Libya

FIGURE 7. A-D. Tmethis maroccanus maroccanus I. Bolivar. A. Female supra-anal plate and cerci; B. Female subgenital plate; C. Spermatheca; D. Ovipositor; Fig. 7 E-H. Tmethis maroccanus hirtus Uvarov. E. Female supra-anal plate and cerci.; F. Female subgenital plate; G. Spermatheca; H. Ovipositor.