Ruspolia differens (Serville, 1838)

Massa, Bruno, 2015, Taxonomy and distribution of some katydids (OrthopteraTettigoniidae) from tropical Africa, ZooKeys 524, pp. 17-44 : 18

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scientific name	Ruspolia differens (Serville, 1838)
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Taxon classification Animalia Orthoptera Tettigoniidae

Ruspolia differens (Serville, 1838) View in CoL

Material examined.

Seychelles, Silhouette Is. 27.VI-3.VII.1988, F.A. Repetti (1♂) (MSNG).

Distribution.

Angola, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Central African Republic, Zaire, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rhodesia, Zanzibar, Mauritius, Madagascar ( Bailey 1975, Bailey and McCrae 1978).

Remarks.

Ruspolia differens is a very widespread species throughout tropical Africa, including also some islands of the Indian Ocean. Its presence in the Seychelles archipelago is possibly explained as a passive importation.