Coryphosima stenoptera montana (Uvarov, 1953)

Popov †, George B., Fishpool, Lincoln D. C. & Rowell, C. Hugh F., 2019, A review of the Acridinae s. str. (Orthoptera: Acridoidea: Acrididae) of eastern Africa with taxonomic changes and description of new taxa, Journal of Orthoptera Research 28 (2), pp. 37-105 : 65

Coryphosima stenoptera montana (Uvarov, 1953)

Paracomacris stenoptera montana Uvarov, 1953: 195.

Coryphosima stenoptera montana (Uvarov, 1953) (syn. Dirsh 1958).

Material.

-ETHIOPIA: Djem-Djem forest, 2400-3000 m; Mount Chillalo, 2400 m; Wooroomon. Further material from Mt. Chillalo, moorland ca. 3000 m collected together with specimens of the brachypterous C. abyssinica Uvarov, 1934, but without any intermediate forms.

Description.

-Differs from nominate subspecies in smaller size, but rather robust build and generally somewhat darker coloration. Fastigium of vertex elliptical. Pronotum short, rugulose; lateral carinae parallel. Subcostal area expanded with few widely spaced veinlets. Size (in mm): total length: males 13-15, females 18-21mm.

Distribution.

-ETHIOPIA. Clinal links between subspecies montana and stenoptera are apparent at lower altitudes on the Ethiopian plateau.