Zabalius ophthalmicus (Walker, 1869)

Hemp, Claudia, 2013, Annotated list of Ensifera (Orthoptera) and further records on Caelifera (Orthoptera) of Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Zootaxa 3613 (4), pp. 301-342 : 332-333

Zabalius ophthalmicus (Walker, 1869)

( Fig. 14 E–H)

Distribution. Central Africa, East Africa, South Africa (Beier 1954); Mozambique, Tanzania, DRC, Congo (collection Tervuren); Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, Angola, Zambia, DRC, Natal, South Africa, Zululand, Transvaal (collection NHML).

Ecology and biology. Canopy dweller. Adults found from September to March on Mt Kilimanjaro.

Habitat. Submontane plantations on Mt Kilimanjaro. In lowland forest in the East Usambaras (Zigi Trail) at 450 m.

Altitudinal range at Mt Kilimanjaro: 1100–1500 m.

Records: 4

Remarks. Probably more wide-spread on Mt Kilimanjaro with larger elevational span.

Figures

FIGURE 14. Pseudophyllinae and Saginae species of Kilimanjaro. A – C. Acauloplax exigua Karsch, southern slopes, plantation belt, 1430 m, male (A), and females (B, C) D. Male Cymatomerella sp., eastern slopes, tree savanna 1000 m E – H. Zabalius ophthalmicus (Walker), southern slopes, plantation belt 1430, male (E), female (F), female face (G), female nymph, last instar (H) I. Male Clonia jagoi Kaltenbach eastern slopes, savanna grassland, 1000 m.