Coryphosima elgonensis (Uvarov, 1930)

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 : 66-68

Coryphosima elgonensis (Uvarov, 1930) Figs 154-157

Paracomacris elgonensis Uvarov, 1930: 249.

Paracomacris loveni Sjöstedt, 1933 (syn. Uvarov 1938).

Material.

-KENYA: Aberdares N. face, Chebuswa 00˚14'S, 34˚36'E, 3300 m; grassy ridge between dense Erica bush; 0°15'S, 36°35'E, 3380 m; moorland and heath zone at base of inselberg. Mt. KENYA 00°0'S, 37°18'E. UGANDA: Mt Elgon, alpine and heath zones at altitudes of 3000-4000 m on both the Ugandan and Kenyan sides. Adults I–III.

Description.

-As in the key. Size slightly larger than preceding species (Fig. 154). Size (in mm): total length: males 13-16, females 16-20. Antennae somewhat shorter and incrassate. Fastigium of vertex as in Fig. 155, broadly parabolic, its rim thick; temporal foveolae present as small indentations (Fig. 156), arcuate sulcus well behind middle. Dorsum of pronotum (Fig. 157), lateral carinae straight, slightly divergent and weak in metazona. Costal area of tegmen expanded and extending beyond middle of tegmen. General coloration mottled brown, often with admixture of green. Dark lateral and often a dark medial dorsal stripe (Figs 154, 157) characteristic.

Distribution.

-KENYA and UGANDA: Mt. Elgon. KENYA: Aberdares.