Gymnobothrus anchietae anchietae I. Bolivar , 1889

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 : 74-75

Gymnobothrus anchietae anchietae I. Bolivar, 1889 stat. n. Figs 225-233

Gymnobothrus gracilis (Ramme, 1931) syn. n.

Ogmothela meruensis Ramme, 1931 (syn. with G. gracilis Uvarov 1953)

Ogmothela rammei Sjöstedt, 1931 (syn. with G. gracilis Uvarov 1953)

Gymnobothrus angolensis Uvarov, 1953 (syn. Dirsh 1966)

Material.

-Holotype female anchietae anchietae : ANGOLA: Caconda, Quando. Moxico dist. Villa Luso (det. Uvarov after comparison with two cotypic females from Madrid Museum); type series angolensis Loanda. Also ANGOLA: S.W. Sa de Bandeira, 5600' (l705 m); Bruco; Rocadas; 10 mi. N.E. Cacula; Salazar; Duque de Bragança; Mt. Lubiri, 6 mi. N.E. Alto Hama; 3 mi. N.E. Negola; 8 mi. N.E. Cacula; Ceilunge; Calondo. Amboim; Cachociras 20 mi. S.W. Gabela. (Adults II, III, V, VII, X). BOTSWANA: Kuke Pan 20˚59'S 22˚25'E. NAMIBIA: Oshikango. TANZANIA: Shinyanga; Old Shinyanga; Tinde 20 mi. S.W. Shinyanga; Sigi, Nr. Amani; Ushora; Mpwapwa; Bukeni; Tanga; Mingano; Rukwa. KENYA: Nairobi; Ngare na Nyuki. ZAMBIA: Mporokoso; Mweru wa Ntipa; Mbala (as Abercorn). MALAWI: Nyika Nat. Park; nr. Chilenga. D.R. CONGO: Katanga, Chinchoxo.

Description.

-As in key and under species. Size (in mm) total length: males 13.0-16.0, females 16.0-23.0.

Distribution.

-ANGOLA, BOTSWANA, NAMIBIA, TANZANIA, KENYA, ZAMBIA, MALAWI, D.R. CONGO.