Gymnobothrus pullus minutus (Ramme, 1929), stat. n. et comb., nom. res.

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 : 78

Gymnobothrus pullus minutus (Ramme, 1929), stat. n. et comb., nom. res. Figs 289-292

Gymnobothroides minutus Ramme, 1929.

Gymnobothroides pullus (Karny, 1915, 1929) (syn. Dirsh 1970).

Material.

-D.R. CONGO: Lake Kivu: Goma, 05°19'S 14°24'E. Lwiro River, 47 km N. of Bukavu. RWANDA: Kisenye. Adults II, VIII, XII.

Description.

-Differs from nominate subspecies in its smaller size (in mm: total length males 12-13, females 15-20); narrower, more deeply sulcate frontal ridge (Fig. 291); more elongate, apically pointed eye and apically attenuate tegmina (Figs 289, 290). Coloration very similar to nominate subspecies.

Discussion.

-Described originally as Gymnobothroides minutus Ramme, 1929, and synonymized by Dirsh (1970) under Gymnobothroides pullus Karny, 1915, this taxon is recalled here as a valid subspecies.

Distribution.

-Known from eastern D.R. CONGO and RWANDA.