Aerotegmina shengenae is described from the montane forests of the South Pare Mts of Tanzania. A habitat description is given and co-occurring Saltatoria registered. By the morphology of the acoustical chamber, A. shengenae is more primitive than A. kilimandjarica. Speciation processes are discussed for Aerotegmina species.
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1 June 2006
Aerotegmina shengenae, a new species of Listroscelidinae (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from the Eastern Arc Mountains of East Africa
Claudia Hemp
Journal of Orthoptera Research
Vol. 15 • No. 1
June 2006
Vol. 15 • No. 1
June 2006
Aerotegmina
Euryastes
Listroscelidinae
new species
Orthoptera
South Pare Mountains
West Usambara Mountains