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species Eurycorypha meruensis Sjöstedt, 1910

• Common name(s):  African Oblong-eyed Katydid
• Images: (15) See all images
• Sound recordings:
  • male calling song, Kilimanjaro, 22/2/2013, 20°C (Pettersson D1000X)
• Links:
  • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™
• Distribution:
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• Ecology:
  • Terrestrial. Common in submontane forest and coffee and banana plantations, less common in montane forest.
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations (10):
  • Sjöstedt. 1910[1909]. In Sjöstedt [Ed.]. Abteilung 15-22. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der schwedischen zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru und den umgebenden Massaisteppen Deutsch-Ostafrikas, 1905-1906 unter Leitung von Prof. Dr. Yngve Sjöstedt 3:134   >> Eurycorypha meruensis    urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:12468
  • Chopard. 1921. In Babault. Voyage dans l'Afrique orientale anglaise 1912-1915 29 >> Eurycorypha meruensis
  • Sjöstedt. 1933. Ark. Zool. 25A 13:19 >> Eurycorypha meruensis
  • Chopard. 1938. Mém. Mus. Nat. d'Hist. nat. N.S. 8:121   >> Eurycorypha meruensis
  • Chopard & D.K.M. Kevan. 1954. Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. London 105:329 >> Eurycorypha meruensis
  • Hemp, C. 2013. Zootaxa 3613(4):327 >> Eurycorypha meruensis
  • Hemp, C., K.-G. Heller, Warchalowska-Sliwa, Grzywacz & A. Hemp. 2013. Org. Divers. Evol. >> Eurycorypha meruensis
  • Hemp, C. 2013. Zootaxa 3737(4):347 >> Eurycorypha meruensis
  • Heller, K.-G. & C. Hemp. 2020. Org. Divers. Evol. 20:607 >> Eurycorypha meruensis
  • Hemp, C. 2021. A Field Guide to the Bushcrickets, Wetas and Raspy Crickets of Tanzania and Kenya 241 >> Eurycorypha meruensis
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Africa, East Tropical Africa, Tanzania, Meru plains
  • Kind of type:  holotype
  • Specimen category:  male
  • Location of type:  NHRS Stockholm

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