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Characters to separate taxa in Phaulacris


Hind femora with a dark brown outer face, marked by a big light-coloured spot on the dorsal post-basal area and another one, smaller, towards the middle, near the lower carina of the medial area. Inner face redHind femora with light -coloured outer face (pale yellow), marked by black points on the carinae of the medial area and the chevrons. Inner face orange
Epiproct with 5 black callositiesEpiproct with 3 black callosities
Frontal costa with excurved edges, strongly constricted at the level of the junction with the fastigium of vertexFrontal costa without excurved edges, slightly constricted at the level of the junction with the fastigium of vertex
Habitus as in Fig.
Not as left description
Phaulacris gracilicornis Phaulacris variata
Source: Amédégnato & Descamps. 1979. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. Nouvelle série 15(3):423-487

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