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species Fulvoscirtes sylvaticus Hemp, 2012

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• Distribution:
  •  endemic between western slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro (1400–1500 m) and eastern slopes of Mt Meru
• Ecology:
  • Savanna grassland, grassy patches within coffee-plantations and on road sides on West Kilimanjaro, submontane grasslands on East Meru.
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations:
  • Hemp, C. 2012. In Hemp, C., Kehl, K.-G. Heller, J.W. Wägele & A. Hemp. Ecological adaptations of grassland-inhabiting flightless Orthoptera: Fulvoscirtes and Acanthoscirtes, two new genera of African Karniellina (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Conocephalinae, Conocephalini). Systematic Ent. 37:396 >> Fulvoscirtes sylvaticus    urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:74154
  • Hemp, C. 2013. Zootaxa 3613(4):316 >> Fulvoscirtes sylvaticus
  • Hemp, A. & C. Hemp. 2018. Global Change Biology >> Note: table 1 >> Fulvoscirtes sylvaticus
  • Hemp, C. 2021. A Field Guide to the Bushcrickets, Wetas and Raspy Crickets of Tanzania and Kenya 82 >> Fulvoscirtes sylvaticus
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Africa, East Tropical Africa, Tanzania, west Kilimanjaro, grassy patch within coffee plantation
  • Kind of type:  holotype
  • Specimen category:  male
  • Location of type:  MfN

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