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family
Lentulidae
Dirsh, 1956
subfamily
Lentulinae
Dirsh, 1956
genus
Rhainopomma
Jago, 1981
species
Rhainopomma
nguruense
Jago, 1981
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:46018
Common name(s): Nguru Striped Grasshopper
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Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial. Cocoa plantations, submontane forest and forest edges, above 700 m.
Specimen records
are available.
Citations:
Jago. 1981. Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Ent. 43(1):16
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Rhainopomma
nguruense
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Otte, D. 1995. Orthoptera Species File 4:8 >>
Rhainopomma
nguruense
Rowell, C. Hugh Fraser, C. Hemp & Harvey. 2015. Jago's Grasshoppers of East and North East Africa. Volume 1. Pneumoridae, Pyrgomorphidae, Lentulidae, Pamphagidae and Dericorythidae 191 >>
Rhainopomma
nguruense
Type specimen information:
Type locality: Africa, East Tropical Africa, Tanzania, E foot Nguru Mountains, Mtibwa Roest Reserve, near Turiani
Kind of type: holotype
Specimen category: male
Location of type: BMNH London NH Mus.
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