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species Rhainopomma pseudomontanum Hemp, 2007

• Common name(s):  West Usambara Striped Grasshopper
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• Links:
  • The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
• Distribution:
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• Ecology:
  • Terrestrial. Montane forest and forest edges, edges of tea plantations, 1500-2100 m.
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations:
  • Hemp, C. 2007. In Hemp, C., Schultz, A. Hemp & W. Wägele. New Lentulidae species from East Africa (Orthoptera: Saltatoria). Jour. Orth. Res. 16(1):87   >> Rhainopomma pseudomontanum    urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:46011
  • Schultz, C. Hemp, A. Hemp & W. Wägele. 2007. Systematic Ent. 32:6 >> Rhainopomma pseudomontanum
  • Mungai, C.N. Lange, Muriuki, Ingrisch, Oyieke, Muchai & Lampe. 2013. Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum 60:93-97   >> Note: 2 paratypes >> Rhainopomma pseudomontanum
  • 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 194 >> Rhainopomma pseudomontanum
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Africa, East Tropical Africa, Tanzania, West Usambara mountains, montane forest edge, Kwagoroto forest reserve
  • Kind of type:  holotype
  • Specimen category:  male
  • Location of type:  MfN

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