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Heteracris pterosticha (Fischer von Waldheim, 1833) Distribution in Turkey: This species is common in Anatolia but mainly in Eastern Anatolia (Karabağ, 1958; Weidner, 1969; Karabağ et al. 1971, 1980; Demirsoy, 1977; Salman, 1978; G��neş, 1984; Erman & Salman, 1990; Sevgili & Ciplak, 2000; ��nal, 2006b; Sevgili et al. 2012). Previous records: Hakkari Province (Karabağ, 1958; Demirsoy, 1977; ��nal, 2006b; Sevgili et al. 2012). Material examined: This species was not seen during the study. Remarks: Some previous records were given as Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer de Waldheim, 1833)., Published as part of Taylan, Mehmet Sait, ��irin, Deniz, Sevgili, Hasan & Ye��ilyurt, Fatih, 2021, A preliminary research and notes on Orthoptera (Insecta) Fauna of Hakkari Province, pp. 45-70 in Zootaxa 5060 (1) on page 61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5060.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/5606753, {"references":["Karabag, T. (1958) Turkiye'nin Orthoptera Faunasi (The Orthoptera Fauna of Turkey). Ankara Universitesi Fen Fakultesi Yayinlari, 81, 1 - 198. [in Turkish]","Weidner, H. (1969) Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Feldheuschenrecken (Caelifera) Anatoliens. Mittellungen aus dem Zoology Museum of Berlin, 66, 145 - 226.","Karabag, T., Gumussuyu, I., Balamir, S. & Tutkun, E. (1971) Turkiye Orthoptera Faunasinin Tesbiti Uzerinde Arastirmalar. Bitki Koruma Bulteni, 11, 73 - 98. [in Turkish]","Demirsoy, A. (1977) Turkiye Caelifera (Insecta, Orthoptera) faunasinin tespiti ve taksonomik olarak incelenmesi. Ataturk Universitesi Basimevi, Erzurum, 252 pp. [in Turkish]","Salman, S. (1978) Agri, Kars ve Artvin illerinin Orthoptera (Insecta) Faunasi Uzerine Taksonomik Arastirmalar. Yayin 490, Ataturk Universitesi Fen Fakultesi Yayinlari 82. Ataturk Universitesi Fen Fakultesi Yayinlari, Erzurum, 184 pp.","Gunes, H. V. (1984) Dogu Akdeniz Bolgesi Orthoptera (Insecta) faunasi uzerine taksonomik calismalar. Unpublished PhD The- sis, Ankara Universitesi, Fen Fakultesi, Ankara, Turkey, 202 pp.","Erman, O. & Salman, S. (1990) Elazig Ili Orthoptera (Insecta) Faunasi. X. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, Temmuz, Erzurum, 109 - 119, [in Turkish]","Sevgili, H. & Ciplak, B. (2000) The Orthoptera of Sanliurfa province from the Mesopotomian part of the Turkey. Italian Journal of Zoology, 67, 229 - 240. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 11250000009356316","Unal, M. (2006 b) Kirikkale Orthopterlerinin Fauna, Ekoloji ve Taksonomisi Uzerine Arastirmalar. Priamus supplement, 3, 1 - 50.","Sevgili, H., Demirsoy A. & Durmus, Y. (2012) Orthoptera fauna of Kemaliye (Erzincan). Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry, Special Issue, 317 - 335."]}

Key to Heteracris species from the southern part of Cameroon 1. Body generally greenish or yellowish; externo-median surface of posterior femur yellow or green proximally, with or without proximal, median and distal black-brown spots or bands; posterior tibiae bright red, basal part with a yellow band framed by two black band...................................................................... Heteracris guineensis 1���. Body generally light brown, externo-median surface of posterior femur brown proximally, with or without proximal, median and distal black-brown spots or bands; posterior tibiae half dark basal, with a clear basal............................ 2 2. Hind wings blue at base........................................................... Heteracris hannai sp. nov. 2���. Hind wings hyaline, sometimes red-orange at base.......................................................... 3 3. Valves of cingulum slightly longer than the apical valves of penis.......................... Heteracris lecoqi sp. nov. 3���. Valves of cingulum much longer than the apical valves of penis.................................... Heteracris leani, Published as part of Wandji, Alain Christel, Yetchom-Fondjo, Jeanne Agrippine, Kekeunou, S��vilor, Kenne, Martin, Missoup, Alain Didier, Tindo, Maurice, Simeu-Noutchom, Alain, Mbadjoun-Nzike, Marcelle, Xu, Sheng-Quan, Djomnang-Nkwala, Alfiery Laurel & Fomena, Abraham, 2021, Description of Heteracris lecoqi Yetchom-Fondjo & Kekeunou sp. nov. and Heteracris hannai Wandji & Kekeunou sp. nov. and redescription of Heteracris guineensis (Krauss, 1890) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) with comments on its ecology in the Southern part of Cameroon, pp. 95-106 in Zootaxa 4915 (1) on page 103, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4915.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/4452499

The specimens studied were collected with sweep net and pitfall in the forests, agro-forests, herbaceous fallows, and crop fields of 14 localities in the southern part of Cameroon, from August 2015 to February 2018. The results show that Heteracris hannai sp. nov. and Heteracris lecoqi sp. nov. differ from previously known species of the same genus by the pattern of coloration and the details or shape of the phallic complex. H. lecoqi sp. nov. is characterized by light brownish body; male cercus with flattened, downcurved and obtuse apex; lophus strongly curved; interlophal space with V shape; apodeme of cingulum bow, convergent, with V-shape; valve of cingulum in lateral view longer than apical valve of penis; ramus in ventral view joined. H. hannai sp. nov. is distinct to other species by brown to grey body; male cercus with apex rounded, curved inside; lophus curved; interlophal space with U-shape; apodeme of cingulum thick, slightly parallel, with U shape; valve of cingulum in lateral view hardly longer than apical valve of penis; ramus in ventral view opened. The characteristics of H. guineensis are closer to H. hannai sp. nov. than to H. lecoqi sp. nov. H. lecoqi sp. nov. was collected only in the fallows while H. hannai sp. nov. was collected in the forests, agro-forests, fallows, and crop fields. Compared to H. guineensis, both new species are scarce in the natural vegetation and their distribution area is limited to two and four localities respectively for H. lecoqi sp. nov. and H. hannai sp. nov. All these three grasshopper’s species were recorded as accidental species in all types of vegetation.

Heteracris lecoqi Yetchom-Fondjo & Kekeunou sp. nov. Material examined: Holotype: 1 male, Cameroon, Littoral region, type locality: Mbongu��, 4��21���25���N, 9��35���22������E; fallows, 05 Feb 2015. Coll. Yetchom-Fondjo & Kekeunou; sweep net; deposited in the Zoology Research Unit, Laboratory of Biology and Physiology of Animal Organisms, University of Douala, Cameroon (ZRULBPAOUDC). Paratype: 1 male, Cameroon, Littoral region, type locality: Sol�� 4��36���00������N, 9��48���00������E; fallows, 05 Mar 2018. Coll. Yetchom-Fondjo & Kekeunou; sweep net; deposited in the Zoology Research Unit, Laboratory of Biology and Physiology of Animal Organisms, University of Douala, Cameroon (ZRULBPAOUDC). Etymology: named in honor of Dr. Michel Lecoq who has contributed to the knowledge of Afrotropical grasshoppers. Diagnosis: basal part in male cercus longer, apex flattened and obtuse, curved downwards; lophus strongly curved anteriorly; interlophal space with V-shape structure; external margins of lateral plates flexuous; apodemes of cingulum thin, arched and convergent, forming an almost V-shaped structure; cingulum valves in lateral view slightly longer than the apical valves of penis; rami of cingulum in ventral view fused anteriorly, endophallic sclerites partly free; posterior tibiae darkish, with a clear basal ring and bluish apical half; hind wings hyalines, with tips infumate. Description: male: 22.01 �� 2.01 mm (n = 2 individuals), integument slightly rugose; head slightly conical and oblique; fastigial foveolea present; medium eyes; fastigium of vertex short, with truncated apex, median carinulae absent; antenna filiform, longer than head and pronotum together; pronotum weakly tectiform, with lateral and median carinae crossed by three sulcus; metazona shorter than prozona with anobtuse posterior margin; longitudinal median strip of the pronotum darkish and wider than the adjacent light strip; tegmina and wings with rounded apex; tympanum present; prosternal process cylindrical, flattened at the base and forming with the prothoracic presternite a collar-like; mesosternal interspace open, longer than wide; male supra-anal plate conical, with a transverse ridge on the middle area; male cercus with longer basal part and flattened, obtuse and downcurved apical part (fig. 2d); subgenital plate short and conical; epiphallus short, compressed, with a wide bridge; ancorae well developed, curved and with acute apex; lophus large, lobiform and strongly curved upwards; interlophal space forming a Vshaped structure, with a proximal protuberance (fig. 3IIb); external margins of lateral plates flexuous. Ectophallus and endophllus robust (fig. 3IIe, 3IIh and 3IIk), zygoma wide; rami of cingulum well developed, in ventral view fused anteriorly and leaving free a part of endophallic sclerites; apodemes of cingulum thin, arched and convergent, almost V-shaped structure; basal and apical valves of penis connected by a sclerotized flexion; apical valves of penis with strongly curved upwards; valves of cingulum slightly longer than the apical valves of penis; apical valves elongated and weakly sclerotized. Coloration (fig. 2c): body generally light brown; posterior margin of eyes yellow highlighted; presence of two black bands in the medio-internal area of posterior femurs; external area with two brown-black median spots, sometimes weakly pronounced; posterior tibiae darkish in basal half, with a clear basal ring, and bluish in apical half; hind wing hyaline, with tips infumate. Female unknown. Ecology: only two adults of Heteracris lecoqi sp. nov. were captured respectively in February and March in fallows in the Littoral ever-green forest zone of Cameroon., Published as part of Wandji, Alain Christel, Yetchom-Fondjo, Jeanne Agrippine, Kekeunou, S��vilor, Kenne, Martin, Missoup, Alain Didier, Tindo, Maurice, Simeu-Noutchom, Alain, Mbadjoun-Nzike, Marcelle, Xu, Sheng-Quan, Djomnang-Nkwala, Alfiery Laurel & Fomena, Abraham, 2021, Description of Heteracris lecoqi Yetchom-Fondjo & Kekeunou sp. nov. and Heteracris hannai Wandji & Kekeunou sp. nov. and redescription of Heteracris guineensis (Krauss, 1890) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) with comments on its ecology in the Southern part of Cameroon, pp. 95-106 in Zootaxa 4915 (1) on pages 98-100, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4915.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/4452499

Heteracris hannai Wandji & Kekeunou sp. nov. Material examined: Holotype: 1 male, Cameroon, Centre region, type locality: Talba (4°37’704”N, 11°29’815”E); fallows, 26 May 2016; Coll. Wandji & Kekeunou; sweep net; deposited in the Zoology Laboratory, of University of Yaoundé 1, Cameroon (ZLUYC). Paratype: 1 male, Cameroon, Centre region, type locality: Talba (4°37’704”N, 11°29’815”E); fallows, 26 May 2016; Coll. Wandji & Kekeunou; sweep net; deposited in the Zoology Laboratory, of University of Yaoundé 1, Cameroon (ZLUYC). Other material studied: 1 male and 1 female from Bangoulap (5°06’013”N, 10°32’332”E), 2 females from Kumba (4°39’101”N, 9°24’502”E), 8 males and 9 females from Talba (4°37’704”N, 11°29’815”E), and 1 female from Tombel (4°45’359”N, 9°40’215”E); deposited in the Zoology Laboratory, of University of Yaoundé 1, Cameroon (ZLUYC). Etymology: The new species is named in honor of Dr. Rachid Hanna, former Cameroon IITA representative for his research interests. Diagnosis: male cercus curved inwards with rounded apex; lophus with curved posterior margin in profile view; interlophal space forming a U-shaped structure; external margins of lateral plates straight; apodemes of cingulum robust, slightly parallel and forming a U- shaped structure; valves of cingulum shorter than apical valves of penis in lateral view; rami of the cingulum in ventral view strongly opened, leaving free the endophallic sclerites; hind wings blue at base; posterior femur robust; black posterior tibias, with a white basal ring; tibiae spines fully black. Description: male: length of body 25.85 ± 1.55 mm (n = 5 individuals), female: length of body 45.85 ± 2.95 mm (n = 5 individuals). Integument finely rugose; antenna filiform, slightly widened and thickened in middle, longer than head and pronotum together; large and ridged eyes; fastigium of vertex short, with truncated apex; pronotum slightly tectiform, with weak lateral carinae; median carina raised and crossed by three sulci; metazona slightly longer than prozona, its posterior margin excurved; prosternal process cylindrical, with rounded apex; tegmina and wings fully developed, with rounded apex; tympanum present; hind femur moderately widened; male supra-anal plate conical, with a transverse sulcus on the middle field; male cercus curved inward and almost in contact one to another (fig. 2f); male subgenital plate conical. Bridge of epiphallus strongly excurved; ancorae swavying with a hooked apex; lophi lobiform, with curved posterior margin; interlophal space forming a U-shaped structure; external margins of lateral plates straight; anterior projections large, posterior ones narrow (fig. 3IIIc); apodemes of cingulum robust, slightly parallel, forming a U-shaped structure and not reaching the apex of basal valves of penis; valves of cingulum in lateral view, strongly exceeded the apex of apical valves of penis; rami of the cingulum in ventral view strongly opened, leaving free the endophallic sclerites (fig. 3IIIf, 3IIIi and 3IIIl). Coloration (fig. 2e): body generally brown to gray; elytra black laterally and yellowish dorsally; hind wings at base blue; posterior tibiae black, with a white basal ring; tarsi gray. Ecology: Heteracris hannai sp. nov. is present in the natural vegetation of the southern Cameroon in one univoltine population. The nymphs of Heteracris hannai sp. nov. were not observed during this study. In the Centre region of Cameroon, the adults occurred between March and September (almost 6 months). In the West and South-west regions of Cameroon, the adults were observed only during the months of February and September respectively (fig. 6). The species is more abundant in fallows and crop fields and very few in in agro-forests and forests (fig. 5b). Heteracris hannai sp. nov. is an accidentally collected species regardless of the type of vegetation (table 1).

Heteracris guineensis (Krauss, 1890) Synonymy: Eyprepocnemis guineensis Krauss, 1890; Thisoicetrus guineensis Sj ��stedt. 1918; Heteracris aurantiacus (Uvarov, 1921); Heteracris maculosa (Krauss, 1890). Syntypes: West Tropical Africa, Togo, Misah ��he, SMN Stuttgart. Material examined: 1 male from Balamba (4��24���796���N, 11��14���866���E), 16 males and 7 females from Mfou (3���48���364���N, 11��40���496���E), 19 males and 11 females from Talba (4��37���704���N, 11��29���815���E), 1 female from Bab��t�� (5��35���520���N, 10��15���373���E), 12 males and 2 females from Bangoulap (5��06���.013���N, 10��32���.332���E), 8 males and 6 females from Buea (4��09���247���N, 9��18���567���E), 8 males and 12 females from Kumba (4��39���101���N, 9��24���502���E), 16 males and 10 females from Tombel (4��45���359���N, 9��40���215���E), 2 males and 1 female from Djawara (4��02���24������N, 10��05���60������E), and 10 males and 14 females from Ekit�� (3��48���2.84������N, 10��06���11.95������E); deposited in the Zoology Laboratory, of University of Yaound�� 1, Cameroon (ZLUYC) and in the Zoology Research Unit, Laboratory of Biology and Physiology of Animal Organisms, University of Douala, Cameroon (ZRULBPAOUDC). Diagnosis: lophi with almost flattened posterior margin; interlophal space with a complex structure shape; outer margins of lateral plates almost straight; apodemes of cingulum parallel, exceeded the apex of basal valves of penis, with U-shaped structure; valves of cingulum exceeded significantly the apex of apical valves of penis in lateral view; rami slightly opened in ventral view; hind wing hyaline, sometimes with red base and infumate tips; hind tibiae black in basal half, with one yellow basal ring framed by two black rings, reminder bright red in apical part, spines yellowish in basal half and blackish in apical half. Description: male: length of body 22.00 �� 1.40 mm (n = 5 individuals), female: length of body 40.10 �� 3.80 mm (n = 5 individuals). Integument slightly rugose; head subconical; fastigial foveolae present; medium and slightly ridged eyes; fastigium of vertex short, with truncated apex and weak median carinulae; antenna filiform, longer than head and pronotum together; pronotum slightly tectiform, with weak lateral carinae in the prozona, obliterated and divergent in metazona; median carina raised and crossed by three sulcus, with an obtuse and weakly incised posterior margin; prozona longer than metazona; tegmina and wings fully developed, with rounded apex; intercalary vein of medial area of elytra present; tympanum present; prosternal process cylindrical; mesosternal interspace open, wider than its length; male supra-anal plate conical, with a transverse sulcus on the middle field and another on the apical field; male cercus longer in basal part and flattened, curved downwards in apical part (fig. 2b); male subgenital plate conical; posterior margin of subgenital plate in female protruding; valves of ovipositor robust, with curved apical. Bridge of epiphallus broad and arched; ancorae well developed, curved and with acute apex; lophi broads, lobiform and slightly curved upward (fig. 3Ia), posterior margin almost flattened in profile view; interlophal space forming a complex structure; external margins of the lateral plates almost straight; rami of cingulum well developed and broad; apodemes of cingulum slender, parallel with U-shaped structure, and exceeding the apex of basal valves of penis; zygoma large; basal and apical valves of penis connected by sclerotized flexion; lateral expansions of basal valves of penis strongly curved; apex of apical valves significantly curved upwards; valves of cingulum exceeding significantly the apex of apical valves of penis (fig. 3Id, 3Ig and 3Ij). Coloration (fig. 2a): body generally greenish or yellowish; upper side of antennae clear, lower side dark. Posterior margin of eyes yellow highlighted. Pronotum disc with a broad brown longitudinal band bordered by two narrower yellow bands, the latter extending anteriorly to the fastigium and posteriorly on the elytra; hind wings hyalines, sometimes with red base and infumate tips; medio-internal area of hind femurs bearing two large black bands; infero-internal area and pre-genicular ring yellow; hind tibiae with a yellow basal ring framed by two black rings, remainder bright red; spines yellow in basal part and black in apical part (fig. 2 a). Ecology: regardless of the study area, only one annual generation of nymphs and adults was observed. In the South-West area, the nymphs are present in April, June, July and from September to December. Adults are present throughout the year (fig. 4a). In the West zone, the nymphs are present in December while the adults are present from January to June (fig. 4b). In the Littoral zone, adults are present almost throughout the year, except in January and December. They are most abundant in September. Nymphs are present in April, September and November (Fig. 4c). In the Centre area, the nymphs are present in February, March, May, July, October and November. Adults are present in January and from March to December, with high abundances in June (fig. 4d). This species is widely distributed in the southern part of Cameroon. It can easily be observed in high abundance in fallows, crops fields, and agro-forests while it is accidentally found in the forests except those of Buea and Tombel (fig. 5a). Heteracris guineensis is an accidental species regardless of the vegetation type. Table 2 below shows the occurrence frequency obtained in each vegetation type in the different regions., Published as part of Wandji, Alain Christel, Yetchom-Fondjo, Jeanne Agrippine, Kekeunou, S��vilor, Kenne, Martin, Missoup, Alain Didier, Tindo, Maurice, Simeu-Noutchom, Alain, Mbadjoun-Nzike, Marcelle, Xu, Sheng-Quan, Djomnang-Nkwala, Alfiery Laurel & Fomena, Abraham, 2021, Description of Heteracris lecoqi Yetchom-Fondjo & Kekeunou sp. nov. and Heteracris hannai Wandji & Kekeunou sp. nov. and redescription of Heteracris guineensis (Krauss, 1890) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) with comments on its ecology in the Southern part of Cameroon, pp. 95-106 in Zootaxa 4915 (1) on pages 101-102, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4915.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/4452499

Heteracris minuta (Uvarov, 1921) * (Fig. 22) Thisoicetrus littoralis variety minuta Uvarov, 1921b: 123. — Chopard 1943: 410. Thisoicetrus littoralis minuta – Uvarov 1923b: 77. Thisoicetrus littoralis minutus – Uvarov 1939: 382. Heteracris littoralis minuta – Dirsh 1958: 53. Heteracris minuta – Grunshaw 1991: 28. TYPE SPECIMEN. — Algeria • ♂; holotype; Annaba; NHM. DISTRIBUTION. — Algeria, Tunisia, Libya (Grunshaw 1991). DATA FROM LITERATURE FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN TUNISIA. — Miknassi (Chopard 1943). MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Tunisia • 1 ♀; Meknassy; 3.VIII.1929; C. Dumont; MNHN-EO-CAELIF66. NEW DATA FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN TUNISIA. — None. HABITAT. — No data., Published as part of Tlili, Haithem, Abdellaoui, Khemais, Chintauan-Marquier, Ioana C., Chouikha, Manel Ben, Moussi, Abdelhamid, Ammar, Mohamed & Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure, 2020, Checklist and taxonomic updates in grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera) of central and southwestern Tunisia with new records and a key for species identification, pp. 607-738 in Zoosystema 42 (31) on page 620, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2020v42a31, http://zenodo.org/record/4382361, {"references":["UVAROV B. P. 1921 a. - A contribution to our knowledge of the Orthoptera Acridoidea of Mesopotamia and N. W. Persia. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 27: 803 - 812.","UVAROV B. P. 1921 b. - Notes on the Orthoptera in the British Museum. I. the group Euprepocnemini. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 7: 106 - 144. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1365 - 2311.1921. tb 02804. x","CHOPARD L. 1943. - Faune de l'Empire francais: I OrthopteroIdes de l'Afrique du Nord. Librairie Larose, Paris, 450 p.","UVAROV B. P. 1923 b. - Records and descriptions of Orthoptera from North-West Africa. Novitates zoologicae 30: 59 - 78. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. part. 28982","UVAROV B. P. 1939. - A preliminary revision of the palaearctic species and subspecies of Thisoicetrus Br. W. (Orthoptera, Acrididae). Novitates Zoologicae 41: 377 - 382. https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 34053620","DIRSH V. M. 1958. - Acridological notes. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 101: 51 - 63.","GRUNSHAW J. P. 1991. - A revision of the grasshopper genus Heteracris (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Eyprepocnemidinae). Natural Resources Institute Bulletin 38: 1 - 106. http: // gala. gre. ac. uk / id / eprint / 11108"]}

Heteracris annulosa annulosa Walker, 1870 (Fig. 20) Heteracris annulosa Walker, 1870a: 674. — Grunshaw 1991: 22. Pezotettix (Euprepocnemis) charpentieri Stål, 1873: 75. Euprepocnemis littoralis Bonnet & Finot, 1885: 232. Euprepocnemis annulosa – Kirby 1910: 560. Thisoicetrus brevipes Bolívar, 1936: 416. Thisoicetrus annulosus annulosus – Uvarov 1939: 379. — Chopard 1943: 410. Heteracris (Heteracris) annulosa – Massa & Fontana 1998: 78. Heteracris annulosa annulosa – Buzzetti et al. 2014: 23. TYPE SPECIMEN. — ♂; holotype; NHM. TYPE LOCALITY. — Unknown. DISTRIBUTION. — This species is distributed from North and Sub-Saharan Africa to Arabia (Grunshaw 1991). DATA FROM LITERATURE FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN TUNISIA. — Djerba (Massa 1994); Nefta (Chopard 1943). MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Tunisia • 1 ♂; Tozeur, Souani Ali; 31.III.2016; H. Tlili; MNHN-EO-CAELIF4667 • 1 ♂; same data; MNHN-EO-CAELIF7438 • 1 ♀; Gafsa, El Guetar; 30.IV.2017; H. Tlili; MNHN-EO-CAELIF4668 • 1 ♂; Gafsa, Douwara; 20.VII.2016; H. Tlili; MNHN-EO-CAELIF7085 • 1♀; Gabes; 1898; M. Noualhier; MNHN-EO-CAELIF3756 • 1 ♀; Sfax; 1856; M. Ducouret; MNHN-EO-CAELIF3757. NEW DATA FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN TUNISIA. — Gafsa, El Guetar; Tozeur, Souani Ali. HABITAT. — This species occurs in grasslands and oases (H. Tlili, pers. obs)., Published as part of Tlili, Haithem, Abdellaoui, Khemais, Chintauan-Marquier, Ioana C., Chouikha, Manel Ben, Moussi, Abdelhamid, Ammar, Mohamed & Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure, 2020, Checklist and taxonomic updates in grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera) of central and southwestern Tunisia with new records and a key for species identification, pp. 607-738 in Zoosystema 42 (31) on page 619, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2020v42a31, http://zenodo.org/record/4382361, {"references":["WALKER F. 1870 a. - Catalogue of the specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV, p. 605 - 809. https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 8218871","GRUNSHAW J. P. 1991. - A revision of the grasshopper genus Heteracris (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Eyprepocnemidinae). Natural Resources Institute Bulletin 38: 1 - 106. http: // gala. gre. ac. uk / id / eprint / 11108","STAL C. 1873. - Recensio orthopterorum. Revue critique des Orthopteres decrits par Linne, De Geer et Thunberg. Norstedt and Soner, Stockholm, part 1, 154 p.","BONNET E. & FINOT A. 1885. - Les Orthopteres de la regence de Tunis. Revue des sciences naturelles, 3 eme serie 4: 193 - 232, 333 - 365.","KIRBY W. F. 1910. - A Synonymic Catalogue of the Orthoptera. Vol. 3., Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London, 674 p.","BOLIVAR I. 1936. - Apuntes para la fauna entomologica de Ifni (Ortopteros). Eos. Madrid 11: 395 - 426.","UVAROV B. P. 1939. - A preliminary revision of the palaearctic species and subspecies of Thisoicetrus Br. W. (Orthoptera, Acrididae). Novitates Zoologicae 41: 377 - 382. https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 34053620","CHOPARD L. 1943. - Faune de l'Empire francais: I OrthopteroIdes de l'Afrique du Nord. Librairie Larose, Paris, 450 p.","MASSA B. & FONTANA P. 1998. - Middle Eastern Orthoptera (Tettigoniidae and Acridoidea) preserved in Italian Museums. Bolletino Museo civico Storia naturale Verona 22: 65 - 104.","BUZZETTI F., FONTANA P. & MASSA B. 2014. - Order Orthoptera. Additions to the Orthoptera fauna of the UAE. Arthropod Fauna of the United Arab Emirates. 5: 22 - 27.","MASSA B. 1994. - Note corologiche e biologiche su alcuni ortotteri mediterranei. Bollettino della Societa entomologica italiana Genova 126 (1): 3 - 8."]}

Heteracris harterti (Bolívar, 1913) * (Fig. 21) Thisoicetrus harterti Bolívar, 1913: 614. — Chopard 1943: 410. Thisoicetrus littoralis harterti – Uvarov 1923b: 76. Thisoicetrus littoralis bolívari Uvarov, 1923b: 76. Heteracris harterti – Davey et al. 1959: 102. — Massa 1994: 5. TYPE SPECIMEN. — Algeria • ♀; lectotype (Grunshaw 1991); Biskra; NHM. DISTRIBUTION. — Morocco (Badih & Pascual 1998); Algeria (Zergoun et al. 2019); Tunisia (Chopard 1943); Libya (Usmani 2008); Sub-Saharan Africa (Grunshaw 1991; Mestre & Chiffaud 2006). DATA FROM LITERATURE FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN TUNISIA. — Tozeur (Chopard 1943); Zarzis, Ben Guerdan (Massa 1994). MATERIAL EXAMINED.— Tunisia • 1♀; Tozeur, C. Dumont; MNHN-EO-CAELIF 3738. Chad • 1 ♂; Soro; 2.VI.1935; Mission d’Etudes de la Biologie des Acridiens; MNHN-EO-CAELIF1907. NEW DATA FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN TUNISIA. — None. HABITAT. — Desert environment (Chopard 1950)., Published as part of Tlili, Haithem, Abdellaoui, Khemais, Chintauan-Marquier, Ioana C., Chouikha, Manel Ben, Moussi, Abdelhamid, Ammar, Mohamed & Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure, 2020, Checklist and taxonomic updates in grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera) of central and southwestern Tunisia with new records and a key for species identification, pp. 607-738 in Zoosystema 42 (31) on page 619, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2020v42a31, http://zenodo.org/record/4382361, {"references":["BOLIVAR I. 1913. - Ernst Hartert's expedition to the Central Western Sahara. XVII. Orthopteres. Novitates Zoologicae 20: 603 - 615.","CHOPARD L. 1943. - Faune de l'Empire francais: I OrthopteroIdes de l'Afrique du Nord. Librairie Larose, Paris, 450 p.","UVAROV B. P. 1923 b. - Records and descriptions of Orthoptera from North-West Africa. Novitates zoologicae 30: 59 - 78. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. part. 28982","DAVEY J. T., DESCAMPS M. & DEMANGE R. 1959. - Notes on the Acrididae of the French Sudan, with special reference to the Central Niger Delta. Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire (IFAN). Serie A: Sciences Naturelles, 21 (1 - 2): 60 - 112.","MASSA B. 1994. - Note corologiche e biologiche su alcuni ortotteri mediterranei. Bollettino della Societa entomologica italiana Genova 126 (1): 3 - 8.","GRUNSHAW J. P. 1991. - A revision of the grasshopper genus Heteracris (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Eyprepocnemidinae). Natural Resources Institute Bulletin 38: 1 - 106. http: // gala. gre. ac. uk / id / eprint / 11108","BADIH A. & PASCUAL F. 1998. - Donnees preliminaires sur les Celiferes du nord du Maroc (Orthoptera, Caelifera). Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie: 131 - 150.","ZERGOUN Y., GUEZOUL O., SEKOUR M., BOURAS N. & HOLTZ M. D. 2019. - Acridid (Orthoptera: Caelifera) diversity in agriculture ecosystems at three locations in the Mzab valley, Septentrional Sahara, Algeria. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 9 (1): 18 - 27. https: // doi. org / 10.12976 / jib / 2019.09.1.2","USMANI M. K. 2008. - Studies on Acridoidea (Orthoptera) with some new records from Fezzan, Libya. Zootaxa 1946: 1 - 41. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 1946.1.1","MESTRE J. & CHIFFAUD J. 2006. - Catalogue et atlas des acridiens d'Afrique de l'Ouest, 349 p.","CHOPARD L. 1950. - Contribution a l'etude de l'Air. Orthopteroldes. Memoires de l'Institut Francais d'Afrique Noire 10: 127 - 145."]}

Heteracris adspersa adspersa (Redtenbacher, 1889) * (Fig. 19) Euprepocnemis adspersa Redtenbacher, 1889: 30. Thisoicetrus adspersus – Jacobson & Bianchi 1902: 319. Heteracris adspersa – Shumakov 1963: 106. — Grunshaw 1991: 37. Heteracris adspersa adspersa – Buzzetti et al. 2014: 23. TYPE SPECIMEN. — Transcaspia • ♂; lectotype (Grunshaw 1991); NMW. DISTRIBUTION. — Algeria (Zergoun et al. 2019); Iran (Garai 2011); Senegal (Mestre & Chiffaud 2006). The distribution area of this subspecies extends from southern Spain to central Asia (Grunshaw 1991); for the sub-Saharan region, H. adspersa adspersa is recorded only in Senegal (Mestre & Chiffaud 2006). DATA FROM LITERATURE FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN TUNISIA. — Zarzis (Grunshaw 1991). MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Tunisia • 1 ♂; Southern Tunisia; 1919; Abeille de Perrin E.A.E; MNHN-EO-CAELIF3726. Algeria • 1♀ Oran; 01.X.1954; H. Maurel;MNHN-EO-CAELIF9131 • 1 ♀; same data; MNHN-EO-CAELIF9132. NEW DATA FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN TUNISIA. — None. HABITAT. — Oases and the environment with halophytic plants (Moussi et al. 2011)., Published as part of Tlili, Haithem, Abdellaoui, Khemais, Chintauan-Marquier, Ioana C., Chouikha, Manel Ben, Moussi, Abdelhamid, Ammar, Mohamed & Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure, 2020, Checklist and taxonomic updates in grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera) of central and southwestern Tunisia with new records and a key for species identification, pp. 607-738 in Zoosystema 42 (31) on page 619, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2020v42a31, http://zenodo.org/record/4382361, {"references":["REDTENBACHER J. 1889. - Beitrag zur Orthopteren-Fauna von Turkmenien. Wiener Entomologische Zeitung 8: 23 - 32","JACOBSON G. G. R. & BIANCHI V. L. 1902. - Orthoptera and Pseudoneoptera of the Russian Empire. Izdanie A. F. Devriena, St. Petersburg, 952 p.","SHUMAKOV E. M. 1963. - Les acridiens et les autres orthopteres de l'Afghanistan et de l'Iran [in Russian]. Trudy Vsesoyeiznogo Entomologicheskojo Obshchestva, Moskva [= Horae Societatis Entomologicae Unionis Soveticae] 49: 3 - 248.","GRUNSHAW J. P. 1991. - A revision of the grasshopper genus Heteracris (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Eyprepocnemidinae). Natural Resources Institute Bulletin 38: 1 - 106. http: // gala. gre. ac. uk / id / eprint / 11108","BUZZETTI F., FONTANA P. & MASSA B. 2014. - Order Orthoptera. Additions to the Orthoptera fauna of the UAE. Arthropod Fauna of the United Arab Emirates. 5: 22 - 27.","ZERGOUN Y., GUEZOUL O., SEKOUR M., BOURAS N. & HOLTZ M. D. 2019. - Acridid (Orthoptera: Caelifera) diversity in agriculture ecosystems at three locations in the Mzab valley, Septentrional Sahara, Algeria. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 9 (1): 18 - 27. https: // doi. org / 10.12976 / jib / 2019.09.1.2","GARAI A. G. 2011. - Contribution to the knowledge of the Iranian Orthopteroid insects II. Description of three new species of Iranian Platycleidini and one of Drymadusini. Esperiana 16: 67 - 72.","MESTRE J. & CHIFFAUD J. 2006. - Catalogue et atlas des acridiens d'Afrique de l'Ouest, 349 p.","MOUSSI A., ABBA A., HARRAT A. & PETIT D. 2011. - Desert acridian fauna (Orthoptera, Acridomorpha): Comparison between steppic and oasian habitats in Algeria. Comptes Rendus de Biologie 334 (2): 158 - 167. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. crvi. 2010.12.001"]}

The chromosomal localization of ribosomal DNA, and a 180 bp satellite DNA isolated from Spanish Eyprepocnemis plorans specimens, has been analysed in five Eyprepocnemidinae species collected in Russia and Central Asia. Caucasian E. plorans individuals carried each of the two DNAs, but the rDNA was limited to only two chromosomes (S9 and S11) in sharp contrast to Spanish specimens that show 4‐8 rDNA clusters and to Moroccan specimens which carry rDNA in almost all chromosomes. The four remaining species, however, lacked the 180 bp tandem repeat, and showed rDNA clusters in one (S9 in Thisoicetrinus pterostichus), two (S9 and S10 in Eyprepocnemis unicolor ;M 8 and S11 in Heteracris adspersa), or three (S9 ,S 10, and S11 in Shirakiacris shirakii) chromosome pairs. The implications of these findings for the evolution of these two chromosome markers in this group of species are discussed. Heredity (2003) 90, 377‐381. doi:10.1038/sj.hdy.6800255

18. Heteracris annulosus Walker, 1870 Diagnosis: The species is variable in size. It can be identified by the hind femur usually with two dark spots, and less than five times as long as wide. Habitats: A grassland species which was observed to feed on grasses and leaves of alfalfa. They also attack field crops, vegetable and sorghum. Material examined: Al Shati region: Brack, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, on grass, 15.vii.1992; Brack HIT, 4 ♀, on grass, 4.vi.1993; Mahrugah, 2 ♀, on alfalfa, 6.viii.1992; Qardah, 1 3male, on barley, 15.xii.1992; Tamzawah, 9 ♂, 1 ♀, on alfalfa & vine, 4.xi.1992; Wanzarik, 2 ♂, on barley, 13.vi.1993; Zahra, 1 ♂, on alfalfa, 15.xii.1992; Zalwaz, 1 ♀, on alfalfa, 15.v.1993. Ghat region: El Barkat, 2 ♂, 4 ♀, on grass&alfalfa, 19.vii.1995; Ghat, 1 ♂, on alfalfa, 18.vii.1995. Murzuk region: Al Qatrun, 5 ♂, 2 ♀, on alfalfa & egg plant, 15.v.1993; Traghan, 1 ♂, on barley, 13.iv.1993; Zuwaylah, 13 female, on alfalfa, 8.i.1994; Ed Disah, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, on alfalfa, 27.iv.1993; Fungul, 1 ♂, on wild grass, 27.iv.1993; Haj Hujeil, 1 ♂, on figs, 27.iv.1993. Sebha region: Al Zighan, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, on vegetable, 18.v.1994; Ghodwa, 1 ♂, 2 ♀, on wheat, 13.iv.1993; Sebha, 3 ♂, 1 ♀, on barley; Samnu, 3 ♂, 2 ♀, on alfalfa & grape, 18.v.1994; Tamanhent, 2 ♂, on grass, 18.v.1994. Wadi Haya region: Al abyad, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, on grape, 2.xi.1992; Al Hamarah, 1 ♀, on water melon, 2.xi.1992; Ben Hareth, 1 3male,onalfalfa, 16.xi.1992. Localities: Cyrenaica: Oasi di Giarabub; Tripolitania: Ain Zara, Be Kamesh, khoms; Tripoli; Fezzan: Al Abyad, Al hamarah, Al Qatron, al Zighan, Ben Hareth, Brak, Ed Disah, Fungul, Ghat, Ghodwa, Haj Hujail, Mahrugah, Qardah, Samnu, Sebha, Tamzawah, Traghan, Wanzarik, Zahra, Zalwaz, Zuwaylah. Distribution: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Hoggar, Sahara, Morocco, Tunisia, Mouretania, Abyssinia, S.W.Asia. Remarks: The species was recorded from Libya by I. Bolivar (1915), Salfi (1929) and Capra (1929). It was reported from Fezzan by Ajaili et al. (1989)., Published as part of Usmani, Mohammad Kamil, 2008, Studies on Acridoidea (Orthoptera) with some new records from Fezzan, Libya, pp. 1-41 in Zootaxa 1946 on page 21, {"references":["Bolivar, I. (1915) Extension de la fauna paleartica en Marruecos. Trab Museo Ciencias Naturales Madrid (Series Zoologie), no. 10, 83 pp.","Salfi, M. (1929) Contribuzioni alla conoscenza degli ortotten libici. 5. Sualcune specie poco note di Acrididae di Tripolitania e su Rhacocleis dernensis Salfi. Memoriedella Societa Entomologica Italiana, 6 (1927), 150 - 164.","Capra, F. (1929) Risultati Zoologici della Missione inviata dalla R. Societa geografica italiana per 1 esplorazione dell' oasi di Giarabub (1926 - 7). Ortotteri e Dermatteri. Annal idel Museo Storia naturale Genova, 53, 122 - 159.","Ajaili, A. A., Usmani, M. K. & Furet, I. (1989) Survey of grasshoppers and locusts (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) in Al Shati, Libya. Indian Journal of Systematic Entomology, 6 (1), 1 - 17."]}

19. Heteracris littoralis (Rambur, 1838) Diagnosis: This species is very similar to H annulosus in general appearance but can be separated by its tegmina often with large dark spots forming bands apically and hind tibia light reddish voilet basally. Habitats: This species is found sheltering in bushes. Most records indicate that it is herbivorous. The species seem to be attracted to barsim plots and prefer as food. Vegetable crops are also attracted. Gentry (1965) reported as one of the most important grasshoppers in Egypt. Material examined: Al Shati region: Agar, 1 ♂, on dry grass, 29.x.1992; Brack, 1 ♂, on grass, 3.xii.1992; Brack Agric. Project, 2 ♂, on vegetable, 8.iii.1992; Mahruqah, 1 ♀, on alfalfa, 6.viii.1992; Qardah, 1 ♂, on barley, 15.xii.1992; Qirah, 4 ♂, 2 ♀, on alfalfa, 12.xi.1992; Ququm, 1 ♂, on alfalfa, 1 ♂, on mint, 24.x.1992; Tamzawah, 9 ♂, 7 ♀, on alfalfa & grape, 4.xi.1992; tarut, 1 ♂, on onion, 15.xii.1992; wanzarik, 2 ♂, 1 ♀, on barley & alfalfa, 13.iv.1993. Murzuk region: Al Qatrun, 5 3male, 5 ♀, on alfalfa & egg plant, 2.xi.1992; Ed Disah, 1 ♂, 2 ♀, on alfalfa, 27.iv.1993; Fungul, 1 male, on wild grass, 27.iv.1993. Ghat region: Al Awaynat, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, on barley, 20.vii.1995; Al barkat, 3 ♂, 4 ♀, on mint & onion, 19.vii.1995. Wadi Haya region: Al Abyad, 3 ♂, 1 ♀, on grass & grape, 2.xi.1992; Ben hareth, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, on onion, 16.xi.1992; Khalayf, 2 ♂, on alfalfa 7 Wild grass, 16.xi.1992; Tanamah, 1 ♀, on pomegranate, 7.xii.1992. Localities: Cyrenaica: Bengasi, dernah, Hatiet Fredga, Oasi di Giarabub; Tripolitania: Ain Zara, Anfang august, Ghirza (Chersa), Gebel T’kut, Scegga, Tripoli, Umgebung; Fezzan: Agar, alAbyad, Al awaynat, Ben Hareth, Brack, Ed Disah, El Barakat, Fungul, Ghodwa, Khalayf, Mahruqah, Qardah, Qirah, Ququm, Samnu, Sebha, Tamzawah, Tanahmah, Tarut, Wanzarik. Distribution: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Hoggar, sahara, Nigeria, Sudan, Somaliland, Cape Verde Is., S. Europe, S.W. Asia, Azerbaijan, Southern Kazakhstan, Northern Kara-Kalpakia, Iberian Peninsula. Remarks: This species has been reported from different parts of Libya by Werner (1908), Ghigi (1915), Salfi (1925, 1928), Giglio-Tos (1923) and Capra (1929). Ajaili et al. (1989) reported it from Fezzan., Published as part of Usmani, Mohammad Kamil, 2008, Studies on Acridoidea (Orthoptera) with some new records from Fezzan, Libya, pp. 1-41 in Zootaxa 1946 on page 22, {"references":["Gentry, J. W. (1965) Crop insects of Northeast Africa- Southwest Asia. Handbook of Agricultural Research Services, US. no. 273, 2 l 0 pp.","Werner, F. (1908) Zur kenntniss der Orthopteren-fauna von Tripolis und Barka, Nach der sammlung von Dr. Bruno Klaptocz im Jahre 1906. Zoologische Jahrbucher Systematik, 27, 83 - 143; 123, 363 - 404.","Giglio-Tos, F. (1923) Missione Zoologica Dr. E. Festa in Cirenaica. Bolletino Museo Zoologia Anatomia Comparee Torino, 38 (4), 1 - 7.","Capra, F. (1929) Risultati Zoologici della Missione inviata dalla R. Societa geografica italiana per 1 esplorazione dell' oasi di Giarabub (1926 - 7). Ortotteri e Dermatteri. Annal idel Museo Storia naturale Genova, 53, 122 - 159.","Ajaili, A. A., Usmani, M. K. & Furet, I. (1989) Survey of grasshoppers and locusts (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) in Al Shati, Libya. Indian Journal of Systematic Entomology, 6 (1), 1 - 17."]}

Heteracris guineensis (Krauss, 1890) Eyprepocnemis guineensis Krauss, 1890: 659. Type de Gold Coast, à Stuttgart. Thisoicetrus guineensis ¢ I. Bolívar 1908: 125. Heteracris guineensis ¢ Dirsh 1964: 58. Iconographie: Grunshaw, 1991: 65. Cette espèce, assez largement répandue en Afrique intertropicale humide, est la seule présente au Nimba dans un genre qui ne renferme pas moins de 8 espèces en Afrique occidentale, vivant surtout plus au nord. Elle avait déjà été signalée par Chopard (1958: 139) comme Thisoicetrus guineensis, de Yalanzou, Thio et Nzo. Les nouvelles captures à signaler sont rares: une femelle de Ziéla (IV.1957, Lamotte, Amiet et Vanderplaetsen), 1 mâle, 1 femelle et 1 jeune au dernier stade aux abords d’un marais près de Gbakoré (13.III.1981, Girard, Lamotte et Roy)., Published as part of Roy, Roger, 2003, Les Acridiens du Nimba et de sa région, pp. 311-392 in Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 190 on page 338, {"references":["GRUNSHAW J. P. 1991. - A revision of the grasshopper genus Heteracris (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Eyprepocnemidinae). National Resources Institute Bulletin 38: 106 p.","CHOPARD L. 1958. - Acridiens, in La Reserve naturelle integrale du Mont Nimba, IV. Memoires de l'Institut francais d'Afrique noire 53: 127 - 153."]}

SUMMARYCollections from Somalia (East Africa) of 44 species of Acridoidea (Saltatoria) partly from coastal dunes (Mogadishu-Gesira) and partly from riverbanks and plantations (Afgoi-Balad) are annotated. Thirteen species were found on coastal dunes only, 19 species in plantations only. Comments on some material from British Museum have been included. Nineteen species are first records from Somalia, including Odontomelus somalicus n. sp. Johnsen, Acrotylus somaliensis n. sp. Schmidt and Heteracris rantae africanus n. ssp. Schmidt. A check-list of the Acridoidea of Somalia (= former French, British and Italian Somaliland) is given and a zoogeographical grouping of the species is proposed. From the area 92 genera with a total of 189 species are known of which 43 seem to be endemic.

7 p.-1 fig.-3 tab., The DNA content of five Orthopteran species from the genus Chorthippus, Gomphocerus and Heteracris was calculated using an integrating microdensitometer. Results show that values are between 6–14×10−12 gr. Heteracris adspersus, which is the unique analyzed species with 2n = 23 show the lowest value; the rest of the species show values of a relatively similitude. Nevertheless, differences exist between genera and between species within genus when an analysis of variance test was applied. The possible relationship with duplication processes and the obtained results are discussed.