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Type: Article
Published: 2013-06-13
Page range: 378–384
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New Phlugidia species (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae, Phlugidini) from the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, Africa

species description Phlugidini East Africa

Abstract

Two new species of Phlugidia (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) are described from the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania. P. planicercus Hemp n. sp. occurs in lowland forest at the foothills of the Uluguru Mountains, while P. ob-tusicercus Hemp n. sp. was collected in the Nguru Mountains. A key to Phlugidia species is provided.