Bioacoustics of Eurycorypha curviflava

http://lsid.speciesfile.org/urn:lsid: Orthoptera .speciesfile.org:TaxonName:500277 Holotype male. Tanzania , Mt Kilimanjaro , Chala area , savanna woodlands July 2013 . Depository MfN . Paratypes . 1 female , same data as holotype but July 2016 . Depository MfN . 1 male , 1 female , same data as holotype but May 2014 . Depository BMNH . 19 males , 9 females , same data as holotype and January 1992 , July 2013 , January 2014 , May 2014 , July 2014 , January 2015 , July 2016 . Collection C. Hemp. Description. Male. General habitus & colour . Comparatively small Eurycorypha species with truncate posterior margins of the tegmina and vivid yellow dorsal abdomen. Tegmina with few scattered faint whitish dots ( Fig. 6 A ). Yellow colour on abdomen and whitish dots on tegmina fading in preserved insect. Head and antennae : Scapus green and antennomeres green to dark, thin and not surpassing folded tegmina. Fastigium of vertex comparatively narrow, about 3 times wider as scapus. Fastigium of vertex meeting equally broad fastigium of frons along shallowly developed sulcus. Surface of face densely wrinkled and dotted, comparatively stout and broad. Eyes typical for Eurycorypha , elongate and oval, green with white to yellow fascia in upper part. Thorax : Disc of pronotum almost plane, strongly spotted; anterior margin of pronotum shallowly and broadly incurved, while posterior margin broadly rounded. Wings : Both pairs of wings fully developed; tegmina elongate, truncate at tips, about 3.3 times longer than broad. Alae shiny with green area near tips which surpass tegmina when folded. Stridulatory file almost straight at posterior part, then slightly curved at both ends. Legs : Fore coxa with short and stout spine. Fore femora on outer side with 3 spines, mid femora with 2–3 outer spines, hind femora near joints to tibiae with up to three small spines. Fore tibiae without dorsal spine. Hind tibiae with four rows of short to more slender spines getting denser distally, with three outer and three inner spurs. Abdomen : Posterior margin of last abdominal tergite almost straight ( Fig. 7 A ). Cerci stout, little incurved with acute apices ( Fig. 7 A, B ). Subgenital plate deeply excised forming two lateral processes ( Fig. 7 B ). Female. Similar to male, tegmina more roundish. Well developed ovipositor, strongly up-curved as typical for most Eurycorpyha species ( Fig. 7 C ). Subgenital plate tri-angular with indentated posterior tip ( Fig. 7 D ). Measurements (mm). Male (N = 6). Body length 17.2–19.4. Median length of pronotum 4.5–5.5. Posterior femur length 12.0–12.5. Length of tegmina 24.5–26.2. Width of tegmina 7.7–8.5. Measurements (mm). Female (N = 6). Body length 15.8–17.9. Median length of pronotum 3.9–4.3. Posterior femur length 12.0–12.8. Length of tegmina 22.5–25.2. Width of tegmina 9.2–9.4. Ovipositor 5.0–5.3.