Lobosceliana loboscelis (Schaum, 1853)
indigenous

Morphological description

The description of this species is unknown, however, Massa (2020) gave a description of the genus of this species as follows: The antenna with a four-segmented flagellum and two medial segments strongly expanded margins of hind femur with a straight upper margin and strongly serrated lateral expansions of the apical valves of the penis. The distinction from Xiphoceriana is not always clear.

Type notes

Material examined: 8 specimens. Mozambique, Laurenzo Marques (= Maputo), Delagoa Bay 1891, W. Jobst (1♂, 1 nymph); Mozambique 1903, F. Eichelbaum (1♂, 2♀); Mozambique, between Daressalam and Port Amelia II.1928 (1♂); Mozambique, Port Amelia (1♀); Botswana, Kalahari 20 Sept. 1974, Strümpel (1 nymph) (Zoological Museum of the University, Hamburg (Germany)); Tanzania, Tubugwe 26 Oct. 1926, N.C.E. Miller (1♂) (Zoological Museum of the University, Hamburg (Germany)) (Massa, 2020).

Taxonomic notes

Some species belonging to the genus Lobosceliana cannot be identified and it is necessary to revise it (Massa, 2020).

Global distribution

Lobosceliana loboscelis is distributed from Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania, Mozambique to South Africa. One male and one female in Zambia that he considered being near to L. loboscelis, but differing in some characters (Massa, 2020).

SA distribution

Mozambique, Laurenzo Marques (= Maputo), Delagoa Bay; Mozambique, between Daressalam and Port Amelia; Mozambique, Port Amelia; Botswana, Kalahari (Massa, 2020).

Movement

Grasshoppers usually move by walking or jumping, but most adults fly, often exposing brightly coloured hindwings. Their adaptations include the forewings (called tergima) which are thickened and with numerous veins; the hindwings also contain many veins but are membranous, fan-like, and folded when in repose. Most Orthoptera display hind legs enlarged and adapted for jumping (Gibb & Oseto, 2006).

Trophic level

Herbivore - Graminivore (grass-eating)

Trophic strategy

Orthoptera have well-developed mandibles and their mouth parts are adapted for chewing. They are mainly herbivorous, favouring a range of grasses and often consuming more even than antelope and cattle (up to 130 kg of grass yearly per hectare) (Gibb & Oseto, 2006; Picker et al., 2012).

Reproduction

Females in Orthopterans have an egg-laying tube which is short and usually concealed, as are the male genitalia, and the abdomen in males always turns up at the end. Eggs are laid in groups in soil and mixed with a frothy substance that hardens to form the egg pod (Picker et al., 2012).

Behaviour

Unknown

Biome

Unknown

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Residence status

Occurrence in African countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, or alien in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature.

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Indigenous

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Invasive

Names and Sources

No known common names.

Classification

KINGDOM Animalia

PHYLUM Arthropoda

CLASS Insecta

SPECIES loboscelis

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2020

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Remarks on some interesting African Pamphagidae and Acrididae (Insecta: Orthoptera: Acridoidea)

Massa, Bruno. 2020. Remarks on some interesting African Pamphagidae and Acrididae (Insecta: Orthoptera: Acridoidea) Vol. 4751 pp.29–54.

1853

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Hr. Peters berichtete uber die von ihm gesammelten und von Hrn. Dr. Schaum bearbeiteten Hemipteren aus Mossambique

Schaum, H. 1853. Hr. Peters berichtete uber die von ihm gesammelten und von Hrn. Dr. Schaum bearbeiteten Hemipteren aus Mossambique Vol. 1853 pp.356–359.

2006

BOOK

Arthropod collection and identification laboratory and field techniques

Gibb, Timothy, Oseto, Christian. 2006. Arthropod collection and identification laboratory and field techniques. Academic Press.

2012

BOOK

Field Guide to Insects of South Africa

Picker, M., Griffiths, C., Weaving, A.. 2012. Field Guide to Insects of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa. Struik pp.444.