Caelifera
Creators: name: Tlili, Haithem
name: Abdellaoui, Khemais
name: Chintauan-Marquier, Ioana C.
name: Chouikha, Manel Ben
name: Moussi, Abdelhamid
name: Ammar, Mohamed
name: Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Orthoptera

description: KEY TO FAMILIES, SUBFAMILIES, GENERA, AND SPECIES FOR THE SPECIES FROM CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN OF TUNISIA
1. Pronotum narrowed and prolonged backward to or beyond the tip of abdomen; arolium between the claws of tarsus absent (Fig. 81A) ........................................................................................... Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838 (Only one genus and one species in Tunisia: Paratettix meridionalis (Rambur, 1838), Fig. 77).
— Pronotum neither narrowed, nor prolonged backward to or beyond the tip of abdomen; arolium between the claws of tarsus variable in size but always present (Fig. 81 B-F) ................................................................... 2.
2. Head from above with fastigial furrow (Fig. 78A, B); fastigium of the vertex sometimes with a simple concave cicatrix (Fig. 78C); hind femur lower basal lobe longer than upper lobe (Fig. Fig. 88 A-E) .......................... 3.
— Head without a fastigial furrow; fastigium of the vertex without a cicatrix (Fig. 78 D-F); hind femur lower basal lobe shorter or seldom as long as the upper lobe (Fig. 88 F-K) .................................................................... 5.
3. Head conical, frons strongly curved in side view (Fig. 80A); apical fastigial areolae almost always present (Fig. 78C); Krauss’s organ absent; upper carina of femur smooth and without tubercles or spines (Fig. 78E) ..................................................................................................... Pyrgomorphidae Brunner, 1874 .......... 14.
— Head of variable shape, but not acutely conical (Fig. 80B); apical fastigial areolae absent (Fig. 78A, B); Krauss’s organ almost always present (Fig. 92A, B); upper carina of femur almost rough with tubercles or spines (Fig. 88 B-C) .................................................................... Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840 .......... 4.
4. Elytra and wings fully developed ................................................................ Thrinchinae Stål, 1876 .......... 15.
— Apterous or squamipterous species ................................................ Pamphaginae Burmeister, 1840 .......... 16.
5. Pronotum with a strong crest in the prozona (Fig. 80C); posterior tibia almost arched (Fig. 89A) .................. ..................................................................................... Dericorythidae Jacobson & Bianchi, 1905 .......... 22.
— Pronotum without a strong crest in the prozona (Fig. 80 D-F); posterior tibia not arched (Fig. 89B) .............. ................................................................................................................. Acrididae MacLeay, 1821 .......... 6.
6. Prosternal process present (Fig. 82A) .......................................................................................................... 7.
— Prosternal process absent (Fig. 82B) ......................................................................................................... 10.
7. Body cylindrical; head strongly elongate and almost conical; pronotum without carinae ................................ ...................................................................................................................... Tropidopolinae Jacobson, 1905 (only one genus and one species known in Tunisa, Tropidopola cylindrica cylindrica (Marschall, 1836), Fig. 58).
— Body of variable shape but not cylindrical; head with variable shape but not elongated or conical; pronotum with carinae ................................................................................................................................................ 8.
8. Size large (40-70 mm); pronotum almost subcylindrical or tectiform, median carina incised by three sulci; lateral carena of pronotum absent ........................................................ Cyrtacanthacridinae Kirby, 1910 .......... 23.
— Size small to medium (<40 mm); dorsum of pronotum flat; lateral carinae of pronotum almost always present .......... 9.
9. Hind femur very thick (Fig. 88F); hind wings basally light pink; male cerci large and pincer-shaped (Fig. 95A) ......................................................................................................... Calliptaminae Jacobson, 1905 .......... 56.
— Hind femur slender (Fig. 88 G-H); hind wings hyaline; male cerci small and not pincer-shaped (Fig. 95B) .... ....................................................................... Eyprepocnemidinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 .......... 24.
10. Frons very oblique (Fig. 80 E-F) ............................................................. Acridinae MacLeay, 1821 .......... 25.
— Frons not very oblique (Fig. 80D) .............................................................................................................. 11.
11. Inner side of hind femur with a stridulatory mechanism (Fig. 90) ............................................................ 12.
— Inner side of hind femur without a stridulatory mechanism ..................................................................... 13.
12. Arolium between tarsal claws very small or absent; subgenital plate very short (Fig. 94C); male cercus short and curved (Fig. 94A) .................................................................. Eremogryllinae Dirsh,1956 .......... 27.
— Arolium between tarsal claws present and large; male cercus of different shape but not short and curved ....... ........................................................................................................ Gomphocerinae Fieber, 1853 .......... 28.
13. Hind wings transparent; furcal suture of mesosternum curved backward (Fig. 87A, B) ................................... ................................................................................. Egnatiinae Bey-Bienko & Mistshenko,1951 .......... 55. (Only one genus known in Tunisia, Egnatioides Vosseler, 1902).
— Hind wings almost always colored or with a black band; furcal suture of mesosternum not curved backward (Fig. 87C, D) ............................................................................................................... Oedipodinae Walker, 1871 .......... 30.
14. Species sand-colored, spotted with brown and white; middle leg twice as long as the foreleg; spurs of hind tibia strongly elongated (Fig. 91A) .................................................................................. Tenuitarsus Bolívar, 1904 (only one species known in Tunisia, Tenuitarsus angustus (Blanchard, 1836), Fig. 76).
— Colour variable, brownish or greenish; middle leg not elongate; spurs of hind tibia not elongated (Fig. 91B) ............................................................................................................ Pyrgomorpha Serville, 1838 .......... 42.
15. Fastigial furrow obliterated; pronotum depressed; hind wing tinted with yellowish with a black band............. .................................................................................................................................... Tuarega Uvarov, 1943. (Only one species known in Tunisia, Tuarega insignis (Lucas, 1851), Fig. 73).
— Fastigial furrow well marked; pronotum in prozona highly raised; hind wing tinted with pinkish in male, sometimes transparent in female; with a black band in both sexes ........................... Tmethis Fieber, 1853 (only one species known in Tunisia, Tmethis cisti (Fabricius, 1787), Fig. 72).
16. Size small; Krauss’s organ absent; hind border of pronotum with spines; wings absent or very small ........ 17.
— Size medium to large; Krauss’s organ present (Fig. 90A, B); hind border of pronotum without spines; wings present ............................................................................................................................................ 18.
17. Hind wings absent; upper carina of hind femora provided with spines (Fig. 88C) .......... Finotia Bonnet, 1884 (only one species known in Tunisia, Finotia spinicollis Bonnet, 1884, Fig. 65).
— Hind wings present; upper carina of hind femora undulate and slightly decline toward the apex (Fig. 88D) .................................................................................................................................. Ocneridia Bolívar, 1912. (only one species known in Tunisia, Ocneridia nigropunctata (Lucas, 1849), Fig. 66).
18. Prosternum process with pointed tubercles (Fig. 83A, B) .......................................................................... 19.
— Prosternum process without pointed tubercles .......................................................................................... 20.
19. Prosternum process with two pointed tubercles (Fig. 83A) .................................. Euryparyphes Fischer, 1853. (Only one species known in Tunisia, Euryparyphes sitifensis (Brisout de Barneville, 1854), Fig. 64).
— Prosternum process with four pointed tubercles (Fig. 83B) ........................ Paraeuryparyphes La Greca, 1993. (Only one species known in Tunisia, Paraeuryparyphes quadridentatus (Brisout de Barneville, 1852), Fig. 71).
20. Hind femora with a pre-genicular narrowing less evident; colour variable, between grey and greenish, mottled with white; pronotum highly tectiform (Fig. 80B); integument slightly rugose; hind tibiae hairless .......................................................................................................... Pamphagus Thunberg, 1815 .......... 44.
— Hind femurs slender, with a pre-genicular narrowing more evident; colour brownish; pronotum less tectiform; integument strongly rugose; hind tibiae hairy............................................................................................. 21.
21. Male subgenital plate not divided into two parts (Fig. 93A); hind border of epiphallus monolobate................ ................................................................................................................... Acinipe Rambur, 1838 .......... 43.
— Male subgenital plate divided into two parts (Fig. 93B); hind border of epiphallus bilobate (Fig. 96A) ....................................................................................... Paracinipe Descamps & Mounassif, 1972 .......... 45.
22. Size small (9.6-19.3 mm); elytra, wings and tympanum absent ............................ Pamphagulus Uvarov, 1929 (only one species known in Tunisia, Pamphagulus bodenheimeri dumonti Uvarov, 1929, Fig. 61).
— Size medium to large (> 20mm); elytra and wings fully developed; tympanum present .............................. ............................................................................................................ Dericorys Serville, 1838 .......... 46.
23. Ash-brown colored; pronotum tectiform, constricted; median carina slightly raised; wings with a large brown fascia ............................................................................................................................... Anacridium Uvarov, 1923 (only one species known in Tunisia, Anacridium aegyptium (Linnaeus, 1764), Fig. 11).
— Sand colored; pronotum subcylindrical, median carina not raised; wings transparent ....... Schistocerca Stål, 1873 (only one species known in Tunisia, Schistocerca gregaria gregaria (Forskål, 1775), Fig. 12).
24. Presence of a black ‘tear’ under the eyes; hind leg colourful; hind femur outer side with a longitudinal black band (Fig. 88G); hind femur inner and outer sides without black spots ............... Eyprepocnemis Fieber, 1853 (only one species known in Tunisia, Eyprepocnemis plorans plorans (Charpentier, 1825), Fig. 18).
— No black ‘tear’ under the eyes; hind tibia and tarsus red; hind femur outer side without a longitudinal black band; hind femur inner and outer sides with two black spot (Fig. 88H) ..... Heteracris Walker, 1870 .......... 47.
25. Body large (> 40mm); head strongly elongate (Fig. 80F) ............................................................................ 26.
— Body of small size (<30mm); head not elongated (Fig. 80E) ..................................... Duroniella Bolívar, 1908 (only one species known in southern Tunisia, Duroniella lucasii (Bolívar, 1881), Fig. 4).
26. Lateral carina of pronotum straight and slightly incurved in metazona; wings greenish in male and female without small macules; inner face of male and female femora without stridulatory comb; arolium large (Fig. 81F) ....... ..................................................................................................................................... Acrida Linnaeus, 1758 (only one species known in Tunisia Acrida turrita (Linnaeus, 1758), Fig. 3).
— Lateral carina of pronotum incurved down in metazona; wing base pink and purplish in female, greenish in male, with several small macules in both sexes; inner side of male and female femora with a stridulatory comb (Fig. 90A); arolium small to medium size (Fig. 81 D-E) ............ Truxalis Fabricius, 1775 .......... 50.
27. Middle leg twice as long as fore leg; inner spurs of hind tibia strongly elongated (Fig. 91C); arolium vestigial .............................................................................................................................. Eremogryllus Krauss, 1902 (only one species known in Tunisia Eremogryllus hammadae Krauss, 1902, Fig. 15).
— Middle leg not elongate; spurs of hind tibia short; claws short; arolium about half the claws length ............... .................................................................................................................. Notopleura Krauss, 1902 ..........51.
28. Antenna ensiform; head conical ................................................................... Ochrilidia Stål, 1873 .......... 52.
— Antenna filiform; head subconical ............................................................................................................. 29.
29. Lateral carina of pronotum angularly incurved; dorsum with X-shaped (Fig. 79A) .................................... ......................................................................................................... Dociostaurus Fieber, 1853 .......... 54.
— Lateral carina slightly incurved; dorsum without X-shaped .................................... Stenohippus Uvarov, 1926 (only one species known in Tunisia Stenohippus mundus (Walker, 1871), Fig. 28).
30. Median carina strongly tectiform in prozona; upper carina of femur drop in apical part (Fig. 88I) .................. ............................................................................................................... Oedipoda Latreille, 1829 .......... 59.
— Median carina with different shape but not only tectiform in prozona; upper carina of femur never drop in apical part (Fig. 88J) ..................................................................................................................................... 31.
31. Median carina tectiform in prozona and metazona .................................................................................... 32.
— Median carina with different shape but not tectiform in both parts of pronotum ...................................... 33.
32. Pronotum above with X-shaped (Fig. 79B); median carina not interrupted by transverse posterior groove; hind wings yellowish with one dark fascia ............................................. Oedaleus Fieber, 1853 .......... 60.
— Pronotum above without X-shaped; median carina interrupted by transverse posterior groove; hind wings brightly coloured by red at base with one or two dark fascia .................................................................................. 34.
33. Size medium; body thickset; hind wings brightly coloured and red at base with long dark fascia .................................................................................................................... Scintharista Saussure, 1884 (only one species known in Tunisia Scintharista notabilis notabilis (Walker, 1870), Fig. 45).
— Small to medium size; body not thickset; hind wings brightly coloured at base by red in female and yellow in male, with short dark fascia in both sexes ............................................................... Mioscirtus Saussure, 1888 (only one species known in Tunisia Mioscirtus wagneri wagneri (Eversmann, 1859), Fig. 40).
34. Inner spurs of hind tibia longer than the first tarsal segment (Fig. 92 E-F) ................................................. 35.
— Inner spurs of hind tibia never exceeding the half-length of first basal tarsal segment (Fig. 91D); slightly longer than outer spurs ........................................................................................................................................ 36.
35. Median carina of pronotum distinct in prozona; inner spurs of hind tibia slightly shorter than half-length of basal tarsal segment (Fig. 91E) ............................................................................................................ ................................................................................................... Leptopternis Saussure, 1884 .......... 61.
— Median carina in prozona obliterate; spurs of hind tibia longer than half-length of basal tarsal segment (Fig. 91F) ............................................................................................................ Hyalorrhipis Saussure, 1884 (only one species known in Tunisia Hyalorrhipis calcarata (Vosseler, 1902), Fig. 37).
36. Fastigium of vertex above concave with well developed lateral carinula; fastigial faveoale trapezoidal (Fig. 78E) .................................................................................................................... Aiolopus Fieber, 1853 .......... 62.
— Fastigium of vertex above slightly concave, lateral carinula obliterate; fastigial faveoale of different shaped but not trapezoidal ......................................................................................................................................... 37.
37. Wing strongly widened, venation strongly thickened; third vannal vein bifurcate at apex (Fig. 86).................. ............................................................................................................ Helioscirtus Saussure, 1884 .......... 63.
— Wing slightly widened, venation normal and not strongly thickened; third vannal vein not bifurcate ....... 38.
38. Pronotum short and strongly saddle-shaped ............................................... Acrotylus Fieber, 1853 .......... 64.
— Pronotum not short and slightly saddle-shaped or different shape ............................................................. 39.
39. Branches of cubital vein of elytron incurved (Fig. 84A) ............................................. Hilethera Uvarov, 1923. (Only one species known in Tunisia Hilethera aeolopoides (Uvarov, 1922), Fig. 36).
— Branches of cubital vein of elytron not incurved (Fig. 84B) ....................................................................... 40.
40. Hind femur short, widened and hairy ................................................ Thalpomena Saussure, 1884 .......... 74.
— Hind femur moderately elongate, slender and almost hairless ................................................................... 41.
41. Median carina of pronotum slightly raised in prozona .................................. Sphingoderus Bey-Bienko, 1950. (Only one species known in Tunisia Sphingoderus carinatus (Saussure, 1888), Fig. 46).
— Median carina of pronotum absent ........................................................ Sphingonotus Fieber, 1852 .......... 66.
42. Elytra enlarged at base .............................................................. Pyrgomorpha conica (Olivier, 1791) (Fig. 75).
— Elytra less enlarged at base ........................................................ Pyrgomorpha cognata Krauss, 1877. (Fig. 74).
43. Median carina curved ........................................................................ Acinipe calabra (Costa, 1836) (Fig. 63).
— Median carina slightly curved .............................. Acinipe algeriensis Descamps & Mounassif, 1972 (Fig. 62).
44. Metasternal interspace in females between 2.0 and 3.0 times wider than long ................................................ ................................................................... Pamphagus meridionalis Descamps & Mounassif, 1972 (Fig. 67).
— Metasternal interspace in females between 1.5 and 2.5 times wider than long ................................................. ................................................................................................. Pamphagus tunetanus Vosseler, 1902 (Fig. 68).
45. Head, pronotum, metanotum and first abdominal tergites with many impressed points; sometimes pronotum covered by a net-work of raised carinulae; aedeagus valves stout, epiphallus with few big spines, and hind border deeply concave (Fig. 97A, B) ...................................... Paracinipe saharae (Pictet & Saussure, 1893) (Fig. 70).
— Head smooth, often with some small white points and a network of carinulae behind the eyes; pronotum covered by more or less wide tubercles, evidently raised; fore and hind borders of the pronotum thick, with white and dark spots; aedeagus valves slender, epiphallus with small spines and hind border concave (Fig. 96A, B)........... ......................................................................................... Paracinipe foreli (Pictet & Saussure, 1893) (Fig. 69).
46. Wings tinted at base with bright pink ............................. Dericorys millierei Bonnet & Finot, 1884 (Fig. 60).
— Wings yellowish-green with a smoky spot at the tip ..................... Dericorys albidula Serville, 1838. (Fig. 59).
47. Subgenital plate bilobate at apex (Fig. 95B) ........ Heteracris adspersa adspersa (Redtenbacher, 1889) (Fig. 19).
— Subgenital plate of different shapes but not bilobate at apex ..................................................................... 48.
48. Size large: males 28-30, females 40-50 ......................................... Heteracris harterti (Bolívar, 1913) (Fig. 21).
— Size small to medium: males <28-30, females <40-50 ............................................................................. 49.
49. Size medium: males 18.7 - 25.7 mm (mean 22.8), females 33.1-43.3 mm (mean 34); femora slender: males 2.79-4.21 mm (3.33), females 4.43-5.40 mm (mean 5.05) (measurements after Grunshaw 1991)................. ...................................................................................... Heteracris annulosa annulosa Walker, 1870 (Fig. 20).
— Size small: males 17.0- 21.4 mm (mean 19.9), females 24.5-28.3 mm (mean 26.16); femora slender: males 2.22-3.03 mm (2.60), females 3.22-4.36 mm (mean 3.62) (measurements after Grunshaw 1991) ................. .................................................................................................... Heteracris minuta (Uvarov, 1921) (Fig. 22).
50. Arolium small, shorter than half spurs (Fig. 81D) .......................... Truxalis nasuta (Linnaeus, 1758) (Fig. 5).
— Arolium longer than half spurs (Fig. 81E) ............................................... Truxalis procera Klug, 1830 (Fig. 6.
51. Prozona without lateral carina; furcal suture of mesosternum not curved backward (Fig. 87E) ....................... ................................................................................................ Notopleura pygmaea Vosseler, 1902. (Fig. 16).
— Prozona with lateral carina; furcal suture of mesosternum slightly curved backward (Fig. 87F) ....................... .................................................................................................... Notopleura saharica Krauss, 1902 (Fig. 17).
52. Temporal foveolae visible from above; black spot on inner knee of hind femora ........................................ ........................................................................................... Ochrilidia geniculata (Bolívar, 1913) (Fig. 25).
— Temporal foveolae not visible from above; inner knee of hind femora uncolored ...................................... 53.
53. Lateral lobes of pronotum with a white spot .................... Ochrilidia harterti harterti (Bolívar, 1913) (Fig. 27).
— Lateral lobes of pronotum without a white spot ................ Ochrilidia gracilis gracilis (Krauss, 1902) (Fig. 26).
54. Stridulatory comb (Fig. 90B) with 26-42 teeth (mean 33) in female and with 33-52 teeth (mean 43) in male ......................................................................... Dociostaurus (Kazakia) jagoi jagoi Soltani, 1978 (Fig. 24).
— Stridulatory comb with 55-74 teeth (mean 64) in female and with 67-93 teeth (mean 78) in male ............ .............................................................................. Dociostaurus biskrensis Moussi & Petit, 2014 (Fig. 23).
55. Mesosternal suture arcuate between mesosternal lobes (Fig. 87B) .............................................................. ............................................................................................... Egnatioides striatus Vosseler, 1902 (Fig. 13).
— Mesosternal suture straight between mesosternal lobes (Fig. 87B) .............................................................. ........................................................................................... Egnatioides coerulans (Krauss, 1893) (Fig. 14).
56. Lateral carena absent; wings colorless ...................................................................... Sphodromerus Stål, 1873. (Only one species known in Tunisia Sphodromerus decoloratus Finot, 1894, Fig. 10).
— Lateral carena present; wings more or less pinkish ................................ Calliptamus Serville, 1831 .......... 57.
57. Wings faintly pinkish and sometimes hyaline .......................... Calliptamus deserticola Vosseler, 1902 (Fig. 8).
— Wings clearly tinted with pink ................................................................................................................. 58.
58. Inner side of posterior femur with a single large black spot (Fig. 89C) ............................................................ ..................................................................................... Calliptamus barbarus barbarus (Costa, 1836) (Fig. 7).
— Inner side of posterior femur with two small black spots (Fig. 89D) ............................................................... ........................................................................................ Calliptamus wattenwylianus (Pantel, 1896) (Fig. 9).
59. Wing brightly colored with pink, with dark fascia ........ Oedipoda miniata mauritanica Lucas, 1849 (Fig. 44).
— Wing brightly colored with yellowish, with dark fascia .......... Oedipoda fuscocincta fuscocincta Lucas, 1849 (Fig. 43).
60. Pronotum posterior margin angular (Fig. 79B) ............................. Oedaleus decorus (Germar, 1825) (Fig. 41).
— Pronotum posterior margin rounded ....................................... Oedaleus senegalensis (Krauss, 1877) (Fig. 42).
61. Hind wings with black spot .................................................... Leptopternis maculata Vosseler, 1902 (Fig. 38).
— Hind wings without black spot .............................................. Leptopternis rothschildi Bolívar, 1913 (Fig. 39).
62. Hind wings with a smoky spot at the tip; hind femur thick Aiolopus strepens strepens (Latreille, 1804) (Fig. 33).
— Hind wings without a smoky spot at the tip; hind femur slender ... Aiolopus puissanti Defaut, 2005 (Fig. 32).
63. Vertex one and a half times wider than frontal side ................................................................................. ..................................................................... Helioscirtus capsitanus capsitanus (Bonnet, 1884) (Fig. 34).
— Vertex narrower between the eyes ................................................ Helioscirtus gracilis Vosseler, 1902 (Fig. 35).
64. Median carina incised by one sulci; hind wing yellowish at base without black spot; middle leg twice as long as the foreleg ................................................................ Acrotylus longipes longipes (Charpentier, 1845) (Fig. 30).
— Median carina incised by two sulci; hind wing red at base with back spot; middle leg not elongate .......... 65.
65. Antenna longer than head and pronotum together; pronotum between first and second sulcus flat (lateral view); black band on hind wing big; arolium between tarsal claws large and triangular ............................................. ..................................................................................... Acrotylus patruelis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838) (Fig. 31).
— Antenna not longer than head and pronotum together; pronotum between first en second sulcus elevated (lateral view), black band on hind wing smaller; arolium between tarsal claws small ............................................ ................................................................................. Acrotylus insubricus insubricus (Scopoli, 1786) (Fig. 29).
66. Hind wing with one or two dark fascia of different size ............................................................................ 67.
— Hind wing without dark fascia .................................................................................................................. 72.
67. Hind wings tinted at base with bright red, with two fascias (one medial, one apapical) .................................. ................................................................. Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) octofasciatus (Serville, 1838) (Fig. 52).
— Hind wings bluish at base or transparent with one fascia ........................................................................... 68.
68. Supra-anal plate with a horseshoe-shaped ridge at apex (Fig. 94B) .................................................................. ............................................................ Sphingonotus (Parasphingonotus) radioserratus Johnsen, 1985 (Fig. 50).
— Supra-anal plate variable in shape but not horseshoe-shaped at apex ......................................................... 69.
69. Hind wings with a very large black fascia, located in the middle but extended almost always to the base ........ ................................................................ Sphingonotus (Neosphingonotus) tricinctus (Walker, 1870) (Fig. 49).
— Hind wings with black fascia variable in size but not very large ................................................................ 70.
70. Prozona median carina raised; hind wings bluish at base ................................................................................ ........................................................................... Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) lucasii Saussure, 1888 (Fig. 41).
— Prozona median carina not raised ............................................................................................................. 71.
71. Intercalary vein smooth (Fig. 85A) .... Sphingonotus (Neosphingonotus) paradoxus Bey-Bienko, 1948 (Fig. 48).
— Intercalary vein serrated (Fig. 85B) .................. Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) savignyi Saussure, 1884 (Fig. 54).
72. Prozona with a pair of calluses on both sides of the median carina in front of the typical groove (Fig. 79C) ... .......................................................................... Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) vosseleri Krauss, 1902 (Fig. 55).
— Prozona without a pair of calluses on both sides of the median carina in front of the typical groove ......... 73.
73. Veins in anal part of hind wing all thickened ............................................................................................ .......................................................... Sphingonotus (Neosphingonotus) finotianus (Saussure, 1885) (Fig. 47).
— Veins in anal part of hind wing not thickened ........................................................................................... ................................................... Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) rubescens rubescens (Walker, 1870) (Fig. 53).
74. Hind wings tinted at the base with pink; with one black-brown fascia with a cubutal extension towards the base of the hind wing......................................................... Thalpomena algeriana algeriana (Lucas, 1849) (Fig. 56).
— Hind wings bluish at the base; without black-brown fascia ... Thalpomena coerulescens Uvarov, 1923 (Fig. 57).
description: 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 pages 710-715, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2020v42a31, http://zenodo.org/record/4382361