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Acanthacris ruficornis
Large locust, some 10 to 12 cm long, of pale brown-greenish color with darker brown spots on wing covers. Orange antennas.
Found in the house garden in Kinshasa.
Faced with little ressources concerning these, the species was identified using distribution maps found on "Catalogue of Life"; it's only one of the four species in this genus that was previously recorded in Congo...
Spotted on May 28, 2015
Submitted on May 28, 2015
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