Tag Archives: Euschmidtiidae

Euschmidtia viridifasciata Descamps

Daressalam Monkey Grasshopper (Euschmidtia viridifasciata)

This species was described in 1973, it inhabited lowland rainforests in an area that now is the city of Daressalam at the eastern coast of Tanzania.

The habitat of this species does not longer exist and it is most likely extinct.

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edited: 15.01.2019

Euschmidtia burtti Descamps

Burtt’s Monkey Grasshopper (Euschmidtia burtti)

Burtt’s Monkey Grasshopper was described in 1964, it is known only from the type collection obtained in 1954.

The type locality, a place named as Kingolwera in the Morogoro District of Tanzania, appears to be heavily deforested now and the species is thought to be extinct.

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edited: 15.01.2019