Acrotylus patruelis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838) *

(Fig. 31)

Gryllus patruelis Herrich-Schäffer, 1838: 157 .

Oedipoda (Acrotylus) patruelis – Fieber 1853: 126.

Oedipoda patruelis – Fieber 1854: 198.

Acrotylus patruelis – Walker 1871: 74. — Bonnet & Finot 1885: 215. — Chopard 1943: 303.

Acrotylus patruelis patruelis – Massa 2009: 83.

TYPE SPECIMEN. — Unspecified, unknown repository.

TYPE LOCALITY. — S. Europe, W. Asia, Africa.

DISTRIBUTION. — North Africa, Southern Europe, Southern West Asia (Chopard 1943); Egypt (Haggag et al. 2008); Sub-Saharan Africa (Mestre & Chiffaud 2006).

DATA FROM LITERATURE FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN TUNISIA. — Widely distributed in Tunisia (Bonnet & Finot 1885); Bou Hedma, Maknassy (Chopard 1943).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Algeria • 1 ♂; Skikda (ex. Philippeville); M. Le Boul; MNHN-EO-CAELIF468 .

Senegal • 1 ♀; Ferlo; VIII.1970; M. Lepage; MNHN-EO-CAELIF9108 .

Central African Republic • 1 ♂; Maboke; 22.XII.1967; P. Teocchi; MNHN-EO-CAELIF9109 .

NEW DATA FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN TUNISIA. — No data.

HABITAT. — Acrotylus patruelis almost always coexists in the same habitat with Acrotylus longipes longipes and is also present in less dry places (Chopard 1950).