Schistocerca gregaria gregaria (Forskål, 1775)

(Fig. 12)

Gryllus gregarius Forskål, 1775: 81 .

Acridium peregrina Olivier, 1804: 388 .

Acridium (Schistocerca) peregrinum – Stål, 1873: 65.

Schistocerca peregrina – Brunner 1882: 215. — Bonnet & Finot 1885: 231 – Finot 1895: 538.

Schistocerca gregaria – Krauss 1907: 12. — Ammar et al. 2009: 147.

Schistocerca gregaria gregaria – Franekel 1929: 657.

TYPE SPECIMEN. — Egypt • unspecified; type lost (Cigliano et al. 2020); Cairo; unknown repository .

DISTRIBUTION. — Widely distributed in the Old World, and expands its range during periods of invasion (Lecoq 2004).

DATA FROM LITERATURE FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN TUNISIA. — Tozeur (Bonnet & Finot 1885; Finot 1895); Tataouine, Douiret (Ammar et al. 2009).

MATERIAL EXAMINED.— Tunisia • 1 ♂; Tozeur, Degache; 29.XI.2016; H. Tlili; MNHN-EO-CAELIF4663 • 1♀; same data; MNHN-EO-CAELIF4664 • 1 ♂, 2♀; same data; INAT • 1 ♀; Gafsa, Sened; 30.XI.2016; H. Tlili; INAT .

NEW DATA FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN TUNISIA. — Gafsa, Sened; Tozeur, Degache; Kebili, Essagui.

HABITAT. — Deserts of North and West Africa (Cisse et al. 2013).