Oxya hyla Serville, 1831

http://lsid.speciesfile.org/urn:lsid: Orthoptera .speciesfile.org:TaxonName:47135 Figure 32

Material examined. ETHIOPIA: Gambella, Baku Lake (1425 m), 16.IV.2015, R.P.W.H. Felix (2Ƌ, 1♀, RFPC), B. Massa (2Ƌ, 1♀, BMPC) ; SNNPR, Bench Maji, Bebeka Plantation (1370 m), 14.IV.2015, R.P.W.H. Felix (4Ƌ, 4♀, RFPC), B. Massa (4Ƌ, BMPC) ; Bench Maji, Dembi Forest (1260 m), 14.IV.2015, R.P.W.H. Felix (1♀, RFPC) ; Bench Maji, Sheko Forest (1570 m), 13.IV.2015, B. Massa (1♀, BMPC) ; Keffa, Shorori wetland (1610 m), 21.IV.2015, R.P.W.H. Felix (2Ƌ, brachypterous, RFPC) .

Distribution. This is a widespread species in tropical Africa and Asia.

Habitat. Associated with grass and herb vegetations on moist soils at lower elevations (Figure 2 d, 4a).

Remarks. We collected two brachypterous specimens (Figure 32) at Shorori wetland (Figure 4 a). The existence of brachypterous forms in Ethiopia was already mentioned by Jago (1977).