taxonID	type	description	language	source
03FF407FDD415673FF3CF8FFFE66FE31.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The genus Phlesirtes is characterized by having two ventral rows each with five spines on fore and mid tibiae (except for P. hanangensis n. sp. with six spines per row). The fastigium verticis is broad in all species (0.9 – 1.1 mm). The last abdominal tergite is medially deeply incised, the margins of this incision forming two appendices which may be short and stout, thorn-like or long and inwardly curved or even twisted at their tips. As in other Karniellina the tegmina are hidden for most of their length under the pronotum. The tips of tegmina are protruding from the posterior margin of the pronotum only some mm in most species. The male cerci have two branches, an outer short and blunt one which is rugose and hairy, and an inner slender one. The outer cercus is often very short and blunt to acute, while the inner cercus may be slender and long and / or twisted or more robust. The ovipositors of the females are only slightly up-curved or straight. Usually the ovipositors are about body length (ovipositor / body length: 1.0; in Melanoscirtes shorter, in Chortoscirtes and Acanthoscirtes mostly longer and up to twice the body length in Fulvoscirtes). All known species of Phlesirtes have a pattern of cream, white or green fasciae contrasting with brown or black fasciae on head and pronotum. This pattern starts on the fastigium verticis, continues over dorsum of head to the pronotum. In males the fasciae get fainter mostly after the first third or second third of the pronotum. Males of many species show here a uniform colour of the pronotum, sometimes hazelnut brown, often shades of light brown; the anterior part of the pronotum always has the same colour as the tegmina. In females the fasciae are often not as conspicuous as in males but often continuous over the whole body, only fading in the last third or so of the abdomen. The pattern of fascia is always very clear on fastigium and dorsum of head and is arranged in all species as follows: central a fine (sometimes very faint) cream, rarely white line which fades very soon on the dorsum of the pronotum. This central line is bordered mostly by an area of broad lateral light to darker brown fascia which merges into sharply outlined black fasciae. This pair of lateral dark fasciae is contrasting often with a cream, white or rarely green pair of fasciae which are very conspicuous in some species (e. g. P. ngongensis n. sp.: shiny white or vivid green, P. merumontanus: shiny white, P. githungiru n. sp.: vivid green) but may be dirty white and not very conspicuous in other species (e. g. P. limuru n. sp., P. chyuluensis n. sp.). This pair of cream, white or green fasciae is bordered again by brown or black fasciae or just merging into the colour of the lateral lobes of the pronotum (often green). Species may be distinguished by the outer genitalic morphology of males comparing the shape of the posterior incision of the the 10 th tergite, the shape of the lateral processes of the 10 th tergite and the male cerci. Females are best identified in association with males. Many Phlesirtes species are highly endemic and the location may help to identify species. Exceptions are P. limuru n. sp. and P. githunguri n. sp. occurring in close proximity on the southern lower slopes of the Aberdare Range and P. gladiolus n. sp. and P. ngongensis n. sp. However, latter two species occupy different elevations. P. ngongensis n. sp. is restricted to the Ngong Hills above an altitude of about 1900 m while P. gladiolus n. sp. was found in drier grassland below 1700 m on the Ngong Hills. The genus Phlesirtes is a typical member of the subtribe Karniellina which contains the African genera Naskreckiella, Karniella, Chortoscirtes, Melanoscirtes, Fulvoscirtes and Acanthoscirtes. In their general appearance the seven genera are very similar. Males of all species of these taxa have shortened tegmina, and rudimentary hind wings while females have scale-like tegmina and lack hind wings; the stridulatory file is always covered by the posterior margin of the pronotum. In addition, all species have densely hirsute, lobelike expansions on the meso- and metasterna (or collar shaped projections, see Ünal, 2005). A synapomorphic character of the group is the presence of free plantulae of the hind tarsi (for further characters of the Karniellina see Hemp et al., 2010 a, b; 2012).	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD415673FF3CF8FFFE66FE31.taxon	distribution	Distribution and habitat. All species are inhabitants of open grasslands of the montane to afroalpine zone on East African mountains.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD455673FF3CFE3FFCAEF994.taxon	description	http: // lsid. speciesfile. org / urn: lsid: Orthoptera. speciesfile. org: TaxonName: 16431	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD455673FF3CFE3FFCAEF994.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype. Phlesirtes brachiatus, male. Depository: BMNH. Locality: British East Africa. Collector: R. Ford.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD455673FF3CFE3FFCAEF994.taxon	description	Description. See Uvarov (1924). Measurements (mm). Length of body 10, length of pronotum 5, length of anterior femur -, length of posterior femur 10.5, visible portion of elytra from above 1.5.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD455673FF3CFE3FFCAEF994.taxon	discussion	Remarks. P. brachiatus was described on one male labelled by R. Ford “ British East Africa ”. In the collection of the Natural History Museum London more specimens possibly belonging to this species were studied (Table 2). Very likely however, various new species are expected to be found in the different mountainous areas of Ethiopia. As seen in Table 2 most localities lie at considerable elevations and thus it is very likely that P. brachiatus isas other species of the genus as well — a montane bound species.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD455673FF3CFE3FFCAEF994.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. P. brachiatus has a short inner branch of the male cerci and a broadly rounded u-shaped gap between the processes of the 10 th abdominal tergite (Fig. 4 A, B).	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD44567DFF3CFF5DFC89FD32.taxon	description	http: // lsid. speciesfile. org / urn: lsid: Orthoptera. speciesfile. org: TaxonName: 496060	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD44567DFF3CFF5DFC89FD32.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype male. Kenya, Chyulu Hills, grassland, 1900 m, January 2004. Depository MfN. Paratypes. All same data as holotype. 1 female: Depository MfN. 1 male, 1 female. Depository EDNMK. 1 male, 1 female. Depository BMNH. Additional paratype material. 6 females, 1 female nymph; all Kenya, Chyulu Hills, same data as holotype. Collection C. Hemp.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD44567DFF3CFF5DFC89FD32.taxon	description	Description. Male. Typical colour pattern as given above in Diagnosis for Phlesirtes. Abdomen. Last abdominal tergite with the two processes leaving an angular space between them (Fig. 4 C). Cerci differentiated into two branches, outer one blunt and short, inner one curved inwardly, very long and slender, about 2 – 3 times as long as outer one (Fig. 4 D). Female. As in male. Ovipositor typical for genus. Subgenital plate as in Fig. 5 A. Measurements male (mm) (N = 3). Length of body 11.0, length of pronotum 4.5 – 5.0, length of anterior femur 2.5, length of posterior femur 9.7 – 10.2, visible part of elytra from above 0.2 – 0.5. Measurements female (mm) (N = 8). Length of body 12.5 – 14.2 (mean: 3.4), length of pronotum 4.1 – 4.5 (mean: 4.3), length of anterior femur 2.4 – 2.7 (mean: 2.5), length of posterior femur 10.6 – 11.1 (mean: 11.0), ovipositor 11.7 – 13.3 (mean 12.4).	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD44567DFF3CFF5DFC89FD32.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. P. chyuluensis n. sp. is morphologically and molecularly closely related to P. gladiolus n. sp. Both share an angular incision formed by the lateral processes on the posterior margin of the 10 th abdominal tergite and a long and slender inner branch of the male cerci. While P. gladiolus n. sp. has longer and thorn-like processes, these processes are shorter and very thin in P. chyuluensis n. sp. In both species these processes are bent downward while in P. elgonensis n. sp. and P. limuru n. sp. — having also an angular space between the processes- the processes are more straight, almost on one level with the 10 th abdominal tergite or only slightly bent downwards. The inner branches of the male cerci are more stout, not as long and slender and curved as in P. chyuluensis n. sp. and P. gladiolus n. sp. Habitat and distribution. Montane grasslands on the Chyulu Hills 1800 – 1900 m, probably occurring in grasslands along a wider altitudinal span on the Chyulu Hills.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD4B567FFF3CFCCBFBA3FE80.taxon	description	http: // lsid. speciesfile. org / urn: lsid: Orthoptera. speciesfile. org: TaxonName: 496061	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD4B567FFF3CFCCBFBA3FE80.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype male. Kenya, Mt Elgon, southern slopes, National Park 3100 m, montane grasslands, November 2011. Depository MfN. Paratypes. 1 female, same data as holotype. Depository MfN. 1 male, 1 female, same data as holotype. Depository EDNMK. 1 male, 1 female, same data as holotype. Depository BMNH. Additional paratype material. 14 males, 6 females, same data as holotype; 6 males, 18 females, 2 females nymphs, Kenya, Mt Elgon National Park, montane grassland, 2950 m, November 2011; 5 females, 2 nymphs, Kenya, Mt Elgon National Park, grassy forest clearing, 2400 m, November 2011. Collection C. Hemp.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD4B567FFF3CFCCBFBA3FE80.taxon	description	Description. Male. Colour pattern. Medially on abdomen broad creamy to light brown fascia bordered by dark brown fascia laterally along length. Otherwise typical Phlesirtes colour pattern with partly green legs and pronotal lobes and brown pronotum and abdomen (Fig. 7 A). Abdomen. Last abdominal tergite medially acutely incised, lateral processes rather stout, as in Fig. 5 E. Most individuals with pair of dark patches. Cerci with outer branch stout, tip blunt conical, inner branch comparatively short, slightly curved (Fig. 4 F). Female. Colour pattern as in male but more brownish (Fig. 6 B). Ovipositor brown, little up-curved, slender, typical for the genus. Subgenital plate as in Fig. 5 B.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD4B567FFF3CFCCBFBA3FE80.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Morphologically and molecularly related to P. limuru n. sp. from the lower slopes of the Aberdare Range. Both species have a similar colour pattern. The male cerci consist of a stout and comparatively blunt outer branch and comparatively short little curved inner branch. The 10 th tergite has a pair of dark patches in both species. In P. limuru n. sp. however, the processes of the 10 th tergite are shorter and the incision is not as acute as in P. elgonensis n. sp. Measurements male (mm) (N = 6). Length of body 9.2 – 9.5, length of pronotum 4.4 – 4.7, length of anterior femur 2.1 – 2.2, length of posterior femur 9.2 – 9.5, visible part of elytra from above 0.7 – 1.0. Measurements female (mm) (N = 6). Length of body 10 – 13, length of pronotum 3.7 – 4.0, length of anterior femur 2.4 – 2.5, length of posterior femur 11.2 – 11.5, ovipositor 10.0 – 10.6. Habitat and distribution. Kenya, Mt Elgon. At present only known from the montane zone on the southern slopes of Mt Elgon on forest clearings and montane grasslands between 2400 – 3100 m.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD495679FF3CFEA5FBD6FD4E.taxon	description	http: // lsid. speciesfile. org / urn: lsid: Orthoptera. speciesfile. org: TaxonName: 496064	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD495679FF3CFEA5FBD6FD4E.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype male. Kenya, Uplands, degraded swamp, 2300 m, June 2007. Depository MfN. Paratypes. 1 female, Kenya, between Uplands and Githunguri, 2300 m, grassy path through forest plantation June 2007. Depository MfN. 1 male, same data as holotype. Depository BMNH. Additional material examined. 4 males, 1 female, same data as holotype. Collection C. Hemp.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD495679FF3CFEA5FBD6FD4E.taxon	description	Description. Male. Colour pattern. Mix of brown and green. Brown to black fascia medially on head and pronotum bordered by vivid green fasciae. Abdomen with light brown fasciae medially bordered by black lateral fasciae (Fig. 7 A, B). Abdomen. Last abdominal tergite with a pair of pale spots and an almost triangular shaped gap between the strongly inwardly rolled processes at posterior margin (Fig. 4 G). Cerci differentiated into two branches, outer one short and blunt, inner one slender with acute apices, inwardly bent and at apex attenuate (Fig. 4 H). Subgenital plate elongate; at posterior apex broad incision; styli slender; median portion of subgenital plate with a shallow groove. Female. As in male, but colour more light brown and dark brown and lateral fasciae not as vivid green as in male (Fig. 7 C). Ovipositor typical for genus, almost straight but slightly shorter than body length (Fig. 7 C). Subgenital plate shield-like, similar as in P. chyuluensis n. sp. or P. elgonensis n. sp. (Fig. 5 A, B). Measurements male (mm) (N = 7). Length of body 8.2 – 10.0 (mean: 9.2), length of pronotum 4.4 – 5.3 (mean: 4.8), length of anterior femur 2.0 – 2.3 (mean: 2.15), length of posterior femur 8.2 – 9.5 (mean: 8.9), visible part of elytra from above 0.4 – 0.7 (mean: 0.6). Measurements female (mm) (N = 2). Length of body 10.5 – 15.5, length of pronotum 3.5 – 3.9, length of anterior femur 2.1 – 2.5, length of posterior femur 9.3, ovipositor 8.0 – 8.8.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD495679FF3CFEA5FBD6FD4E.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The processes of the male 10 th abdominal tergite are almost triangular and the space formed between them as well in dorsal aspect. Thus the processes are comparatively broad-based and short compared to species with acute processes e. g. P. elgonensis n. sp., P. limuru n. sp., P. gladiolus n. sp. or P. chyuluensis n. sp. P. githunguri n. sp. is the sister group to both P. keniensis on Mt Kenya and P. kinangopa from the montane and afroalpine zone of the Aberdare Range. As in the latter two species the tips of the processes of the 10 th tergite are strongly rolled inwardly. Habitat and distribution. Only known from the type locality around Githunguri, Kenya on the lower southern slopes of the Aberdare Range. Inhabitants of montane and subalpine grasslands.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD4F5679FF3CFCEFFD10F878.taxon	description	http: // lsid. speciesfile. org / urn: lsid: Orthoptera. speciesfile. org: TaxonName: 496065	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD4F5679FF3CFCEFFD10F878.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype male. Kenya, Ngong Hills, road Kiserian to Isinya, grassland, 1760 m, May 2005. Depository MfN. Paratypes. 1 female, same data as holotype but June 2007. Depository MfN. 1 male, same data as holotype but May 2006, 1 female, same data as holotype but June 2007. Depository EDNMK. 1 male, same data as holotype but May 2006; 1 female, same data as holotype but June 2007. Depository BMNH. Additional paratype material. 5 males, 3 females, male nymph, same data as holotype and May and December 2006, and May 2010. 9 males, 7 females, Kenya, Maparasha Hills near Bissel, savanna grassland, 1720 m, May 2010. Collection C. Hemp.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD4F5679FF3CFCEFFD10F878.taxon	description	Description. Male. Colour pattern. Some individuals completely straw-coloured with faint fasciae (Fig. 9 A) but also with typical pattern for Phlesirtes with contrasting fasciae on head and pronotum and green pronotal lobes and on part of the legs. Abdomen dorsal brown with broad black lateral fasciae and deep black 10 th abdominal tergite and cerci (Fig. 9 B). Spines of hind tibiae black-tipped. Abdomen. Last abdominal tergite with thorn-like processes and an angular incision (Fig. 4 I). Outer branch of male cercus very short and blunt, inner branch almost starting where outer branch ends (Fig. 4 J). Female. Colour pattern as in male with same variation from straw-coloured (Fig. 9 C) to contrasting pattern of dark and light fasciae. Ovipositor dark to reddish brown, nearly straight, slender, typical for genus (Fig. 5 O). Subgenital plate small and more angular than in most other species (Fig. 5 C). Measurements male (mm) (N = 7). Length of body 9.0 – 10.5 (mean: 9.8), length of pronotum 4.7 – 5.5 (mean: 5.1), length of anterior femur 2.1 – 2.5 (mean: 2.3), length of posterior femur 9.5 – 10.2 (mean: 9.7), visible part of elytra from above 0.6 – 1.3 (mean: 0.9). Measurements female (mm) (N = 7). Length of body 10.4 – 11.8 (mean: 11.0), length of pronotum 3.6 – 4.6 (mean: 4.0), length of anterior femur 2.5 (mean: 2.5), length of posterior femur 10.4 – 11.2 (mean: 10.7), ovipositor 10.3 – 12.0 (mean: 11.3).	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD4F5679FF3CFCEFFD10F878.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. P. gladiolus n. sp. may be distinguished by its thorn-like processes of the last abdominal tergite. Only P. chyuluensis n. sp. also has thorn-like processes but P. gladiolus n. sp. has a subgenital plate which is roundly incised while it is very shallowly and more angular incised in P. chyuluensis n. sp. Otherwise both species are very similar in size and colour pattern. P. chyuluensis n. sp. is only known from the Chyulu Hills while P. gladiolus n. sp. occurs on the lower slopes of the Ngong Hills, around Kajiado and the Maparasha Hills in savanna grasslands. Habitat and distribution. Open grasslands in the montane zone of the on the foothills of the Ngong Hills, around Kajiado and the Maparasha Hills in Kenya.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD4D567BFF3CFF5DFB20FB39.taxon	description	http: // lsid. speciesfile. org / urn: lsid: Orthoptera. speciesfile. org: TaxonName: 496066	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD4D567BFF3CFF5DFB20FB39.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype male. Tanzania, Mt Hanang, 1900 m grassland at lower border of montane forest, May 2006. Depository MfN. Paratypes. 1 female, same data as holotype. Depository MfN. 1 male, 1 female, same data as holotype. Depository BMNH. Additional material examined. 6 males, 5 females, same data as holotype. Collection C. Hemp.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD4D567BFF3CFF5DFB20FB39.taxon	description	Description. Male Colour pattern. Brown with little green. Abdomen brown-black with broad black lateral fasciae. Legs. Fore and mid tibiae with two rows of each 6 spines ventrally, being the only species to present in the genus with 6 spines (usually 5). Spines of hind tibia black tipped. Abdomen. Space between processes of 10 th abdominal tergite almost rectangular (Fig. 4 K). Outer branch of cercus almost ending where inner branch starts; slender, little curved (Fig. 4 L). Female. Colour pattern as in male but more brown. Ovipositor typical for genus (Fig. 10 C). Subgenital plate shield-like as in Fig. 5 D. Measurements male (mm) (N = 7). Length of body 8.0 – 10.0 (mean: 9.1), length of pronotum 4.2 – 4.7 (mean: 4.4), length of anterior femur 2.3 – 2.5 (mean: 2.4), length of posterior femur 9.7 – 11.3 (mean: 10.1), visible part of elytra from above 0.4 – 0.6 (mean: 0.5). Measurements female (mm) (N = 5). Length of body 12.2 – 13.0 (mean: 12.5), length of pronotum 3.5 – 3.8 (mean: 3.7), length of anterior femur 2.5 – 2.7 (mean: 2.6), length of posterior femur 11.2 – 13.0 (mean: 12.0), ovipositor 10.4 – 12.5 (mean: 11.3).	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD4D567BFF3CFF5DFB20FB39.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. P. hanangensis n. sp. is the only member of the genus to present having two rows of each 6 spines on fore and mid tibiae. It is easily recognized by the shape of the male cerci: the outer branch is almost reduced, ending blunt and the inner one slender and little curved. Also P. gladiolus n. sp. has male cerci with a very short outer branch and an inner branch starting almost where the outer branch ends but has two rows of each 5 spines on fore and mid tibiae and a different shaped gap formed between the processes of the 10 th abdominal tergite. Habitat and distribution. Only known from the montane zone of Mt Hanang, north-western Tanzania. It occurs in grasslands and in grassy patches along hedges at the lower border of the montane forest.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD4D567AFF3CFB32FB40FC33.taxon	description	http: // lsid. speciesfile. org / urn: lsid: Orthoptera. speciesfile. org: TaxonName: 496067	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD4D567AFF3CFB32FB40FC33.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype male. Kenya, Mt Kenya, Chogoria Route, tussock grassland, 3000 m, March 2003. Depository MfN. Paratypes. 1 female, same data as holotype. Depository MfN. 1 male, 1 female, same data as holotype. Depository EDNMK. 1 male, 1 female, same data as holotype. Depository BMNH. Additional material examined. 6 males, 10 females, 2 nymphs, same data as holotype. 4 males, 3 females, Kenya, Mt Kenya, northern slopes, Sirimon Route, grassland, 2400 – 2600 m, November 2014. Collection C. Hemp.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD4D567AFF3CFB32FB40FC33.taxon	description	Description. Male. Colour pattern. Green and various shades of brown, typical for Phlesirtes (Fig. 10 D). Abdomen. Processes on posterior margin of 10 th abdominal tergite broadly in-rolled at their tips. Space formed between them u-shaped (Fig. 11 A). Outer branch of cerci blunt, hardly overtopping junction of inner branch. Inner branch slender, tips curved downwards and elongated (Fig. 7 B). Posterior margin of subgenital plate almost straight. Female. Colour pattern as male. Ovipositor typical for Phlesirtes. Subgenital plate shield-like as in Figs. 5 E. Measurements male (mm) (N = 10). Length of body 8.5 – 10.6 (mean: 9.3), length of pronotum 4.2 – 4.8 (mean: 4.4), length of anterior femur 2.0 – 2.1 (mean: 2.05), length of posterior femur 7.7 – 8.1 (mean: 7.9), visible part of elytra from above 0.6 – 0.9 (mean: 0.7). Measurements female (mm) (N = 10). Length of body 9.5 – 10.8 (mean: 10.1), length of pronotum 4.5 – 5.3 (mean: 4.8), length of anterior femur 2.0 – 2.3 (mean: 2.2), length of posterior femur 8.3 – 8.8 (mean: 8.6), ovipositor 0.3 – 0.7 (mean: 0.5).	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD4D567AFF3CFB32FB40FC33.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. P. keniensis n. sp. and P. kinangopa n. sp. are morphologically sister taxa. P. keniensis n. sp. is slightly smaller and less stout than P. kinangopa (see measurements). Measured and compared individuals were all collected at a similar altitude (P. keniensis at 3000 m, P. kinangopa at 3100 m). Also the width of the fastigium verticis between antennal sockets of all measured individuals was 0.9 mm while it was 1.0 mm in all measured individuals of P. kinangopa. Generally P. keniensis has a less conspicuous colour pattern, being more brownish with less green which is also more pale, while the pronotal lobes in P. kinangopa are vivid green and the abdomen of a darker black colour. Habitat and distribution. Montane grasslands and tussock grasslands on Mt Kenya.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD4C567AFF3CFC3DFD89F869.taxon	description	http: // lsid. speciesfile. org / urn: lsid: Orthoptera. speciesfile. org: TaxonName: 496068	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD4C567AFF3CFC3DFD89F869.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype male. Tanzania, Mt Kilimanjaro, Oloitokitok Route, upper montane zone, grasslands, 2650 m, September 2009. Depository MfN. Paratypes. 1 female, same data as holotype. Depository MfN. Additional material examined. All Tanzania, Kilimanjaro, northern slopes, Oloitokitok Route. 1 male, 2 females, 1 female nymph, same data as holotype but July 2007. 2 female, forest clearing 2130 m, July 2002. 1 female, grassland 2550 m July 2002. Collection C Hemp.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD4C567AFF3CFC3DFD89F869.taxon	description	Description. Male. Mix of brown and green but with generally more green. Abdomen. Last abdominal tergite with median depression. Inner branch of male cerci twisted at tip, tip long and acute. Space between processes of 10 th abdominal tergite rhombic (Fig. 12 A). Female. Ovipositor typical for Phlesirtes, straight and about body length. Subgenital plate shield-like, similar as in P. chyuluensis n. sp. or P. elgonensis n. sp. Measurements male (mm) (N = 2). Length of body 7.5 – 8.5, length of pronotum 3.6 – 3.9, length of anterior femur 8.2 – 9.0, length of posterior femur 1.8 – 2.2, visible part of elytra from above 0.8 – 0.9. Measurements female (mm) (N = 3). Length of body 9.0 – 9.5, length of pronotum 2.9 – 3.2, length of anterior femur 9.2 – 9.8, length of posterior femur 2.0 – 2.2, ovipositor 9.2 – 9.5.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD4C567AFF3CFC3DFD89F869.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The smallest Phlesirtes species at present. Characterized by a median depression on the 10 th abdominal tergite. This character is shared with P. merumontanus which is larger though and generally has a pattern of more brown and less green. The posterior margin of the subgenital plate is roundly incised in P. merumontanus while it is almost straight in P. kilimontanus n. sp. P. timboroa n. sp. also has a median depression on the 10 th abdominal tergite. The posterior margin of the subgenital plate is v-shaped incised in this species and it is restricted to the Kenyan highlands around Eldoret. Fig. 12 gives an overview of P. merumontanus from different localities in northern Tanzania and P. kilimontanus n. sp. only found in the upper montane and subalpine zone of Mt Kilimanjaro. Habitat and distribution. Montane and subalpine grasslands on the northern slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro in altitudes between 2600 m and 2800 m.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD535664FF3CFABCFF32FEF8.taxon	description	http: // lsid. speciesfile. org / urn: lsid: Orthoptera. speciesfile. org: TaxonName: 496069	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD535664FF3CFABCFF32FEF8.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype male. Kenya, Aberdare Range, Fishers Lodge, 2900 m, January 2001. Depository MfN. Paratypes. 1 female, same data as holotype. Depository MfN. 1 male, 1 female, same data as holotype. Depository EDNMK. 1 male, 1 female, same data as holotype. Depository BMNH. Additional paratype material. 19 males, 17 female, same data as holotype. 1 male, 2 females, Kenya, Aberdare Range, grassy roadside vegetation, 2518 m, January 2001. Collection C. Hemp.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD535664FF3CFABCFF32FEF8.taxon	description	Description. Male. Color pattern of green and various shades of brown and black (Fig. 10 E). Abdomen. Processes of 10 th abdominal tergite at tips broadly inwardly rolled. Processes forming an oval-shaped gap between them (Fig. 11 C). Most individuals with pair of dark patches on 10 th abdominal tergite. Inner branch of male cercus short, little curved (Fig. 11 D). Female. Colour pattern as male. Ovipositor typical for genus. Subgenital plate as in Fig. 5 F. Measurements male (mm) (N = 10). Length of body 9.5 – 10.8 (mean: 10.1), length of pronotum 4.5 – 5.3 (mean: 4.8), length of anterior femur 2.0 – 2.3 (mean: 2.2), length of posterior femur 8.3 – 8.8 (mean: 8.6), visible part of elytra from above 0.3 – 0.7 (mean: 0.5). Measurements female (mm) (N = 10). Length of body 9.5 – 12.3 (mean: 11.0), length of pronotum 3.2 – 3.6 (mean: 3.4), length of anterior femur 2.2 – 2.3 (mean: 2.2), length of posterior femur 8.5 – 9.2 (mean: 8.9), ovipositor 7.8 – 8.7 (mean: 8.0).	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD535664FF3CFABCFF32FEF8.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. See P. keniensis. Habitat and distribution. Moorland zone and grasslands on the Aberdare range. Recorded between 2500 – 2900 m.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD525664FF3CFE7DFF75FAAD.taxon	description	http: // lsid. speciesfile. org / urn: lsid: Orthoptera. speciesfile. org: TaxonName: 496070	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD525664FF3CFE7DFF75FAAD.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype male. Kenya, Laikipia District, ADC Mutara Ranch, 18 – 1900 m, Themeda-Pennisetum grassland, September 1986, coll. D. K. Olson. Depository EDNMK. Paratypes. 2 females, same data as holotype. Depository EDNMK.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD525664FF3CFE7DFF75FAAD.taxon	description	Description. Male. Colour mix of brown and green. Abdomen. Last abdominal tergite with two processes, leaving a rhombic space between them; the whole median area of posterior margin with processes down-curved (Fig. 11 E) Cerci differentiated into two branches, outer one blunt and short, inner one comparatively short, curved inwardly, slender (Fig. 11 F). Subgenital plate shallow and broadly incised between styles. Female. Ovipositor typical for genus. Subgenital plate broader than long, broadly incurved at posterior margin with vertical orientated shallow median groove and thus very similar to other Phlesirtes species with a shield-like subgenital plate (Fig. 5 G).	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD525664FF3CFE7DFF75FAAD.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Well characterized by the rhombic gap formed between the processes of the 10 th abdominal tergite. P. ngorongoroensis n. sp. has also a rhombic gap between the processes but the inner branch of the male cerci is somewhat inflated before the tip while in P. laikipiaensis n. sp. the inner branch of the male cerci is of normal shape, evenly tapering to its tip. Also P. kilimontanus n. sp. has a rhombic gap but is of much smaller body size and also restricted to the montane and subalpine zone on Mt Kilimanjaro. Measurements male (mm) (N = 1). Length of body 8.3, length of pronotum 4.7, length of anterior femur: missing, length of posterior femur: missing, visible part of elytra from above 1.1. Measurements female (mm) (N = 2). Length of body 11.2 – 12.2, length of pronotum 4.0, length of anterior femur 2.6, length of posterior femur 10.6, ovipositor 11.0 – 12.2. Habitat and distribution. Kenya, Laikipia plateau in montane Themeda-Pennisetum grasslands, 1800 – 1900 m.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD525664FF3CFA4FFB81F899.taxon	description	http: // lsid. speciesfile. org / urn: lsid: Orthoptera. speciesfile. org: TaxonName: 16429	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD525664FF3CFA4FFB81F899.taxon	materials_examined	Type. Phlesirtes latifrons male. Depository BMNH. Measurements male (mm) (N = 1). Length of body 11, length of pronotum 5.1, length of anterior femur 2.8, length of posterior femur 10.7.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD525664FF3CFA4FFB81F899.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The inner branch of the male cercus is inflated at its tip (Fig. 11 G, H). Only P. ngorongoroensis n. sp. also has a slightly inflated and laterally compressed inner branch of the male cerci but not as conspicuous as in P. latifrons. Habitat and distribution. Kenya, Mt Marsabit and Moyale. Upland grassland.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD525667FF3CF887FEF8FC35.taxon	description	http: // lsid. speciesfile. org / urn: lsid: Orthoptera. speciesfile. org: TaxonName: 496071	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD525667FF3CF887FEF8FC35.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype male. Kenya, near Limuru, montane grassland, 2100 m, May 2006. Depository MfN. Paratypes. 1 female, same data as holotype. Depository MfN. 1 male, 1 female, same data as holotype. Depository EDNMK. 1 male, 1 female, same data as holotype. Depository BMNH. Additional paratype material. 17 males, 10 females, same data as holotype. 19 males, 6 females, Kenya, near Limuru, montane grassland, 37 M 0 237188 9870544, 2200 m, December 2006. Collection C. Hemp.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD525667FF3CF887FEF8FC35.taxon	description	Description. Male. Mix of brown and green colours. Abdomen. Incision of 10 th abdominal tergite angular and similar as in the morphologically and molecularly closely related P. elgonensis n. sp. The processes on the posterior margin of the 10 th tergite are straight (Fig. 11 I). Differences between both species are seen in the stoutness of the processes: P. limuru n. sp. has longer and more slender processes while in P. elgonensis n. sp. these processes are stouter, broader and shorter. Male cercus with stout outer branch and comparatively short and little curved inner branch (Fig. 11 J) Female. Colour pattern as in male. Ovipositor typical for genus. Subgenital plate with two lobes at posterior margin which is not found in any other Phlesirtes species at present (Fig. 5 H). Measurements male (mm) (N = 10). Length of body 8.8 – 10.5 (mean: 9.4), length of pronotum 4.5 – 4.7 (mean: 4.6), length of anterior femur 2.1 – 2.2 (mean: 2.1), length of posterior femur 8.3 – 9.6 (mean: 9.2), visible part of elytra from above 0.4 – 1.5 (mean: 0.8). Measurements female (mm) (N = 10). Length of body 8.7 – 11.5 (mean: 10.3), length of pronotum 3.6 – 4.1 (mean: 3.8), length of anterior femur 2.3 – 2.6 (mean: 2.4), length of posterior femur 9.8 – 11.0 (mean: 10.3), ovipositor 9.0 – 10.2 (mean: 9.9).	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD525667FF3CF887FEF8FC35.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Morphologically related to P. elgonensis n. sp. (distinguishing characters see at P. elgonensis n. sp. and above). Habitat and distribution. Kenya, lower slopes of Aberdare Range around town Limuru. Montane grasslands 2100 – 2200 m.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD515667FF3CFC37FBF0F93D.taxon	description	http: // lsid. speciesfile. org / urn: lsid: Orthoptera. speciesfile. org: TaxonName: 496072	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD515667FF3CFC37FBF0F93D.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype male. Kenya, SW Mau Forest, 2400 m, Kipteget River 8 – 11 February 1988, coll. A. Wilson. Depository EDNMK. Paratypes. 1 male, same data as holotype. 1 male, Kenya, Endabarra Camp, Mau Forest, January 1946. Depository EDNMK.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD515667FF3CFC37FBF0F93D.taxon	description	Description. Male. Abdomen. Brown-black. Last abdominal tergite at posterior margin with horizontally down-bent processes, forming between them a triangular space (Fig. 11 K). Cerci with blunt outer process and slender inwardly curved longer processes; tips of inner processes twisted (Fig. 11 L). Subgenital plate with posterior margin incised with faint median carina. Female. Unknown. Measurements male (mm) (N = 3). Length of body 9.6 – 12.0, length of pronotum 3.2 – 4.8, length of anterior femur 2.5, length of posterior femur 9.3 – 9.8, visible part of elytra from above 0.9 – 1.5.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD515667FF3CFC37FBF0F93D.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. A triangle shaped gap between the processes of the 10 th tergite is also found in P. githunguri n. sp. However, P. githunguri n. sp. has inwardly rolled tips of the processes of the 10 th abdominal tergite while the processes in P. mauensis n. sp. are straight. Habitat and distribution. Kenya, Mau Escarpment. Montane forest, 2400 m.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD515666FF3CF93FFA84FA92.taxon	description	http: // lsid. speciesfile. org / urn: lsid: Orthoptera. speciesfile. org: TaxonName: 496073	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD515666FF3CF93FFA84FA92.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype male. Uganda, northern side Mt Elgon, clearing in forest plantation, 2100 m, November 2011; acoustics CH 7493. Depository MfN. Paratypes. 1 female, same data as holotype. Depository MfN. Additional paratype material. 2 males, 2 female nymphs, same data as holotype. Collection C. Hemp.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD515666FF3CF93FFA84FA92.taxon	description	Description. Male. Mix of green, brown and black. Conspicuous is the deep black abdomen in males. Also fastigium verticis black and not brown as in most other Phlesirtes species. Abdomen. Space formed between processes of last abdominal tergite almost rectangular or square, processes bent down-wards (Fig. 13 A). Inner branches of cerci stout, slightly inflated midway (Fig. 13 B). Cerci completely black. Female. Predominantly of brown-black colour with little green on the pronotal lobes. Ovipositor typical for genus. Subgenital plate as in Fig. 5 I.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD515666FF3CF93FFA84FA92.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Comparatively large species. The deep black abdomen including the cerci reminds of species of the genus Melanoscirtes. Only in P. ngorongorensis n. sp. also males with a black abdomen and black fastigium verticis occur (although most individuals are of rather dark brown colour than deeply black as found in P. melanocercus n. sp.). The space formed between the processes of the 10 th abdominal tergite are rhombic in P. ngorongoroensis n. sp. but rectangular to almost square in P. melanocercus n. sp. Measurements male (mm) (N = 3). Length of body 9.0 – 10.0, length of pronotum 4.3 – 4.7, length of anterior femur 2.5 – 2.6, length of posterior femur 8.8 – 9.6, visible part of elytra from above 0.2 – 1.5. Measurements female (mm) (N = 1). Length of body 13.5, length of pronotum 3.7, length of anterior femur 3.0, length of posterior femur 12.0, ovipositor 14. Habitat and distribution. Uganda, N Elgon. Montane grasslands and grassy forest clearings, 2100 m.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD505661FF3CFAA8FAEDFE17.taxon	materials_examined	Type: Xiphidion merumontanum, male. Depository: Naturhistoriska Rjiksmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden. Locality: Tanzania, Mt Meru (Ngabana). Measurements male (mm) (N = 6). Length of body 9.0 – 12.8 (mean: 10.0), length of pronotum 4.4 – 5.1 (mean: 4.7), length of anterior femur 2.1 – 2.6 (mean: 2.3), length of posterior femur 9.0 – 10.0 (mean: 9.6), visible part of elytra from above 0.6 – 1.2 (mean: 1.0). Measurements female (mm) (N = 6). Length of body 9.3 – 12.8 (mean: 11.9), length of pronotum 3.8 – 4.4 (mean: 4.1), length of anterior femur 2.5 – 2.7 (mean: 2.6), length of posterior femur 10.0 – 11.0 (mean: 10.4), ovipositor 10.4 – 10.6 (mean: 10.5). Habitat. Colline to montane zone on Mt Meru (Sjöstedt 1909); on forest clearings and along forest paths from about 1700 m up to 2700 m in grassy patches within shrubland on the eastern slopes of Mt Meru. Montane grasslands and forest clearings on the Monduli Range. Montane grasslands on Mt Kitumbeine. Montane grasslands and forest clearings on southern, western and northern slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro at altitudes of 1700 – 2000 m. Reaches sometimes very high abundancies on montane meadows.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD505661FF3CFAA8FAEDFE17.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Predominantly with light and dark brown colour pattern, pronotal lobes and part of the legs green (Fig. 14 A – C), a typical colour pattern of many Phlesirtes species. One of three Phlesirtes species with a median depression on the 10 th abdominal tergite. Differentiated by the posterior margin of the subgenital plate which is roundly incised while it is straight in P. kilimontanus n. sp. and v-shaped incised in P. timboroa n. sp. (see key). Females of P. merumontanus (Fig. 14 C) with a shield-like subgenital plate as typical for many Phlesirtes species (Fig. 5 J). Nymphs already with typical colour pattern of Phlesirtes (Fig. 14 D) but more black and white striped which is also seen in most other nymphs of Phlesirtes species.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD505661FF3CFAA8FAEDFE17.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Tanzania, Mt Meru (Sjöstedt 1909), Mt Kitumbeine, Monduli Range, Mt Kilimanjaro.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD575663FF3CF936FCC2FE83.taxon	description	http: // lsid. speciesfile. org / urn: lsid: Orthoptera. speciesfile. org: TaxonName: 496074	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD575663FF3CF936FCC2FE83.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype male. Kenya, Ngong Hills, grassland, August 2001. Depository MfN. Paratypes. 1 female, same data as holotype. Depository MfN. 1 male, 1 female, same data as holotype. Depository EDNMK. 1 male, 1 female, same data as holotype. Depository BMNH. Additional paratype material: 13 males, 8 females, 3 nymphs, same data as holotype and January 2007.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD575663FF3CF936FCC2FE83.taxon	description	Description. Male. Mix of green and brown colours. Lateral beside light and dark brown median fasciae of head and pronotum vivid green fasciae (Fig. 15 A). Abdomen light brown with lateral dark fasciae (Fig. 15 B). Abdomen. With inwardly rolled tips of the processes of the 10 th abdominal tergite. Space between processes almost round and gap at posterior end where tips are inwardly rolled almost closed (Fig. 13 E). Inner branch of male cerci comparatively short, little curved (Fig. 13 F). Female. Colour pattern similar to male (Fig. 15 C). Ovipositor slightly shorter than body length (Fig. 15 C). Subgenital plate shield-like, as in Fig. 5 K. Measurements male (mm) (N = 10). Length of body 9.1 – 11.2 (mean: 9.8), length of pronotum 4.3 – 5.2 (mean: 4.7), length of anterior femur 2.1 – 2.5 (mean: 2.3), length of posterior femur 8.2 – 9.5 (mean: 8.7), visible part of elytra from above 0.3 – 0.9 (mean: 0.65). Measurements female (mm) (N = 10). Length of body 8.5 – 13.5 (mean: 10.9), length of pronotum 3.6 – 4.4 (mean: 4.0), length of anterior femur 2.2 – 2.7 (mean: 2.3), length of posterior femur 9.5 – 11.0 (mean: 10.0), ovipositor 8.4 – 10.5 (mean: 9.5).	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD575663FF3CF936FCC2FE83.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Similar to most other Phlesirtes species the lateral processes on the 10 th abdominal tergite are very broad and stout and positioned very close to each other forming only a very narrow gap between them which is almost round. Although molecularly the sister taxon to P. limuru n. sp. morphologically well separated. P. limuru n. sp. and P. elgonensis n. sp have an angular incised posterior margin of the 10 th tergite and the processes straight. In P. ngongensis n. sp. the tips of the lateral processes formed at the posterior margin of the 10 th tergite are rolled inwardly. Inwardly rolled tips of these processes are also found in P. keniensis n. sp., P. kinangopa n. sp. and P. githuguri n. sp. (all latter three are morphological closely related, see Diagnosis at P. githunguri n. sp.). With P.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD575663FF3CF936FCC2FE83.taxon	description	kinangopa n. sp. P. ngongensis n. sp. shares processes of the 10 th tergite that are positioned very closely to each other, almost touching each other where the tips are rolled inwardly and they also form an almost round gap. Habitat and distribution. Kenya, Ngong Hills. Found around 1800 m to summit of Ngong Hills in montane grasslands, forest edge and forest clearings (Fig. 15 D).	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD555662FF3CF934FA96FC14.taxon	description	http: // lsid. speciesfile. org / urn: lsid: Orthoptera. speciesfile. org: TaxonName: 496075	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD555662FF3CF934FA96FC14.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype male. Tanzania, Ngorongoro crater rim, grassy patches roadside, March 1999. Depository MfN. Paratypes. 1 female (CH 6884), Tanzania, Ngorongoro crater rim, Simba camping site A 3 ° 14´S 35 ° 29´E February 2007, coll. K. - G. Heller. Depository MfN. Additional paratype material. 1 male (CH 6886), Tanzania, Ngorongoro crater rim, Simba camping site A 3 ° 14´S 35 ° 29´E February 2007, coll. K. - G. Heller. Collection C. Hemp. 1 male (CH 6885), 2 females (CH 6891, CH 6687 in spirit), Tanzania, Ngorongoro crater rim, Simba camping site A 3 ° 14´S 35 ° 29´E February 2007, coll. K. - G. Heller. Collection K. - G. Heller.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD555662FF3CF934FA96FC14.taxon	description	Description. Male. Mix of green and brown colours, abdomen and fastigium verticis in some males black. Colour pattern similar to P. melanocercus n. sp. but abdomen and cerci not as deep black but of more dark brown colour. Abdomen. Space between processes of 10 th abdominal tergite rhombic (Fig. 15 G). Inner branch of male cerci inflated and slightly compressed. Tip very narrow again and acute (Fig. 15 H). Female. Ovipositor typical for Phlesirtes, as long as body length. Subgenital plate as in Fig. 5 L. Measurements male (mm) (N = 2). Length of body 10 – 10.5, length of pronotum 4.7 – 5.0, length of anterior femur 2.4 – 2.5, length of posterior femur 9.3 – 9.4, visible part of elytra from above 1.4 – 1.8. Measurements female (mm) (N = 1). Length of body 11.5, length of pronotum 3.9, length of anterior femur 2.5, length of posterior femur 10.2, ovipositor 11.5.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD555662FF3CF934FA96FC14.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Rhombic shaped gaps between the processes of the 10 th abdominal tergite are also found with P. nou n. sp., P. kilimontanus n. sp. and P. laikipiaensis n. sp. None of the above listed species with rhombic gaps between the processes of the 10 th abdominal tergite has an inner branch of the male cerci which is inflated though. An inflated but laterally compressed inner branch of the male cerci is also present in P. latifrons. In P. ngorongoroensis n. sp. the inner branch of the male cerci is not as strongly laterally compressed as in P. latifrons. The tip of the inner cercal branch is also very thin and acute in P. ngorongoroensis n. sp. while it is stouter in P. latifrons. Habitat and distribution. Tanzania, Ngorongoro conservation area. Montane grasslands 2200 – 2400 m.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD545662FF3CFC16FDFAF8AB.taxon	description	http: // lsid. speciesfile. org / urn: lsid: Orthoptera. speciesfile. org: TaxonName: 496076	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD545662FF3CFC16FDFAF8AB.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype male. Tanzania, Manyara Escarpment, Nou Forest, forest clearing, 2100 m February 2005. Depository MfN. Paratypes. 1 female, same data as holotype. Depository MfN. 1 male, 1 female, same data as holotype. Depository EDNMK. 1 male, 1 female, same data as holotype. Depository BMNH. Additional paratype material. 19 males, 12 females, 6 nymphs, same data as holotype. Collection C. Hemp.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD545662FF3CFC16FDFAF8AB.taxon	description	Description. Male. Mix of green and brown and black colours. Abdomen. The space between the processes of the 10 th abdominal tergite is u-shaped with a median indentation (Fig. 15 I). The processes are thin and straight. The inner branch of the male cercus is thick and then abruptly narrowed into an acute tip (Fig. 15 J). Female. Ovipositor typical for Phlesirtes, nearly the length of the body. Subgenital plate as in Fig. 5 M. Measurements male (mm) (N = 10). Length of body 8.7 – 10.2, length of pronotum 4.1 – 4.6, length of anterior femur 2.0 – 2.2, length of posterior femur 8.8 – 9.2, visible part of elytra from above 0.6 – 1.2. Measurements female (mm) (N = 10). Length of body 9.5 – 12.0, length of pronotum 3.1 – 3.5, length of anterior femur 2.1 – 2.4, length of posterior femur 9.0 – 9.8, ovipositor 9.2 – 10.0.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD545662FF3CFC16FDFAF8AB.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. P. ngorongoroensis n. sp. and P. latifrons also have modified inner branches of the male cerci, in P. ngorongoroensis n. sp. slightly inflated. In P. nou n. sp. the inner cercal branch is round and suddenly narrowed to form an acute apex. In P. ngorongoroensis n. sp. the space between the processes of the 10 th abdominal tergite is rhombic while it is u-shaped in P. nou n. sp. with a median indentation. In P. latifrons the space between the processes of the 10 th abdominal tergite is evenly and broadly rounded. Habitat and distribution. Tanzania, Manyara escarpment, Nou Forest Reserve, grassy patches along forest edge and on forest clearings, 2100 m.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD54566DFF3CF841FB78FC4F.taxon	description	http: // lsid. speciesfile. org / urn: lsid: Orthoptera. speciesfile. org: TaxonName: 496077 Holotype male. Kenya, between Eldoret and Londiani A 104, near Timboroa about 800 m west of Equator, open grassland, 2700 m, November 2011. Depository MfN. Paratypes. 1 female, same data as holotype. Depository MfN. 1 male, same data as holotype. Depository EDNMK. 1 male, 1 female. 1 male, Timboroa, coll. G. N. D. Beale, 5.1948. Depository EDNMK. 1 male, 1 female, same data as holotype, Depository BMNH. Additional paratype material: 6 males, 1 female, 2 female nymphs, same data as holotype. Collection C. Hemp. Description. Male. Mix of green and brown colours, abdomen with black lateral fasciae. Abdomen. The space between the processes of the 10 th abdominal tergite is u-shaped or almost rectangular, the apices of the processes of the 10 th abdominal tergite with acute tips. The median depression of the 10 th abdominal tergite shallow (Fig. 15 K). The male cerci have a comparatively short inner branch which is moderately curved at its tip (Fig. 15 L). Female. Ovipositor slightly shorter than body length, otherwise typical for Phlesirtes. Subgenital plate as in Fig. 5 N. Measurements male (mm) (N = 6). Length of body 9.5 – 11.0, length of pronotum 4.5 – 5.0, length of anterior femur 2.2 – 2.3, length of posterior femur 9.5 – 10.2, visible part of elytra from above 0.6 – 1.3. Measurements female (mm) (N = 3). Length of body 9.5 – 12.0, length of pronotum 3.5 – 4.0, length of anterior femur 2.3 – 2.6, length of posterior femur 11, ovipositor 8.5 – 9.0.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
03FF407FDD54566DFF3CF841FB78FC4F.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. P. kilimontanus n. sp. and P. merumontanus both also have a depression medially on the 10 th abdominal tergite which is however, deeper than in P. timboroa n. sp. In P. kilimontanus n. sp. the space between the processes of the 10 th abdominal tergite is rhombic while it is narrow u-shaped or almost rectangular in P. timboroa n. sp. and thus very similar to P. merumontanus. Both species are geographically separated. P. timboroa n. sp. occurs on the central Kenyan highlands around Eldoret while P. merumontanus is distributed throughout northern Tanzania. Habitat and distribution. Kenya, highlands around Eldoret; montane grasslands 2700 m.	en	Hemp, Claudia, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard (2017): The genus Phlesirtes Bolivar, 1922 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae, Conocephalini; Karniellina), a review of the genus with data on its bioacoustics and the description of new species. Zootaxa 4244 (4): 451-477, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.1
