Ectomoptera nepicauda Ragge, 1980 (Fig. 25, Fig. 26)

http://lsid.speciesfile.org/urn:lsid: Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName: 12530

Distribution: Tanzania, East Usambara Mountains (Ragge 1980).

Habitat: Lowland evergreen forest.

Ecology & Biology: E. nepicauda is a night active species and was caught in the early night hours along the Zigi Trail on the foothills of the East Usambara Mountains in March 2012. It was shaken from understory trees and found below larger leaves in bushes and large herbs in heights between 1– 2 m. When the same trail was searched for Orthoptera at night in November 2011 this species was not found suggesting that it might be seasonal. E. nepicauda has an unusual modified stridulatory area and produces a resonant song (Heller & Hemp, in prep.)