A REVIEW OF THE ORIENTAL SPECIES OF DNOPHERULA-KARSCH (ORTHOPTERA, ACRIDIDAE)

The Oriental species of the genus Dnopherula, prior to Jago (1971) kno wn as Aulacobothrus, are revised from material in European collections . Mine species and subspecies are redescribed and extensively figured from type material. D. taeniatus (Bolivar, 1902), formerly regarded a synonym of D. luteipes (Walker, 1871), is re-established as a good spe cies. D. physopoda (Navas, 1904) becomes a new synonym of D. taeniatus (Bolivar, 1902), and D. collinus (Uvarov, 1929) a new synonym of D. b olivari (Uvarov, 1921); the status of D. infernus (Bolivar, 1902) is r educed to subspecific level under D. luteipes (Walker, 1871). Bidentac ris Zheng, 1982, and Parvibothrus Yin, 1984, become new generic synony ms of Dnopherula Karsch, 1896. The systematic status and possible syno nymy of species described in recent years from China, Nepal and India under the generic names Dnopherula, Bidentacris or Parvibothrus are di scussed according to the descriptions. But no taxonomic changes are ma de, as the type material was not studied.