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Data for specimen record

Identification
Current: species Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) brackensis Usmani, 2008
Historical: Sphingonotus brackensis; holotype of species Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) brackensis Usmani, 2008; cited by Usmani, M.K. 2008. A new species of the genus Sphingonotus Fieber (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Oedipodinae) from Libya. Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne (Polish Journal of Entomology). 77(1):43-49
Specimen
Basis of record: not specified
Counts: males 1
Depository: Sebha University, Libya
Data source: not recorded
Other: note, along with male paratype and female allotype (same data)
Locality
Northern Africa, Libya: Fezzan Province, Al-Shati region, south corner of Tripoli (27-28° N); 250 to 300 meters; Modern (is included in map)
Collecting event
September 25, 1994; M.K. Usmani
Images      
male (holotype), Fig. 1a (reproduced with permission)
Sounds      
None
Ecological relationships      
None
 

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