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infraorder
Acrididea
nanorder
Acridomorpha
superfamily
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1821
family Pyrgacrididae Kevan, 1974
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:46177
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial. Herbivorous
Citations:
Otte, D. 1994. Orthoptera Species File 3:30 >> Note: Pyrgomorphidae: Pyrgacridinae
Eades. 2000. Jour. Orth. Res. 9:193 >> Note: Raised Pyrgacridinae to family Pyrgacrididae
Hugel. 2014. Zootaxa 3900(3):403
Song, H. 2018. Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society, Volume 2 270
Type genus:
Pyrgacris
Descamps, 1968; priority for family-group names based on
Pyrgacris
dates from Pyrgacridinae Kevan, D.K.M., 1974. First use as Pyrgacrididae by Eades, 2000.
genus
Pyrgacris
Descamps, 1968
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial. Associated with endemic palm species, mostly Acanthophoenix.
Citations (7):
Descamps. 1968. Bull. Soc. entomol. Fr. 73:52
>>
Pyrgacris
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:46179
Kevan, D.K.M. 1974. In Eades & D.K.M. Kevan. The phallic musculature of Pyrgomorphidae, with particular reference to Atractomorpha sinensis sinensis Bolivar, and notes on the family Tristiridae and the subfamily Pyrgacridinae, nov. (Orthoptera: Acridoidea). Acrida 3(4):262 >> Note: Designated type genus of Pyrgacridinae
Kevan, D.K.M. [Ed.]. 1977. In Beier [Ed.]. Orthopterorum Catalogus 16:29
Otte, D. 1994. Orthoptera Species File 3:30 >>
Pyrgacris
Yin, X.-C., J. Shi & Z. Yin. 1996. Synonymic Catalogue of Grasshoppers and their Allies of the World (Orthoptera: Caelifera) 600 >>
Pyrgacris
Hugel. 2005. Bull. Soc. entomol. Fr. 110(2):153-159
>>
Pyrgacris
Hugel. 2014. Zootaxa 3900(3):403 >>
Pyrgacris
The first family-group name based on this genus is Pyrgacridinae Kevan, D.K.M., 1974.
species
descampsi
Kevan, 1976
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specimen
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial. Wet habitats, feeding on Acanthophoenix palms.
Specimen records
are available.
Citations (5):
Kevan, D.K.M. 1976. S. Afr. J. Sci. 72:318 >> Note: [based on female P. relictus described by Descamps 1968] >>
Pyrgacris
descampsi
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:46183
Kevan, D.K.M. [Ed.]. 1977. In Beier [Ed.]. Orthopterorum Catalogus 16:29 >>
Pyrgacris
descampsi
Hugel. 2005. Bull. Soc. entomol. Fr. 110(2):156
>> Note: description of male neoallotype >>
Pyrgacris
descampsi
Hugel. 2014. Zootaxa 3900(3):403 >>
Pyrgacris
descampsi
Hugel. 2015. J. Insect Conservation 19:87–96 >>
Pyrgacris
descampsi
Type specimen information:
Type locality: Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Reunion
Kind of type: holotype
Specimen category: female
Location of type: MNHN Paris
species
relictus
Descamps, 1968
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Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial. Feeding only on palm trees endemic to Mauritius.
Specimen records
are available.
Citations (7):
Descamps. 1968. Bull. Soc. entomol. Fr. 73:32
>>
Pyrgacris
relictus
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:46180
Dirsh. 1975. Classification of the Acridomorphoid Insects 74 >>
Pyrgacris
relictus
Kevan, D.K.M. 1976. S. Afr. J. Sci. 72:318 >> Note: emendation of name >>
Pyrgacris
relicta
Kevan, D.K.M. [Ed.]. 1977. In Beier [Ed.]. Orthopterorum Catalogus 16:29 >>
Pyrgacris
relicta
Hugel. 2005. Bull. Soc. entomol. Fr. 110(2):153-159
>> Note: "relicta" is unjustified emendation, noun in apposition does not have to agree in gender [ICZN Art. 34.2.1] >>
Pyrgacris
relictus
Hugel. 2014. Zootaxa 3900(3):399–414 >>
Pyrgacris
relictus
Hugel. 2015. J. Insect Conservation 19:87–96 >>
Pyrgacris
relictus
Type specimen information:
Type locality: Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Mauritius, Port Louis District, Le Pouce
Kind of type: holotype
Specimen category: male
Location of type: MNHN Paris
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