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Paratettix argillaceus (Erichson, 1842)

CollectionObject 1500862; d2d3b690-e2f3-45d5-aa25-d8acc0a7420e: female, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1500862; d2d3b690-e2f3-45d5-aa25-d8acc0a7420e: female, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1500862; d2d3b690-e2f3-45d5-aa25-d8acc0a7420e: female, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1500862; d2d3b690-e2f3-45d5-aa25-d8acc0a7420e: female, dorsal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1500862; d2d3b690-e2f3-45d5-aa25-d8acc0a7420e: female, frontal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1500862; d2d3b690-e2f3-45d5-aa25-d8acc0a7420e: labels (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1521852; 13176995-92e0-47c2-bfeb-69f85d9cec5a: female, lateral view (lectotype of Tetrix longipennis). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1521852; 13176995-92e0-47c2-bfeb-69f85d9cec5a: female, lateral view (lectotype of Tetrix longipennis). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1521852; 13176995-92e0-47c2-bfeb-69f85d9cec5a: female, dorsal view (lectotype of Tetrix longipennis). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1521852; 13176995-92e0-47c2-bfeb-69f85d9cec5a: female, frontal view (lectotype of Tetrix longipennis). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1521852; 13176995-92e0-47c2-bfeb-69f85d9cec5a: labels (lectotype of Tetrix longipennis). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1521853; 5d91d47c-f3fd-4ef0-a0bb-99b42c48bc5d: male, lateral view (lectotype of Tetrix longipennis f. mutabilis). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1521853; 5d91d47c-f3fd-4ef0-a0bb-99b42c48bc5d: male, lateral view (lectotype of Tetrix longipennis f. mutabilis). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1521853; 5d91d47c-f3fd-4ef0-a0bb-99b42c48bc5d: male, dorsal view (lectotype of Tetrix longipennis f. mutabilis). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1521853; 5d91d47c-f3fd-4ef0-a0bb-99b42c48bc5d: male, frontal view (lectotype of Tetrix longipennis f. mutabilis). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1521853; 5d91d47c-f3fd-4ef0-a0bb-99b42c48bc5d: male, labels (lectotype of Tetrix longipennis f. mutabilis). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1575706; NHRS NRM-ORTH 9344, e7633ff3-b911-425e-8305-00a0087a8e3a: female, lateral view (allotype of Paratettix inalatus). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1575706; NHRS NRM-ORTH 9344, e7633ff3-b911-425e-8305-00a0087a8e3a: female, dorsal view (allotype of Paratettix inalatus). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1575706; NHRS NRM-ORTH 9344, e7633ff3-b911-425e-8305-00a0087a8e3a: female, labels (allotype of Paratettix inalatus). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1585248; aa9c1699-ee6f-4442-b0d7-55c78e55b789: male, lateral view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1585248; aa9c1699-ee6f-4442-b0d7-55c78e55b789: male, lateral view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1585248; aa9c1699-ee6f-4442-b0d7-55c78e55b789: male, dorsal view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1585248; aa9c1699-ee6f-4442-b0d7-55c78e55b789: male, frontal view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1585248; aa9c1699-ee6f-4442-b0d7-55c78e55b789: labels. (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (32)

  • Tetrix argillacea Erichson, 1842: 251.

    Holotype; female; d2d3b690-e2f3-45d5-aa25-d8acc0a7420e; deposited at: Museum für Naturkunde (MfN); Australia: Tasmania: Woolnorth

  • Tetrix longipennis Hancock, 1909: 412.
  • ... Show all ... (28)
  • Tetrix longipennis f. mutabilis Hancock, 1909 (subjective synonym of Tetrix argillacea Erichson, 1842) in Hollier & Heads, 2014: 71.
  • Paratettix argillaceus (Erichson, 1842) in Tumbrinck, 2026: 423.

Nomenclature references (14)

  • Erichson, W.F. (1842) Beitrag zur Insecten-Fauna von Vandiemensland, mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der geographischen Verbreitung der Insecten. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Leipzig (N.F.), 8(1), 83–287. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13672266#page/97/mode/1up
  • Hancock, J.L. (1909) Further studies of the Tetriginae (Orthoptera) in the Oxford University Museum. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 387–426, pl. 22. [1908] Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/51002#page/693/mode/1up
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  • Hollier, J.A. & Heads, S.W. (2014) The type specimens of Orthoptera described by American entomologists in the collection of the Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Genève. Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 121(1), 63–76. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/221120#page/65/mode/1up
  • Key, K.H.L. (1952) A provisional check-list of the Acridoidea of Tasmania (Orthoptera). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, 86, 127–130.
  • Key, K.H.L. (1981) Lectotype designations for Australian Acrididae and Tetrigidae (Orthoptera). CSIRO Division of Entomology Technical Paper, 17, 1–58.
  • Rehn, J.A.G. (1952) The Grasshoppers and Locusts (Acridoidea) of Australia. I. Families Tetrigidae and Eumastacidae. CSIRO, Melbourne, 1–326 pp.
  • Sharman, G.B. (1952) The cytology of Tasmanian short-horned grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acridoidea). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, 86, 107–122. Available at http://eprints.utas.edu.au/13832/1/1952_Sharman_Cytology_short-horned_Grasshoppers.pdf
  • Sjöstedt, Y. (1921) Acridiodea Australica. Monographie der bisher von Australien bekannten Heuschrecken mit kurzen Fühlern. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 62(3), 1–318. Available at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60366953#page/1/mode/1up
  • Sjöstedt, Y. (1932) Acridiodea aus dem Queensland Museum zu Brisbane. Arkiv för Zoologi, 23A(11), 21 pp.
  • Sjöstedt, Y. (1932) Neue Acridoidea aus dem Museum in Canberra (the Federal Capital Territory Australia). Mit einer Revision der Gattung Chortoicetes (Orth. Trux.). Arkiv för Zoologi, 23A(19), 1–15.
  • Sjöstedt, Y. (1934) Neue australische Acrididen. Arkiv för Zoologi, 26(9), 1–9.
  • Sjöstedt, Y. (1936) Revision der Australischen Acridiodeen. 2. Monographie. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 15(2), 191 pp. [1935]
  • Steinmann, H. (1970) The Tetricidae (Orthoptera) of the Notogea. Opusc. Zool. Budapest, 10, 155–164. Available at http://opuscula.elte.hu/PDF/Opuscula10_1_1970/Steinmann,%20H_10_1_11.pdf
  • Tumbrinck, J. (2026) Review of all Tetrigidae species described from 1758 to 1886. Zootaxa, 5845(3), 401–455. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5845.3.1

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Latin, of clay or related to clay, relating to either coloration or habitat.

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