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Encoptolophus sordidus (Burmeister, 1838)

Dusky Grasshopper; Dusky Locust
Encoptolophus sordidus (Burmeister, 1838): habitus and wings. (Otu).
Encoptolophus sordidus (Burmeister, 1838): habitus and wings. (Otu).
Encoptolophus sordidus (Burmeister, 1838): Fig. 27A. head, dorsal view. (Otu).
Encoptolophus sordidus (Burmeister, 1838): Fig. 28A. pronotum, dorsal view. (Otu).
Encoptolophus sordidus (Burmeister, 1838): Fig. 43. pronotum, lateral view. (Otu).

Nomenclature (27)

  • Oedipoda sordida Burmeister, 1838: 643.

    Holotype; male; 0d938f82-4580-4ca0-98cc-d2777e133e0e; United States: Pennsylvania

  • Locusta nebulosa Harris, 1841: 146.
  • Encoptolophus sordidus (Burmeister, 1838) in Kirk & Bomar, 2005: 105.
  • Oedipoda sordide [sic] (Burmeister, 1838) (misspelling of Oedipoda sordida Burmeister, 1838)

References (23)

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  • Harris, T.W. (1841) Insects of Massachusetts Injurious to Vegetation. Folsom, Wells & Thurton, Cambridge, MA, 459 pp. Available at http://www.archive.org/details/reportoninsectso01harr
  • de Haan, W. (1842) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Orthoptera. In Temminck [Ed.] Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlansche Overzeesche Bezittingen: Vol. 16/18. In commissie bij S. en J. Luchtmans, en C.C. van der Hoek, Leiden. 45–124, 125–164 pp. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/200624#page/527/mode/1up
  • Walker, F. (1870) Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum. London, Vol. 4, 605–809 pp. Available at http://www.archive.org/details/catalogueofspeci04britrich
  • Stål, C. (1873) Acridiodea. In Recensio Orthopterorum. Revue critique des Orthoptères décrits par Linné, De Geer et Thunberg. Stockholm. Vol. 1, 154 pp. Available at http://books.google.com/books?id=oH4qAAAAYAAJ
  • Scudder, S.H. (1875) Revision of two American genera of Oedipodidae. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 17, 478–485.
  • Fernald, C.H. (1888) The Orthoptera of New England. Wright & Potter Printing Company, Boston, 1–61 pp. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/35173
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  • Hebard, M. (1934) The Dermaptera and Orthoptera of Illinois. Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History, 20, 125–279. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14760321
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  • Vickery, V.R. & Kevan, D.K.M.E. (1986) The grasshoppers, crickets, and related insects of Canada and adjacent regions. Ulonata: Dermaptera, Cheleutoptera, Notoptera, Dictuoptera, Grylloptera, and Orthoptera. The Insects and Arachnids of Canada, 14, 1–918. Available at http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/aac-aafc/agrhist/A42-42-1985-14-eng.pdf
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  • Bland, R.G. (2003) The Orthoptera of Michigan: Biology, Keys, and Descriptions of Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets. Michigan State University Extension, 220 pp.
  • Capinera, J.L., Scott, R.D. & Walker, T.J. (2004) Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, 249 pp.
  • Kirk, K. & Bomar, C.R. (2005) Guide to the Grasshoppers of Wisconsin. In Guide to the Grasshoppers of Wisconsin. Bureau of Integrated Science Services, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison.

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
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