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Species

Psoloessa delicatula (Scudder, 1876)

Brown-Spotted Range Grasshopper
Psoloessa delicatula (Scudder, 1876): male habitus. (Otu).
Psoloessa delicatula (Scudder, 1876): male habitus. (Otu).
Psoloessa delicatula (Scudder, 1876): female, head and pronotum. (Otu).
Psoloessa delicatula (Scudder, 1876): Fig. 62F. hind femur. (Otu).
Psoloessa delicatula (Scudder, 1876): Pl. VI, Fig. 30. female habitus (Stirapleura decussata). (Otu).
Psoloessa delicatula (Scudder, 1876): Pl. VI, Fig. 30a. female, head and pronotum, dorsal view (Stirapleura decussata). (Otu).
Psoloessa delicatula (Scudder, 1876): Pl. VI, Fig. 30b. female, sternum (Stirapleura decussata). (Otu).

Nomenclature (47)

  • Scyllina delicatula Scudder, 1876: 263.

    Syntype; male; 0a64d7b0-1e50-440d-8df6-adf9f740c800; deposited at: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP); United States: Colorado: El Paso: Garden of the Gods

  • Psoloessa coloradensis Thomas, 1876: 252.

    Syntype; ed921e96-cdbf-4d69-807a-59c38a381d3b; United States: Colorado: Denver: Denver

  • Psoloessa delicatula (Scudder, 1876) in Johnson, 2003: 15.
  • Psoloessa delicatula (Scudder, 1876) in Capinera, Scott & Walker, 2004: 73, Plate 3.

References (26)

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Descendants and synonyms

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species101112