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Species

Pseudopomala brachyptera (Scudder, 1862)

Short-Winged Toothpick Grasshopper; Bunchgrass Grasshopper
Pseudopomala brachyptera (Scudder, 1862): female (Monroe Canyon, about 5 miles north of Harrison, Nebraska, 5 July 5, 2020). (Otu).
Pseudopomala brachyptera (Scudder, 1862): female (Monroe Canyon, about 5 miles north of Harrison, Nebraska, 5 July 5, 2020). (Otu).
Pseudopomala brachyptera (Scudder, 1862): male (off Spotted Tail Road, about 5 miles south of Chadron, Nebraska, 28 June 2020). (Otu).
Pseudopomala brachyptera (Scudder, 1862): 5th-instar nymph (5 miles south of Chadron, Nebraska, 18 June 2020). (Otu).
Pseudopomala brachyptera (Scudder, 1862): Pl. 14. male [too reddish, original image pale grey]. (Otu).
Pseudopomala brachyptera (Scudder, 1862): Fig. 76 (after Lugger). female habitus (body length 27-30 mm). (Otu).
Pseudopomala brachyptera (Scudder, 1862): Pl. I, Fig. 4. female habitus. (Otu).
Pseudopomala brachyptera (Scudder, 1862): Pl. I, Fig. 4a. female, dorsal view of head and pronotum. (Otu).
Pseudopomala brachyptera (Scudder, 1862): Pl. I, Fig. 4b. female, sternum. (Otu).
Pseudopomala brachyptera (Scudder, 1862): Fig. 29. right tegmen of female. (Otu).

Nomenclature (30)

  • Opomala [sic] brachyptera Scudder, 1862: 454.

    Holotype; male; b4f35535-ae30-4229-8a10-856e7c17241c; deposited at: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP); United States: Massachusetts: Worcester: Princeton

  • Opomala [sic] aptera Scudder, 1869: 305.

    Syntype; 164a8c66-6d1f-4a8f-9f17-41e96f022d6f; United States: Pennsylvania: Centre

  • Pseudopomala brachyptera (Scudder, 1862) in Johnson, 2003: 14.
  • Pseudopomala brachyptera (Scudder, 1862) in Capinera, Scott & Walker, 2004: 73, Plate 7.

References (25)

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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
Species1045