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Orthoptera Species File
Species

Schistocerca nitens (Thunberg, 1815)

CollectionObject 1531156; 8dbe7e4a-b504-42fc-8744-67e3aa66f111: male, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1531156; 8dbe7e4a-b504-42fc-8744-67e3aa66f111: male, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1531156; 8dbe7e4a-b504-42fc-8744-67e3aa66f111: male, dorsal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1531156; 8dbe7e4a-b504-42fc-8744-67e3aa66f111: labels (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2868645; 052582fc-c7e9-44f3-a4bd-71e186c75dcc, CNCI 981632: Schistocerca nitens. Dorsal view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2868645; 052582fc-c7e9-44f3-a4bd-71e186c75dcc, CNCI 981632: Schistocerca nitens. Lateral view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2868645; 052582fc-c7e9-44f3-a4bd-71e186c75dcc, CNCI 981632: Schistocerca nitens. (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (1)

  • Gryllus nitens Thunberg, 1815: 236.

References (1)

  • Thunberg, C.P. (1815) Hemipterorum maxillosorum genera illustrata plurimisque novis speciebus ditata ac descripta. Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg, 5, 211–301. Available at http://books.google.com/books?id=5woZAAAAYAAJ

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Latin: shining, glittering.

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1001
Subspecies303538