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Acanthoxia gladiator (Westwood, 1841)

Acanthoxia gladiator (Westwood, 1841): Page 75, Figure 4. female. (Otu).
Acanthoxia gladiator (Westwood, 1841): Page 75, Figure 4. female. (Otu).
Acanthoxia gladiator (Westwood, 1841): female, lateral view. (Otu).
Acanthoxia gladiator (Westwood, 1841): lateral view. (Otu).
Acanthoxia gladiator (Westwood, 1841): brachypterous form. (Otu).
FieldOccurrence 162; 7a414a33-a875-48a3-9a0e-30099cb52256; Kazimzumbwi forest reserve near Kisarawe, 2015/11/??: female, lateral view. (FieldOccurrence).
FieldOccurrence 162; 7a414a33-a875-48a3-9a0e-30099cb52256; Kazimzumbwi forest reserve near Kisarawe, 2015/11/??: female, head and pronotum. (FieldOccurrence).

Nomenclature (50)

  • Opsomala [sic] gladiator Westwood, 1841: 272.

    Holotype; female; cd7c5158-ec68-479b-95f1-045ab2738dd5; deposited at: Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUM); Sierra Leone

  • Opsomala [sic] gladiator Westwood, 1841 in Westwood, 1842: 65.
  • Acanthoxia gladiator (Westwood, 1841) in Mestre, 2011
  • Acanthoxia gladiator (Westwood, 1841) in Rowell & Hemp, 2017: 18.

References (34)

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