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Conocephalus (Anisoptera) melaenus (Haan, 1843)

Conocephalus (Anisoptera) melaenus (Haan, 1843): nymph. (Otu).
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) melaenus (Haan, 1843): nymph. (Otu).
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) melaenus (Haan, 1843): nymph, lateral view. (Otu).
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) melaenus (Haan, 1843): male, lateral view. (Otu).
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) melaenus (Haan, 1843): male, lateral view. (Otu).
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) melaenus (Haan, 1843): male, frontal view. (Otu).
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) melaenus (Haan, 1843): male cerci. (Otu).
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) melaenus (Haan, 1843): Pl. 4, Fig. 6 (as Xiphidion melan). young nymph. (Otu).
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) melaenus (Haan, 1843): Pl. 4, Fig. 7 (as Xiphidion melan). adult, lateral view. (Otu).

Nomenclature (40)

  • Locusta (Xiphidium [sic]) melaena Haan, 1843: 188, 189.

    Syntype; e1581b3e-f65e-4c40-aed4-628f7828dea2; deposited at: Naturalis Biodiversity Center (NBC);

  • Xiphidium [sic] melaenum (Haan, 1843) in Walker, 1869: 275.
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  • Xiphidium [sic] (Xiphidium [sic]) melanum [sic] (Haan, 1843) (misspelling of Locusta (Xiphidium [sic]) melaena Haan, 1843)
  • Conocephalus (Anisoptera) melanus [sic] Haan, 1843 (misspelling of Locusta (Xiphidium [sic]) melaena Haan, 1843)

Nomenclature references (32)

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Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Allusion to black coloration of tegmina.

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