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Species

Poecilimon gracilis (Fieber, 1853)

Zierliche Buntschrecke; Slender Bright Bush-cricket
CollectionObject 1536676; 693a2071-635c-4678-af91-fb1ed0a5b562, CH1205: male. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1536676; 693a2071-635c-4678-af91-fb1ed0a5b562, CH1205: male. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1536677; aaa1c139-2e86-4f4b-9ada-e827e6dfed7c, CH1206: male. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1537727; 1bc9cb82-7282-47da-bde7-cc2f3f75d961: male, lateral view. (CollectionObject).;CollectionObject 1537728; a381db2e-a35b-42e6-b16b-39133f0d8db8: male, lateral view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1537727; 1bc9cb82-7282-47da-bde7-cc2f3f75d961: head, dorsal view. (CollectionObject).;CollectionObject 1537728; a381db2e-a35b-42e6-b16b-39133f0d8db8: head, dorsal view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1537727; 1bc9cb82-7282-47da-bde7-cc2f3f75d961: pronotum, dorsal view. (CollectionObject).;CollectionObject 1537728; a381db2e-a35b-42e6-b16b-39133f0d8db8: pronotum, dorsal view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1537727; 1bc9cb82-7282-47da-bde7-cc2f3f75d961: male cerci. (CollectionObject).;CollectionObject 1537728; a381db2e-a35b-42e6-b16b-39133f0d8db8: male cerci. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1537727; 1bc9cb82-7282-47da-bde7-cc2f3f75d961: male cercus. (CollectionObject).;CollectionObject 1537728; a381db2e-a35b-42e6-b16b-39133f0d8db8: male cercus. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1537727; 1bc9cb82-7282-47da-bde7-cc2f3f75d961: label. (CollectionObject).;CollectionObject 1537728; a381db2e-a35b-42e6-b16b-39133f0d8db8: label. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1578026; ade9483c-4e7e-4d5f-8f9e-794d3b1844df: male. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1578026; ade9483c-4e7e-4d5f-8f9e-794d3b1844df: male. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1578026; ade9483c-4e7e-4d5f-8f9e-794d3b1844df: female. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1587075; 22dfb6f2-6231-4740-aa3c-cb4109f38145: male (Croatia, Jankovac, 19.06.2019). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1587947; 6031e80a-f56e-49c2-a174-f79568aa9826: male (Montenegro, Bandzov, 12.08.2019). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1588140; a34d8ff1-ed35-4b92-a520-f7b46f6d71b8: male (MK: Pelister Mountains). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1593877; 8706a4f2-3575-466d-a779-c03f1e097018: male (SRB, Tara, 28.07.2021). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1593877; 8706a4f2-3575-466d-a779-c03f1e097018: female (SRB, Tara, 28.07.2021). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (40)

  • Barbitistes gracilis Fieber, 1853: 261. (valid)

    Syntype; male; 5f77c494-77e9-4deb-8ec7-4980afd957e6; deposited at: Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien (NMW); Albania: Dalmatia. Syntype; female; b1e6ffc9-4913-4746-b2d5-b541d2fd22cd; deposited at: Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien (NMW); Albania: Dalmatia

  • Barbitistes gracilis Fieber, 1853 (subjective synonym of Barbitistes schmidtii Fieber, 1853) in Kirby, 1906: 377.
  • Poecilimon gracilis (Fieber, 1853) in Willemse, Kleukers & Odé, 2018: 170.
  • Poecilimon gracilis (Fieber, 1853) in Bellmann, Rutschmann, Roesti & Hochkirch, 2019: 172.

References (29)

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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.
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