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Oxyaspis congensis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895

Oxyaspis congensis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895: Pl. 1, Fig. 5. female habitus (tegmina length 43 mm, ovipositor 12 mm). (Otu).
Oxyaspis congensis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895: Pl. 1, Fig. 5. female habitus (tegmina length 43 mm, ovipositor 12 mm). (Otu).
CollectionObject 1536713; bd4423c6-bca7-462b-ae87-c051c90ae0b8, CH3293: male. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1536713; bd4423c6-bca7-462b-ae87-c051c90ae0b8, CH3293: male. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1536713; bd4423c6-bca7-462b-ae87-c051c90ae0b8, CH3293: male. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1536713; bd4423c6-bca7-462b-ae87-c051c90ae0b8, CH3293: male. (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (11)

  • Oxyaspis congensis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895: 34.

    Holotype; female; 0d607a5d-38df-406a-ae97-55a5b6d8d0ca; deposited at: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS); Congo

  • Oxyaspis congensis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895 in Kirby, 1906: 293.
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  • Oxyaspis congensis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895 in Massa, 2021: 39.
  • Oxyaspis congensis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895 in Massa, 2025: 10.

Nomenclature references (11)

  • Beier, M. (1954) Revision der Pseudophyllinen. Instituto Español de Entomología, Madrid, 479 pp.
  • Beier, M. (1957) Pseudophyllinae aus dem Belgischen Congo (Orthoptera Tettigoniidae). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 55, 49–68.
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  • Beier, M. (1962) Orthoptera Tettigoniidae (Pseudophyllinae I). Das Tierreich, 73, 1–468.
  • Beier, M. (1963) Tettigoniidae: Subfam. Pseudophyllinae. In Orthopterorum Catalogus. Vol. 5, 1–246 pp.
  • Brunner von Wattenwyl, C. (1895) Monographie der Pseudophylliden. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 45, 1–282. Available at http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/MON-E-ORTH_0007_0001-0282.pdf
  • Heller, K.-G., Hemp, C., Liu, C. & Volleth, M. (2014) Taxonomic, bioacoustic and faunistic data on a collection of Tettigonioidea from eastern Congo (Insecta: Orthoptera). Zootaxa, 3785(3), 343–376.
  • Kirby, W.F. (1906) Orthoptera Saltatoria. Part I. (Achetidae et Phasgonuridae). In A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae). British Museum (Natural History), London. Vol. 2, i-viii, 1–562. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29662
  • Massa, B. (2021) Tettigoniidae (Insecta: Orthoptera) collected in tropical forests of Zambia, Cameroon, Gabon and São Tomé during the entomological expeditions of African Natural History Research Trust. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, 57(1), 29–76.
  • Massa, B. (2025) Diversity of Leaf Katydids of Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Republic of Congo, Central Tropical Africa (Insecta: Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Insects, 16(3: 241), 1–71. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16030241
  • Naskrecki, P. (2008) Sylvan katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Pseudophyllinae) of the Guinean Forests of West Africa hotspot: an overview and descriptions of new species. Zootaxa, 1712, 1–41.
  • Vanschuytbroeck, P. (1972) Catalogue des Tettigoniidae conservés dans les collections entomologiques de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (2e Partie). Famille des Tettigoniidae : sous-famille des Pseudophyllinae. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, 48(6), 1–16. Available at http://biblio.naturalsciences.be/rbins-publications/bulletins-de-linstitut-royal-des-sciences-naturelles-de-belgique-entomologie/48-1972/entomo48-art6.pdf

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