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Zabalius ophthalmicus (Walker, 1869)

Blue-legged Sylvan Katydid
Zabalius ophthalmicus (Walker, 1869): male (South Africa, Songimvelo Game Res.). (Otu).
Zabalius ophthalmicus (Walker, 1869): male (South Africa, Songimvelo Game Res.). (Otu).
Zabalius ophthalmicus (Walker, 1869): male (South Africa, Songimvelo Game Res.). (Otu).
Zabalius ophthalmicus (Walker, 1869): female nymph (Kilimanjaro, Mahoma). (Otu).
Zabalius ophthalmicus (Walker, 1869): female, dorsal view (Kilimanjaro, plantation). (Otu).
Zabalius ophthalmicus (Walker, 1869): female, lateral view (Kilimanjaro, plantation). (Otu).
Zabalius ophthalmicus (Walker, 1869): female, frontal view (Kilimanjaro, Kidia). (Otu).
Zabalius ophthalmicus (Walker, 1869): male, lateral view (Kilimanjaro, Kidia). (Otu).
Zabalius ophthalmicus (Walker, 1869): male, dorsal view (Kilimanjaro, Kidia). (Otu).
Zabalius ophthalmicus (Walker, 1869): male, anterior portion of body, dorsal view (Kilimanjaro, Kidia). (Otu).
Zabalius ophthalmicus (Walker, 1869): Fig. 4. female (tegmina 52-70.5 mm). (Otu).
Zabalius ophthalmicus (Walker, 1869): Fig. 4. male subgenital plate (styli 2 mm). (Otu).
CollectionObject 1517082; e6cd0486-9180-4a54-b212-0c8f45ad3e82: female, dorsal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1517082; e6cd0486-9180-4a54-b212-0c8f45ad3e82: female ovipositor (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1517082; e6cd0486-9180-4a54-b212-0c8f45ad3e82: female left tegmen (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1534495; 9b1b0528-4e5a-4385-9eea-a98325dda28b: female, lateral view (syntype of Mataeus orientalis). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1534495; 9b1b0528-4e5a-4385-9eea-a98325dda28b: female pronotum, lateral view (syntype of Mataeus orientalis). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1534495; 9b1b0528-4e5a-4385-9eea-a98325dda28b: female, dorsal view (syntype of Mataeus orientalis). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1534495; 9b1b0528-4e5a-4385-9eea-a98325dda28b: female pronotum, dorsal view (syntype of Mataeus orientalis). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1534495; 9b1b0528-4e5a-4385-9eea-a98325dda28b: female face (syntype of Mataeus orientalis). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1534495; 9b1b0528-4e5a-4385-9eea-a98325dda28b: female subgenital plate (syntype of Mataeus orientalis). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1534495; 9b1b0528-4e5a-4385-9eea-a98325dda28b: female ovipositor (syntype of Mataeus orientalis). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1534495; 9b1b0528-4e5a-4385-9eea-a98325dda28b: labels (syntype of Mataeus orientalis). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1534704; 8b31a34b-4a98-4718-8c41-0cedc9f3cd92: female, lateral view (syntype of Mataeus orientalis). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1534704; 8b31a34b-4a98-4718-8c41-0cedc9f3cd92: female pronotum, lateral view (syntype of Mataeus orientalis). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1534704; 8b31a34b-4a98-4718-8c41-0cedc9f3cd92: female, dorsal view (syntype of Mataeus orientalis). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1534704; 8b31a34b-4a98-4718-8c41-0cedc9f3cd92: female ovipositor (syntype of Mataeus orientalis). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1534704; 8b31a34b-4a98-4718-8c41-0cedc9f3cd92: female face (syntype of Mataeus orientalis). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1534704; 8b31a34b-4a98-4718-8c41-0cedc9f3cd92: female subgenital plate (syntype of Mataeus orientalis). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1534704; 8b31a34b-4a98-4718-8c41-0cedc9f3cd92: labels (syntype of Mataeus orientalis). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1535119; d3e607ac-9209-4cd1-949b-322bae5f34c1: female, lateral view (lectotype of Mustius bocagei). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1535119; d3e607ac-9209-4cd1-949b-322bae5f34c1: female pronotum, lateral view (lectotype of Mustius bocagei). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1535119; d3e607ac-9209-4cd1-949b-322bae5f34c1: female pronotum dorsal (lectotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1535119; d3e607ac-9209-4cd1-949b-322bae5f34c1: female face (lectotype of Mustius bocagei). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1535119; d3e607ac-9209-4cd1-949b-322bae5f34c1: female subgenital plate (lectotype of Mustius bocagei). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1535119; d3e607ac-9209-4cd1-949b-322bae5f34c1: female sternum (lectotype of Mustius bocagei). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1535119; d3e607ac-9209-4cd1-949b-322bae5f34c1: labels (lectotype of Mustius bocagei). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (37)

  • Pseudophyllus ophthalmicus Walker, 1869: 400. (valid)

    Holotype; female; e6cd0486-9180-4a54-b212-0c8f45ad3e82; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); KwaZulu-Natal

  • Mustius bocagei Bolívar, 1890: 221.
  • Zabalius ophthalmicus (Walker, 1869) in Hemp, 2021: 404.
  • Zabalius ophthalmicus (Walker, 1869) in Simeu-Noutchom, Kekeunou, Oumarou-Ngoute & Zang Affa'a, 2025: 566.

References (27)

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  • Beier, M. (1954) Revision der Pseudophyllinen. Instituto Español de Entomología, Madrid, 479 pp.
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