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Clonia (Leptoclonia) vittata (Thunberg, 1789)

Common Wavy Clonia

CollectionObject 1517095; 6273479f-ea09-4a99-8fef-c8e508426aeb: male, lateral view (holotype of Leptoclonia turneri). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1517095; 6273479f-ea09-4a99-8fef-c8e508426aeb: male, lateral view (holotype of Leptoclonia turneri). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1517095; 6273479f-ea09-4a99-8fef-c8e508426aeb: male right wings (holotype of Leptoclonia turneri). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1517095; 6273479f-ea09-4a99-8fef-c8e508426aeb: stridulatory area (holotype of Leptoclonia turneri). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1517095; 6273479f-ea09-4a99-8fef-c8e508426aeb: male cerci (holotype of Leptoclonia turneri). (CollectionObject).

Type specimen

Holotype; individual; 14ad09a6-4edf-446e-8811-f669a4293993; deposited at: Uppsala University (UZIU); South Africa

Nomenclature (16)

  • Locusta vittata Thunberg, 1789: 102.

    Holotype; individual; 14ad09a6-4edf-446e-8811-f669a4293993; deposited at: Uppsala University (UZIU); South Africa

  • Locusta vittata Thunberg, 1789 in Thunberg, 1815: 280.
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  • Clonia turneri Uvarov, 1942 (subjective synonym of Locusta vittata Thunberg, 1789) in Kaltenbach, 1990: 295.
  • Clonia (Leptoclonia) vittata (Thunberg, 1789) in Kaltenbach, 1990: 295.

Nomenclature references (12)

  • Akerman, C. (1932) On the carnivorous habits of the long-horned grasshopper, Clonia vittata Thunberg. Annals of the Natal Museum, 7, 143–144.
  • Caudell, A.N. (1916) Orthoptera Fam. Locustidae Subfam. Saginae. In Genera Insectorum. P. Wytsman [Ed.]. V. Verteneuil & L. Desmet, Bruxelles. Vol. 167, 1–10, pls 1–2. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/105423#page/429/mode/1up
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  • Griffini, A. (1909) Note sopra alcune Phasgonouridae del Congo. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique, 53, 9–28. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46155
  • Kaltenbach, A.P. (1964) Zur Systematik und Verbreitung der Raubheuschrecken (Tettigoniidae - Saginae), insbesondere der europäischen Arten der Gattung Saga Charpentier. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen, 16, 68–82. Available at http://www.biologiezentrum.at/pdf_frei_remote/ZAOE_16_0068-0082.pdf
  • Kaltenbach, A.P. (1972) An illustrated key for identifying African Saginae (Saltatoria: Tettigoniidae). Annals of the Natal Museum, 21, 281–295.
  • Kaltenbach, A.P. (1986) Saginae. Saltatoria-Tettigoniidae. Das Tierreich, 103, 1–94.
  • Kaltenbach, A.P. (1990) The predatory Saginae. In Tettigoniidae: Biology, Systematics and Evolution. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. pp. 280–302.
  • 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
  • Stål, C. (1874) In Recensio Orthopterorum. Revue critique des Orthoptères décrits par Linné, De Geer et Thunberg. Stockholm. Vol. 2, 121 pp. Available at http://books.google.com/books?id=nSxDAAAAYAAJ
  • Thunberg, C.P. (1789) In Novas Insectorum Species. Uppsala. Vol. 15. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/45276
  • Thunberg, C.P. (1815) Hemipterorum maxillosorum genera illustrata plurimisque novis speciebus ditata ac descripta. Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg, 5, 211–301. Available at http://books.google.com/books?id=5woZAAAAYAAJ
  • Uvarov, B.P. (1942) Revision of the genus Clonia Stal 1855 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B), 11, 57–62.
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Life zone and ecology data

Terrestrial. Fynbos, Nama Karoo and Succulent Karoo biomes of South Africa and extending into Namib Desert in Namibia.

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