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Pterolepis algerica (Uvarov, 1935)

Nomenclature (4)

  • Rhacocleis algerica Uvarov, 1935: 74.

    Holotype; male; 022f1aa5-3971-4c11-97ee-60029f17f6b5; deposited at: Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUM); Algeria: Annaba: Bône [Annaba]

  • Rhacocleis algerica Uvarov, 1935 in Galvagni & Fontana, 2000: 67.
  • Pterolepis algerica (Uvarov, 1935) in Willemse & Willemse, 2005: 269.
  • Pterolepis algerica (Uvarov, 1935) in Sahnoun, Doumandji & Desutter-Grandcolas, 2010: 30.

Nomenclature references (4)

  • Galvagni, A. & Fontana, P. (2000) Su cinque specie occidentali del genere Rhacocleis Fieber, 1853, con descrizione di R. kabylica n. sp. dell'Algeria (Insecta Orthoptera Tettigoniidae). Atti della Accademia Roveretana degli Agiati, 10B, 59–77.
  • Sahnoun, A.M., Doumandji, S.E. & Desutter-Grandcolas, L. (2010) A check-list of Ensifera from Algeria (Insecta: Orthoptera). Zootaxa, 2432, 1–44.
  • Uvarov, B.P. (1935) The Malcolm Burr collection of Palaearctic Orthoptera. Eos, Revista española de Entomología, 11(1), 71–96. Available at http://digital.csic.es/bitstream/10261/147294/1/1935-11-001-002.pdf
  • Willemse, F.M.H. & Willemse, L. (2005) Rhacocleis Fieber 1853 and Pterolepis Rambur 1838, distinct species groups or not? Journal of Orthoptera Research, 14(2), 261–269. Available at http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1665/1082-6467%282005%2914%5B261%3ARFAPRD%5D2.0.CO%3B2

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

After distribution in Algeria.

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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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