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Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838

Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838: Pl. 13, Fig. 5a. left middle femur and tibia. (Otu).

CollectionObject 1476929; 33da92f0-b4c5-4f18-bc94-3eb324e8a75b: female, lateral view (holotype or syntype of Amorphopus caiman). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1476929; 33da92f0-b4c5-4f18-bc94-3eb324e8a75b: female, dorsal view (holotype or syntype of Amorphopus caiman). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1476929; 33da92f0-b4c5-4f18-bc94-3eb324e8a75b: female, frontal view (holotype or syntype of Amorphopus caiman). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1476929; 33da92f0-b4c5-4f18-bc94-3eb324e8a75b: labels (holotype or syntype of Amorphopus caiman). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1501882; 8ea1a4ec-5ecd-4116-ba6b-c1aebebce6d7: male, dorsal view. (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1501882; 8ea1a4ec-5ecd-4116-ba6b-c1aebebce6d7: labels. (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1501883; 31bf7b0d-febc-4828-97f5-5f3be8e1194a: male, lateral view. (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1501883; 31bf7b0d-febc-4828-97f5-5f3be8e1194a: male, dorsal view. (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1501883; 31bf7b0d-febc-4828-97f5-5f3be8e1194a: male, frontal view. (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1501883; 31bf7b0d-febc-4828-97f5-5f3be8e1194a: label. (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1532572; 961b817b-f95e-43ed-8e4b-cba1d711ab31: female, lateral view (holotype of Amorphopus griseus). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1532572; 961b817b-f95e-43ed-8e4b-cba1d711ab31: female, dorsal view (holotype of Amorphopus griseus). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1532572; 961b817b-f95e-43ed-8e4b-cba1d711ab31: female, frontal view (holotype of Amorphopus griseus). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1532572; 961b817b-f95e-43ed-8e4b-cba1d711ab31: female, labels (holotype of Amorphopus griseus). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1538310; 1e2bb370-ffb0-4e43-9079-f72f8ec5e211: male, lateral view (holotype of Tetrix cnemidotus). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1538310; 1e2bb370-ffb0-4e43-9079-f72f8ec5e211: male, dorsal view (holotype of Tetrix cnemidotus). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1538310; 1e2bb370-ffb0-4e43-9079-f72f8ec5e211: male, frontal view (holotype of Tetrix cnemidotus). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1538310; 1e2bb370-ffb0-4e43-9079-f72f8ec5e211: labels (holotype of Tetrix cnemidotus). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (45)

Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838: 757.
Tetrix cnemidotus Burmeister, 1838: 659.
Holotype; male; 1e2bb370-ffb0-4e43-9079-f72f8ec5e211; deposited at: Martin Luther Universität, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany (MLUH); Brazil
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Amorphopus caiman Saussure, 1861: 402.
Holotype; female; 33da92f0-b4c5-4f18-bc94-3eb324e8a75b; deposited at: Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland (MHNG); Brazil
Amorphopa [sic] caiman Saussure, 1861 in Scudder, 1869: 340.
Amorphopus griseus Bolívar, 1887: 251.
Holotype; female; 961b817b-f95e-43ed-8e4b-cba1d711ab31; deposited at: Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien (NMW); Peru: Alto Amazonas
Paratettix cnemidotus (Burmeister, 1838) in Bolívar, 1887: 188.
Paratettix cnemidotus (Burmeister, 1838) in Giglio-Tos, 1897: 28.
Paratettix cnemidotus (Burmeister, 1838) in Giglio-Tos, 1898: 35.
Paratettix cnemidotus (Burmeister, 1838) in Bruner, 1900: 16.
Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838 in Bruner, 1906: 145.
Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838 in Hancock, 1907: 37.
Amorphopus griseus Bolívar, 1887 in Hancock, 1907: 37.
Amorphopus cnemidotus (Burmeister, 1838) in Hancock, 1907: 37.
Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838 in Bruner, 1910: 464.
Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838 in Kirby, 1910: 21.
Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838 in Bruner, 1910: 97.
Amorphopus caiman Saussure, 1861 in Kirby, 1910: 22.
Amorphopus griseus Bolívar, 1887 in Kirby, 1910: 22.
Amorphopus griseus Bolívar, 1887 in Bruner, 1910: 97.
Amorphopus cnemidotus (Burmeister, 1838) in Kirby, 1910: 22.
Amorphopus cnemidotus (Burmeister, 1838) in Bruner, 1910: 97.
Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838 in Bruner, 1920: 7.
Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838 in Günther, 1939: 264.
Amorphopus griseus Bolívar, 1887 in Günther, 1939: 265.
Amorphopus caiman Saussure, 1861 (subjective synonym of Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838) in Günther, 1939: 264.
Tetrix cnemidotus Burmeister, 1838 (subjective synonym of Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838) in Günther, 1939: 264.
Amorphopus cnemidotus (Burmeister, 1838) in Liebermann, 1939: 140.
Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838 in Liebermann, 1955: 331.
Amorphopus griseus Bolívar, 1887 in Liebermann, 1955: 331.
Amorphopus cnemidotus (Burmeister, 1838) in Liebermann, 1955: 331.
Amorphopus griseus Bolívar, 1887 in Paris, 1994: 240.
Amorphopus caiman Saussure, 1861 (subjective synonym of Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838) in Otte, 1997: 2.
Tetrix cnemidotus Burmeister, 1838 (subjective synonym of Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838) in Otte, 1997: 2.
Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838 in Buzzetti & Devriese, 2007: 50.
Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838 in Buzzetti & Carotti, 2008: 43.
Amorphopus caiman Saussure, 1861 (subjective synonym of Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838) in Hollier, 2013: 206.
Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838 in Huamán Cuespán, Westerduijn & Cadena-Castañeda, 2014: 4.
Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838 in Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona-Granda, 2015: 472.
Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838 in Cadena-Castañeda, Silva, Mendes, Pereira, Domenico & Sperber, 2020: 47.
Amorphopus griseus Bolívar, 1887 (subjective synonym of Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838) in Cadena-Castañeda, Silva, Mendes, Pereira, Domenico & Sperber, 2020: 47.
Amorphopus caiman Saussure, 1861 (subjective synonym of Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838) in Cadena-Castañeda, Silva, Mendes, Pereira, Domenico & Sperber, 2020: 47.
Tetrix cnemidotus Burmeister, 1838 (subjective synonym of Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838) in Cadena-Castañeda, Silva, Mendes, Pereira, Domenico & Sperber, 2020: 47.
Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838 in Itrac-Bruneau & Doucet, 2022: 417.

Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838 in Cadena-Castañeda, Quintana-Arias, Infante, Silva & Tavares, 2025: 183.
Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838 in Tumbrinck, 2026: 431.

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Etymology:

Latin for notable, remarkable, extraordinary.

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon	Valid names
Rank	Extant	Fossil	Invalid	Total
species	1	0	6	7