Species
Amorphopus notabilis Serville, 1838
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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.
References (28)
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Descendants and synonyms
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
Latin for notable, remarkable, extraordinary.
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| Species | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |