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Metopomystrum pehlkei Günther, 1939

Metopomystrum pehlkei Günther, 1939: Fig. 200 [probably after type]. male, lateral view (pronotum length 10.5 mm, hind femur 5 mm). (Otu).
Metopomystrum pehlkei Günther, 1939: Fig. 200 [probably after type]. male, lateral view (pronotum length 10.5 mm, hind femur 5 mm). (Otu).
Metopomystrum pehlkei Günther, 1939: Fig. 199 [probably after type]. male, head and pronotum, dorsal view (shoulder width 2 mm). (Otu).
CollectionObject 1537269; 252c2a2e-2a58-4f07-9ce9-2293a5755754: holotype male (lateral view). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1537269; 252c2a2e-2a58-4f07-9ce9-2293a5755754: holotype male (lateral view). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1537269; 252c2a2e-2a58-4f07-9ce9-2293a5755754: holotype male (dorsal view). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1537269; 252c2a2e-2a58-4f07-9ce9-2293a5755754: holotype male (hind leg 1). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1537269; 252c2a2e-2a58-4f07-9ce9-2293a5755754: holotype male (hind leg 2). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1537269; 252c2a2e-2a58-4f07-9ce9-2293a5755754: holotype male (labels). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (5)

  • Metopomystrum pehlkei Günther, 1939: 271.

    Holotype; male; 252c2a2e-2a58-4f07-9ce9-2293a5755754; deposited at: Polish Academy of Science, Museum of the Institute of Zoology (MZPW); Colombia: Hacienda Pehlke

  • Metopomystrum pehlkei Günther, 1939 in Cardona-Granda, 2015: 208-209.
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  • Metopomystrum pehlkei Günther, 1939 in Silva, Skejo, Pereira, De Domenico & Sperber, 2017: 6, 13.
  • Metopomystrum pehlkei Günther, 1939 in Cadena-Castañeda, Quintana-Arias, Infante, Silva & Tavares, 2025: 119.

Nomenclature references (5)

  • Cadena-Castañeda, O.J., Quintana-Arias, R.F., Infante, I.C., Silva, D.S.M. & Tavares, G.C. (2025) Studies on pygmy grasshoppers: On the current Metrodorinae sensu lato classification (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) with emphasis on American and Malagasy taxa. Zootaxa, 5597(1), 1–265. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5597.1.1
  • Cardona-Granda, J.M. (2015) Grasshoppers of Northwest South America. A Photo Guide. Volume 2 - The Eastern Fauna. Blurb, 236 pp.
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  • Günther, K. (1939) Revision der Acrydiinae (Orthoptera), III. Sectio Amorphopi (Metrodorae Bol. 1887, aut.). Abhandlungen und Berichte aus den Staatlichen Museen für Tierkunde und Völkerkunde in Dresden (Ser. A: Zool.) (N.F.), 20 (NF Bd.1), 16–335.
  • Silva, D.S.M., Skejo, J., Pereira, M.R., De Domenico, F.C. & Sperber, C.F. (2017) Comments on the recent changes in taxonomy of pygmy unicorns, with description of a new species of Metopomystrum from Brazil (Insecta, Tetrigidae, Cleostratini, Miriatrini). ZooKeys, 702, 1–18. Available at http://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/13981/
  • Storozhenko, S.Y. (2016) Review of the pygmy grasshoppers of the tribe Cleostratini (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae). Far Eastern Entomologist, 326, 1–44.

Descendants and synonyms

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Etymology:

After the collector of the specimen Ernst Pehlke (1870-1933), the owner of the type locality Hacienda Pehlke.

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