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Species

Arulenus validispinus Stål, 1877

Four-spined Pygmy Devil
Arulenus validispinus Stål, 1877: (Otu).
Arulenus validispinus Stål, 1877: (Otu).
CollectionObject 1529891; 3e46b3f0-b8c9-48ba-a84b-ed4fa0123b76: female, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1529891; 3e46b3f0-b8c9-48ba-a84b-ed4fa0123b76: female, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1529891; 3e46b3f0-b8c9-48ba-a84b-ed4fa0123b76: female, frontal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1529891; 3e46b3f0-b8c9-48ba-a84b-ed4fa0123b76: female, frontal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1529891; 3e46b3f0-b8c9-48ba-a84b-ed4fa0123b76: labels (holotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (9)

  • Arulenus validispinus Stål, 1877: 55.

    Holotype; female; 3e46b3f0-b8c9-48ba-a84b-ed4fa0123b76; deposited at: Swedish Museum of Natural History, Entomology Collections (NHRS); Philippines

  • Arulenus validispinus Stål, 1877 in Bolívar, 1887: 308.
  • Arulenus validispinus Stål, 1877 in Skejo & Caballero, 2016: 386.
  • Arulenus validispinus Stål, 1877 in Mohagan, Patano, Acola, Amper, Coritico & Amoroso, 2020

References (9)

  • Stål, C. (1877) Orthoptera nova ex Insulis Philippinis descripsit. Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlinger, 34(10), 33–58. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100843#page/513/mode/1up
  • Bolívar, I. (1887) Essai sur les Acridiens de la tribu des Tettigidae. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique, 31, 175–313. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44636#page/675/mode/1up
  • de Elera, C. (1895) Ortópteros. In Catálogo sistemático de toda la fauna de Filipinas. Vol. 2, 189–223. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/119869#page/7/mode/1up
  • Hancock, J.L. (1907) Orthoptera Fam. Acridiidae. Subfam. Tetriginae. In Genera Insectorum. P. Wytsman [Ed.]. V. Verteneuil & L. Desmet, Bruxelles. Vol. 48, 1–79 pp. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/105990#page/23/mode/1up
  • Kirby, W.F. (1910) A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae). British Museum (Natural History), London, Vol. 3, Issue 2, 674 pp. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29660
  • Bruner, L. (1915) Preliminary catalogue of the Orthopteroid insects of the Philippine Islands. University Studies, 15(2), 195–281 [1–87]. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/94891#page/233/mode/1up
  • Blackith, R.E. (1992) Tetrigidae (Insecta; Orthoptera) of Southeast Asia: Annotated catalogue with partial translated keys and bibliography. JAPAGA, Wicklow, Ireland, i-liv, 1–248.
  • Skejo, J. & Caballero, J.H.S. (2016) A hidden pygmy devil from the Philippines: Arulenus miae sp. nov. – a new species serendipitously discovered in an amateur Facebook post (Tetrigidae: Discotettiginae). Zootaxa, 4067(3), 393–393.
  • Mohagan, A.B., Patano, R.R., Jr., Acola, M.S., Amper, D.O., Coritico, F.P. & Amoroso, V.B. (2020) Presence of the four-spined pygmy devil, Arulenus validispinus (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae), confirmed in Bukidnon region on the island of Mindanao, Philippines. Journal of Orthoptera Research, 29(2), 133–136. Available at http://jor.pensoft.net/article/53718/

Descendants and synonyms

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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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Species1001