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Xistra (Tegoxistra) corniculata (Stål, 1877)

Philippine River Pygmy Grasshopper
Xistra (Tegoxistra) corniculata (Stål, 1877): Fig. 68 (after holotype). male habitus. (Otu).
Xistra (Tegoxistra) corniculata (Stål, 1877): Fig. 68 (after holotype). male habitus. (Otu).
CollectionObject 1529934; e6db05fe-1a4a-4610-a676-b0a62fe8b5df: male, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1529934; e6db05fe-1a4a-4610-a676-b0a62fe8b5df: male, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1529934; e6db05fe-1a4a-4610-a676-b0a62fe8b5df: male, dorsal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1529934; e6db05fe-1a4a-4610-a676-b0a62fe8b5df: male, frontal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1529934; e6db05fe-1a4a-4610-a676-b0a62fe8b5df: labels (holotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (11)

  • Tettix corniculatus Stål, 1877: 58.

    Holotype; male; e6db05fe-1a4a-4610-a676-b0a62fe8b5df; deposited at: Swedish Museum of Natural History, Entomology Collections (NHRS); Philippines

  • Xistra corniculata (Stål, 1877) in Bolívar, 1887: 243.
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  • Tegotettix corniculatus (Stål, 1877) in Muhammad, Tan, Abdullah, Azirun, Bhaskar & Skejo, 2018: 57.
  • Xistra (Tegoxistra) corniculata (Stål, 1877) in Skejo, Kasalo, Patano, Storozhenko, Tumbrinck, Domazet-Lošo, Amoroso, Yap & Škorput, 2025: 28.

Nomenclature references (11)

  • 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.
  • 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
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  • 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
  • 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
  • Günther, K. (1938) Revision der Acrydiinae, I. Sectiones Tripetalocerae, Discotettigiae, Lophotettigiae, Cleostrateae, Bufonidae, Cladonotae, Scelimenae verae. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 23, 299–437.
  • 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
  • Muhammad, A.A., Tan, M.K., Abdullah, N.A., Azirun, M.S., Bhaskar, D. & Skejo, J. (2018) An annotated catalogue of the pygmy grasshoppers of the tribe Scelimenini Bolívar, 1887 (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) with two new Scelimena species from the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. Zootaxa, 4485(1), 1–70.
  • Skejo, J., Kasalo, N., Patano, R.R., Jr., Storozhenko, S.Y., Tumbrinck, J., Domazet-Lošo, T., Amoroso, V.B., Yap, S.A. & Škorput, J. (2025) Taxonomic revision of pygmy devil genera Almacris, Ginixistra, Tegotettix, and Xistra, with comments on Xistrella (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae). Taxonomy, 5(60), 1–47. https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy5040060
  • Steinmann, H. (1970) Check-list of the Tetricidae (Orthoptera) of the Oriental faunal region. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 16, 215–240.
  • Steinmann, H. (1970) The Tetricidae (Orthoptera) of the Notogea. Opusc. Zool. Budapest, 10, 155–164. Available at http://opuscula.elte.hu/PDF/Opuscula10_1_1970/Steinmann,%20H_10_1_11.pdf
  • 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

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Horn-shaped or horned, relating to pronotum.

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