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Dasyleurotettix infaustus (Walker, 1871)

Dasyleurotettix infaustus (Walker, 1871): Fig. 51 (after paratype). female, lateral view (Prototettix umbripennis). (Otu).
Dasyleurotettix infaustus (Walker, 1871): Fig. 51 (after paratype). female, lateral view (Prototettix umbripennis). (Otu).
Dasyleurotettix infaustus (Walker, 1871): Fig. 52 (after paratype). female pronotum, dorsal view (Prototettix umbripennis). (Otu).
Dasyleurotettix infaustus (Walker, 1871): Fig. 53. female, pronotum, dorsal view ("Dasyleurotettix curriei (?) Rehn ssp. Ost-Afrika, Rukwa See"). (Otu).
Dasyleurotettix infaustus (Walker, 1871): Fig. 238. female, lateral view (Dasyleurotettix infaustus ssp. n. ?,; pronotum length 11.2 mm, hind femur 7 mm). (Otu).
Dasyleurotettix infaustus (Walker, 1871): Fig. 237. female, head and pronotum, dorsal view (Dasyleurotettix infaustus ssp. n. ?). (Otu).
CollectionObject 1476887; 62ccc855-c9b7-4abf-aa70-8c5cf321cf8b, NHMUK10924420: female, lateral view (syntype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1476887; 62ccc855-c9b7-4abf-aa70-8c5cf321cf8b, NHMUK10924420: female, lateral view (syntype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1476887; 62ccc855-c9b7-4abf-aa70-8c5cf321cf8b, NHMUK10924420: female, dorsal view (syntype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1476887; 62ccc855-c9b7-4abf-aa70-8c5cf321cf8b, NHMUK10924420: female, frontal view (syntype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1476887; 62ccc855-c9b7-4abf-aa70-8c5cf321cf8b, NHMUK10924420: female, labels (syntype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1476888; 0ff19259-eb0b-48c5-b5c1-56af261204bb, NHMUK10924421: female, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1476888; 0ff19259-eb0b-48c5-b5c1-56af261204bb, NHMUK10924421: female, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1476888; 0ff19259-eb0b-48c5-b5c1-56af261204bb, NHMUK10924421: female, dorsal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1476888; 0ff19259-eb0b-48c5-b5c1-56af261204bb, NHMUK10924421: female, frontal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1476888; 0ff19259-eb0b-48c5-b5c1-56af261204bb, NHMUK10924421: female, labels (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1502006; 90e47e0a-cf15-4855-b71b-c60db9ff9bd6: subadult male, lateral view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1502006; 90e47e0a-cf15-4855-b71b-c60db9ff9bd6: subadult male, lateral view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1502006; 90e47e0a-cf15-4855-b71b-c60db9ff9bd6: subadult male, frontal view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1502006; 90e47e0a-cf15-4855-b71b-c60db9ff9bd6: subadult male, lateral view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1502006; 90e47e0a-cf15-4855-b71b-c60db9ff9bd6: labels. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1529884; NHRS 13612, 7edf66f9-675d-48ca-b267-a844c96c822c: female, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1529884; NHRS 13612, 7edf66f9-675d-48ca-b267-a844c96c822c: female, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1529884; NHRS 13612, 7edf66f9-675d-48ca-b267-a844c96c822c: female, dorsal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1529884; NHRS 13612, 7edf66f9-675d-48ca-b267-a844c96c822c: female, frontal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1529884; NHRS 13612, 7edf66f9-675d-48ca-b267-a844c96c822c: female, labels (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1574112; NHRS 13611, 7e9e5d12-0ccc-4ca1-93e0-1ed67dc5ac0e: male, lateral view (allotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1574112; NHRS 13611, 7e9e5d12-0ccc-4ca1-93e0-1ed67dc5ac0e: male, lateral view (allotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1574112; NHRS 13611, 7e9e5d12-0ccc-4ca1-93e0-1ed67dc5ac0e: male, dorsal view (allotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1574112; NHRS 13611, 7e9e5d12-0ccc-4ca1-93e0-1ed67dc5ac0e: male, frontal view (allotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1574112; NHRS 13611, 7e9e5d12-0ccc-4ca1-93e0-1ed67dc5ac0e: male, labels (allotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (34)

  • Tettix infausta Walker, 1871: 820.

    Syntype; female; NHMUK10924420; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); KwaZulu-Natal

  • Tettix aliena Walker, 1871: 821.

    Holotype; female; NHMUK10924421; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Sierra Leone

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  • Dasyleurotettix infaustus (Walker, 1871) in Fite, Devriese, Kulanek, Skejo, Kasalo, Misganaw, Tefera, Villinger & Husemann, 2025: 16.
  • Dasyleurotettix infaustus (Walker, 1871) in Tumbrinck, 2026: 439.

References (21)

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Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Latin for unfavorable or unfortunate.

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