Skip to main content
Orthoptera Species File
species

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

  • ... Show all ... (30)
  • 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)

  • Fite, T., Devriese, H., Kulanek, D., Skejo, J., Kasalo, N., Misganaw, M., Tefera, T., Villinger, J. & Husemann, M. (2025) Tetrigidae of Ethiopia: First species delimitation via DNA barcoding and description of three new species. Taxonomy, 5(49), 1–24. https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy5030049
  • Giglio-Tos, E. (1907) Ortotteri Africani. Parte I Acridoidea. Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della Royal Università di Torino, 22(554), 1–35. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43468#page/41/mode/1up
  • ... Show all ... (17)
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Günther, K. (1956) Orthoptera Tetrigoidea. In South African Animal Life: Results of the Lund University Expedition in 1950-1951. Almqvist & Wiksell, Stockholm. Vol. 3, pp. 94–120, 45 figs.
  • Günther, K. (1979) Die Tetrigoidea von Afrika südlich der Sahara (Orthoptera: Caelifera). Beiträge zur Entomologie, 29(1), 7–183. Available at http://www.contributions-to-entomology.org/index.php/beitraege_entomologie/article/view/1130
  • 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
  • Hancock, J.L. (1907) Studies of the Tetriginae (Orthoptera) in the Oxford University Museum. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1907, 213–244, pl. 21. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/48288#page/425/mode/1up
  • Hancock, J.L. (1915) V. Indian Tetriginae (Acrydiinae). Records of the Indian Museum, 11, 55–137. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41760#page/91/mode/1up
  • Hemp, C. (2009) Annotated list of Caelifera (Orthoptera) of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Journal of Orthoptera Research, 18(2), 183–214. Available at http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1665/034.018.0207
  • Karsch, F.A.F. (1893) Die Insecten der Berglandschaft Adeli im Hinterlande von Togo (Westafrika). Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift, 38, 1–266. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/38634#page/71/mode/1up
  • Kevan, D.K.M.E. & Knipper, H. (1961) Geradflügler aus Ostafrika (Orthopteroida, Dermapteroida und Blattopteroida). Beiträge zur Entomologie, 11(3-4), 356–413. Available at http://www.contributions-to-entomology.org/index.php/beitraege_entomologie/article/view/506
  • 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
  • Lehmann, A.W. & Landeck, I. (2007) Pygmy grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) from north-eastern Turkey. Articulata, 22(2), 225–234. Available at http://dgfo-articulata.de/downloads/articulata/articulata_XXII_2007/lehmann_landeck_2007.pdf
  • Podgornaya, L.I. (1995) Mishtshenkotetrix, Uvarovitettix and Depressotetrix as separate genera (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae). Zoosystematica Rossica, 3(2), 247–248. [1994]
  • Rehn, J.A.G. (1904) Studies in the orthopterous subfamilies Acrydiinae (Tettiginae), Eumastacinae and Proscopinae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 56, 658–683. [1905] Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/30096
  • Rehn, J.A.G. (1938) Studies in African Acrydiinae (Orthoptera, Acrididae). Part 2. New genera and species, and critical notes on previously-known forms. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 90, 361–387.
  • Rehn, J.A.G. (1952) The Grasshoppers and Locusts (Acridoidea) of Australia. I. Families Tetrigidae and Eumastacidae. CSIRO, Melbourne, 1–326 pp.
  • Stål, C. (1873) Acridiodea. In Recensio Orthopterorum. Revue critique des Orthoptères décrits par Linné, De Geer et Thunberg. Stockholm. Vol. 1, 154 pp. Available at http://books.google.com/books?id=oH4qAAAAYAAJ
  • Tumbrinck, J. (2026) Review of all Tetrigidae species described from 1758 to 1886. Zootaxa, 5845(3), 401–455. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5845.3.1
  • Walker, F. (1871) Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum. London, Vol. 5, 811–850 pp. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/34094

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Latin for unfavorable or unfortunate.

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
species101011