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CollectionObject 1517952; de7ac767-d55d-4f90-a9ef-aaa69edfbf35: male, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1517952; de7ac767-d55d-4f90-a9ef-aaa69edfbf35: male, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
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CollectionObject 1572894; 49ee8da5-af80-43e0-9aa3-a6096250dd41: female, lateral view (paralectotype). (CollectionObject).
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Nomenclature (46)

  • Tettix balteatus Walker, 1871: 828. (valid)

    Holotype; male; de7ac767-d55d-4f90-a9ef-aaa69edfbf35; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); India: South India

  • Tettix reducta Walker, 1871: 828.

    Syntype; male; NHMUK010924549; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); . Syntype; male; NHMUK010924550; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); China. Syntype; male; NHMUK010924801; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); China

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  • Paratettix personatus Bolívar, 1887 (subjective synonym of Tettix balteatus Walker, 1871) in Tumbrinck, 2026: 419.
  • Tettix reducta Walker, 1871 (subjective synonym of Tettix balteatus Walker, 1871) in Tumbrinck, 2026: 419.

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Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin for furnished with a girdle or belt, relating to a black band on the pronotum.

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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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species10910