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Pseudosystolederus voeltzkowianus (Saussure, 1899)

Madagascar Boulder Pygmy Grasshopper
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Nomenclature (13)

  • Paratettix voeltzkowiana Saussure, 1899: 656.

    Syntype; male; af2f4be3-04f3-44eb-b2ad-c888e7e30b6b; deposited at: Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland (MHNG); Madagascar: Antsiranana: Nosy Be [Nossi Bé]. Syntype; female; 51072d9a-cf5a-4923-a438-b359541b6d46; deposited at: Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum (SMF); Madagascar: Antsiranana: Nosy Be [Nossi Bé]. Syntype; male; 5b823000-e0d6-4bcb-bacf-67d503458816; deposited at: Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum (SMF); Madagascar: Antsiranana: Nosy Be [Nossi Bé]. Syntype; male; 335afa08-2231-4f7e-a791-fff834a726a7; deposited at: Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum (SMF); Madagascar: Antsiranana: Nosy Be [Nossi Bé]. Syntype; female; 2231867e-29b1-4e0d-87dc-3fbd4d759787; deposited at: Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland (MHNG); Madagascar: Antsiranana: Nosy Be [Nossi Bé]. Syntype; female; 58baf63c-e9cb-47a4-ac41-4c98744ae792; deposited at: Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland (MHNG); Madagascar: Antsiranana: Nosy Be [Nossi Bé]

  • Paratettix voeltzkowiana Saussure, 1899 in Hancock, 1907: 56.
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  • Pseudosystolederus sikorai Günther, 1939 (subjective synonym of Paratettix voeltzkowiana Saussure, 1899) in Skejo, Vincek, Černila, Ramarolahy & Kasalo, 2026: 24.
  • Pseudosystolederus voeltzkowianus (Saussure, 1899) in Skejo, Vincek, Černila, Ramarolahy & Kasalo, 2026: 24.

Nomenclature references (11)

  • de Saussure, H. (1899) Orthoptera. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Reisen in Madagaskar und Ostafrika in den Jahren 1889-95 von Dr. A. Voeltzkow. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, 21, 567–664. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/85045#page/613/mode/1up
  • Devriese, H. & Husemann, M. (2023) Afrosystolederus garmsi (Orthoptera, Tetrigidae), a new genus and species from Mount Gibi (Liberia) with remarks on Systolederus, Pseudosystolederus and Teredorus. Zootaxa, 5258(3), 331–341.
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  • 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. (1959) Die Tetrigidae (Orthopt., Caelifera) von Madagaskar mit einer Erörterung ihrer zoogeographischen Beziehungen und ihrer phylogenetischen Verwandtschaften. Abhandlungen und Berichte aus den Staatlichen Museen für Tierkunde und Völkerkunde in Dresden (Ser. A: Zool.) (N.F.), 24, 3–56. [1958]
  • Günther, K. (1974) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Tetrigiodea (Orth. Caelifera) von Madagaskar und von Mauritius. Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle Paris (Zoologie 3e serie), 236 (Zool. 160), 937–1031. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/260408#page/3/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
  • Hollier, J.A. (2013) An annotated list of the Orthoptera (Insecta) species described by Henri de Saussure, with an account of the primary type material housed in the Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Genève. Part 4: The Acridomorpha excluding the superfamily Acridoidea. Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 120(2), 203–219. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/203304#page/33/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
  • Krištín, A., Heller, K.-G., Zemko, M., Rakotondranary, J. & Jarčuška, B. (2019) Assemblages of orthopteroid insects along environmental gradients in central and southern Madagasca. Journal of Orthoptera Research, 28(2), 155–166. Available at http://jor.pensoft.net/article/34055/
  • Otte, D. (1997) Orthoptera Species File 6. Tetrigoidea and Tridactyloidea (Orthoptera: Caelifera) and Addenda to OSF Vols. 1-5. The Orthopterists' Society and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 261 pp.
  • Skejo, J., Vincek, N., Černila, M., Ramarolahy, F. & Kasalo, N. (2026) Malagasy Pseudosystolederus sikorai Günther is Paratettix voeltzkowiana Saussure (Orthoptera, Tetrigidae). Journal of Orthoptera Research, 35(1), 23–32. https://doi.org/10.3897/jor.35.140255

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Named after the German zoologist and botanist Alfred Voeltzkow (1860–1947) on whose expedition the species was found.

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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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