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Encoptolophus costalis (Scudder, 1862)

Dusky Grasshopper
Encoptolophus costalis (Scudder, 1862): (Otu).
Encoptolophus costalis (Scudder, 1862): (Otu).
Encoptolophus costalis (Scudder, 1862): habitus and wings. (Otu).
Encoptolophus costalis (Scudder, 1862): Fig. 27D. fastigium, dorsal view. (Otu).
Encoptolophus costalis (Scudder, 1862): Fig. 28F. pronotum, dorsal view. (Otu).
Encoptolophus costalis (Scudder, 1862): Fig. 29A. hindwing. (Otu).
Encoptolophus costalis (Scudder, 1862): Fig. 8. male habitus. (Otu).
Encoptolophus costalis (Scudder, 1862): Fig. 9. male, head and pronotum, dorsal view. (Otu).

Nomenclature (37)

  • Oedipoda costalis Scudder, 1862: 473.

    Holotype; male; 4729fae3-fe68-4f4b-98e0-3c36cf7ca09e; deposited at: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP); United States: Texas

  • Oedipoda costalis Scudder, 1862 in Walker, 1870: 732.
  • Encoptolophus costalis (Scudder, 1862) in Barrientos-Lozano, Rocha-Sánchez, Buzzetti, Méndez-Gómez & Horta-Vega, 2013: 286-287.
  • Encoptolophus costalis (Scudder, 1862) in Brust, Bomar & Harman, 2025: 147.

References (28)

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