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Rhaphotittha levis Karsch, 1896

Rhaphotittha levis Karsch, 1896: Page 287, Figure 1. female habitus. (Otu).
Rhaphotittha levis Karsch, 1896: Page 287, Figure 1. female habitus. (Otu).
Rhaphotittha levis Karsch, 1896: female, lateral view. (Otu).
CollectionObject 1501418; 6969df89-90b4-4b7f-b117-cb2397ec752c: male, dorsal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1501418; 6969df89-90b4-4b7f-b117-cb2397ec752c: male, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1501418; 6969df89-90b4-4b7f-b117-cb2397ec752c: male, ventral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1501418; 6969df89-90b4-4b7f-b117-cb2397ec752c: labels (holotype). (CollectionObject).
FieldOccurrence 158; 229f16e7-e5a2-42e7-8a6c-7e640e0a3bc5; Tanzania Lake Chala area eastern slopes Mount Kilimanjaro, 2020/12/29: male, lateral view. (FieldOccurrence).
FieldOccurrence 158; 229f16e7-e5a2-42e7-8a6c-7e640e0a3bc5; Tanzania Lake Chala area eastern slopes Mount Kilimanjaro, 2020/12/29: male, lateral view. (FieldOccurrence).
FieldOccurrence 393; 2608d89c-5370-4f12-b678-82dfff5cf602; Tanzania Lake Chala area savanna grasslands 1000 m eastern slopes Mount Kilimanjaro, 2002/10/??: male, lateral view. (FieldOccurrence).
FieldOccurrence 394; e20ec304-4f4c-44f4-89c3-246dfae944fc; Tanzania eastern slopes Mount Kilimanjaro, 2010/11/13: female. (FieldOccurrence).

Nomenclature (42)

  • Rhaphotittha levis Karsch, 1896: 257.

    Holotype; male; 6969df89-90b4-4b7f-b117-cb2397ec752c; deposited at: Museum für Naturkunde (MfN); Mozambique: Maputo: Delagoa Bay [Maputo Bay]

  • Rhaphotittha meruensis Sjöstedt, 1910: 169.

    Syntype; dd234399-341c-48fe-b21b-33a7effb17ba; deposited at: Museum für Naturkunde (MfN); United Republic of Tanzania: Arusha: Mt. Meru. Syntype; 001cbb1e-4089-4f0c-94a8-538b87936840; deposited at: Swedish Museum of Natural History, Entomology Collections (NHRS); United Republic of Tanzania: Arusha: Mt. Meru

  • Rhaphotittha levis Karsch, 1896 in Mestre & Chiffaud, 2006: 255.
  • Rhaphotittha levis Karsch, 1896 in Hemp, 2009: 210.

References (22)

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  • Dirsh, V.M. (1956) The phallic complex in Acridoidea (Orthoptera) in relation to taxonomy. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, 108(7), 223–356.
  • Dirsh, V.M. (1958) Synonymic and taxonomic notes on Acridoidea (Orthoptera). Eos, Revista española de Entomología, 34, 25–32. Available at http://hdl.handle.net/10261/155357
  • Dirsh, V.M. (1959) Missione biologica Sagan-Omodiretta dal Prof. Edoardo Zavattari: Acridoidea. Rivista di Biologia Coloniale, 16, 61–66.
  • Dirsh, V.M. (1965) The African Genera of Acridoidea. Cambridge University Press, Antilocust Centre, London, 579 pp.
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  • Karsch, F.A.F. (1896) Neue Orthopteren aus dem tropischen Afrika. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung, 57, 242–359. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/36013#page/250/mode/1up
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  • Mestre, J. & Chiffaud, J. (2006) Catalogue et atlas des acridiens d'Afrique de l'Ouest.
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Descendants and synonyms

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Etymology:

Latin for light, swift and rapid.

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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