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Opeia obscura (Thomas, 1872)

Obscure Grasshopper
Opeia obscura (Thomas, 1872): male. (Otu).
Opeia obscura (Thomas, 1872): male. (Otu).
Opeia obscura (Thomas, 1872): female. (Otu).
Opeia obscura (Thomas, 1872): females, habitus (Mexico). (Otu).
Opeia obscura (Thomas, 1872): females, habitus (United States). (Otu).
Opeia obscura (Thomas, 1872): Fig. 25. head and pronotum, lateral view. (Otu).
Opeia obscura (Thomas, 1872): Fig. 25. tegmina. (Otu).
Opeia obscura (Thomas, 1872): Fig. 25. femur. (Otu).
Opeia obscura (Thomas, 1872): Pl. II, Fig. 7. female habitus. (Otu).
Opeia obscura (Thomas, 1872): Pl. II, Fig. 7a. female, dorsal view of head and pronotum. (Otu).
Opeia obscura (Thomas, 1872): Pl. II, Fig. 7b. female, sternum. (Otu).
Opeia obscura (Thomas, 1872): Pl. II, Fig. 7c. male, sternum. (Otu).

Nomenclature (45)

  • Oxycoryphus obscura Thomas, 1872
  • Opeia obscura (Thomas, 1872) in McNeill, 1897: 214.
  • Opeia obscura (Thomas, 1872) in Barrientos-Lozano, Rocha-Sánchez, Buzzetti, Méndez-Gómez & Horta-Vega, 2013: 194-195.
  • Opeia obscura (Thomas, 1872) in Fontana, Buzzetti, Mariño-Pérez, Castellanos-Vargas, Monge-Rodríguez & Cano-Santana, 2017: 118.

References (31)

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Descendants and synonyms

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
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Species1078