Genus

Gomphocerus Thunberg, 1815

Type

type species by subsequent designation of Gomphocerus Thunberg, 1815

Nomenclature (28)

Gomphocerus Thunberg, 1815: 221.
type species by subsequent designation Gryllus (Locusta) sibiricus Linnaeus, 1767 in Brullé, 1835
Gomphocerus Thunberg, 1815 in Berthold, 1827: 411.

Gomphocerus Thunberg, 1815 in Ali, Usmani & Ali, 2021: 884.
Gomphocerus Thunberg, 1815 in Mol, Sirin, Taylan & Sevgili, 2023

References (28)

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Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Reference to clavate antennae with enlarged segment at the tip.

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon	Valid names
Rank	Extant	Fossil	Invalid	Total
Genus	1	0	0	1
Subgenus	2	0	1	3
Species	12	2	23	37
Subspecies	6	0	26	32