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Pseudochorthippus curtipennis curtipennis (Harris, 1835)

Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
CollectionObject 1499601; 2a944c35-8c3c-48ca-b0d1-679d8d78a9f0: male, lateral view (neotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1499601; 2a944c35-8c3c-48ca-b0d1-679d8d78a9f0: male, lateral view (neotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1499601; 2a944c35-8c3c-48ca-b0d1-679d8d78a9f0: male, dorsal view (neotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1499601; 2a944c35-8c3c-48ca-b0d1-679d8d78a9f0: labels (neotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (54)

  • Locusta curtipennis Harris, 1835: 576.

    Neotype; male; 2a944c35-8c3c-48ca-b0d1-679d8d78a9f0; deposited at: University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology (UMMZ); United States: Massachusetts: Middlesex: Waltham

  • Stenobothrus longipennis Scudder, 1862: 457.

    Holotype; male; 9512a8f0-fccf-4c75-89e0-dd8c88b19a36; deposited at: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP); United States: Massachusetts: Middlesex: Cambridge

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  • Pseudochorthippus curtipennis curtipennis (Harris, 1835) in Storozhenko, 2023: 573.
  • Pseudochorthippus curtipennis (Harris, 1835) in Brust, Bomar & Harman, 2025: 145.

Nomenclature references (41)

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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.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
species0000
subspecies101011