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Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862)

Short-winged Green Grasshopper

Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862): female and male, habitus. (Otu).
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862): female and male, habitus. (Otu).
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862): male habitus. (Otu).
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862): Pl. III, Fig. 15. female habitus (Dichromorpha brunnea). (Otu).
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862): Fig. 59. head and pronotum, dorsal view. (Otu).
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862): Fig. 59. head and pronotum, lateral view. (Otu).
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862): Pl. II, Fig. 37. pronotum, dorsal view. (Otu).
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862): Pl. III, Fig. 15a. female head and pronotum, dorsal view (Dichromorpha brunnea). (Otu).
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862): Pl. III, Fig. 15b. female, sternum (Dichromorpha brunnea). (Otu).
CollectionObject 1524912; 9d02d77b-f081-4764-a5fd-d022ddfe6a78: female, lateral view (lectotype of Dichromorpha mexicana). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1524912; 9d02d77b-f081-4764-a5fd-d022ddfe6a78: female, dorsal view (lectotype of Dichromorpha mexicana). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (49)

  • Chloealtis viridis Scudder, 1862: 455.

    Syntype; male; fff02677-454b-4e12-bcf7-cb3a80e8a09f; deposited at: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP); United States: Connecticut

  • Chloealtis punctulata Scudder, 1862: 455.
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  • Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862) in Hollier & Heads, 2014: 69.
  • Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862) in Brust, Bomar & Harman, 2025: 144.

Nomenclature references (35)

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