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Amesotropis valga Karsch, 1893

Amesotropis valga Karsch, 1893: p. 269, Fig. 5. female. (Otu).
Amesotropis valga Karsch, 1893: p. 269, Fig. 5. female. (Otu).
CollectionObject 1501424; 5af22e7a-30a1-4c3a-b466-d711479c192d, MfN 5535: male, dorsal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1501424; 5af22e7a-30a1-4c3a-b466-d711479c192d, MfN 5535: male, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1501424; 5af22e7a-30a1-4c3a-b466-d711479c192d, MfN 5535: male, ventral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1501424; 5af22e7a-30a1-4c3a-b466-d711479c192d, MfN 5535: labels (holotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (7)

  • Amesotropis valga Karsch, 1893: 67.

    Holotype; male; MfN 5535; deposited at: Museum für Naturkunde (MfN); Togo: Centre: Bismarcksburg

  • Amesotropis valga Karsch, 1893 in Johnston, 1956: 710.
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  • Amesotropis valga Karsch, 1893 in Johnston, 1968: 371.
  • Amesotropis valga Karsch, 1893 in Mestre & Chiffaud, 2006: 57.

References (7)

  • Dirsh, V.M. (1961) Descriptions of a new genus and three new species of Acridoidea from Central Africa. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 63, 242–248.
  • Dirsh, V.M. (1964) Acridoidea. Exploration du Parc National de la Garamba, 44(3), 49–96.
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  • Dirsh, V.M. (1965) The African Genera of Acridoidea. Cambridge University Press, Antilocust Centre, London, 579 pp.
  • Johnston, H.B. (1956) Annotated Catalogue of African Grasshoppers. The Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 833 pp.
  • Johnston, H.B. (1968) Annotated catalogue of African grasshoppers: Vol. Suppl. The Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 445 pp.
  • Karsch, F.A.F. (1893) Die Insecten der Berglandschaft Adeli im Hinterlande von Togo (Westafrika). Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift, 38, 1–266. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/38634#page/71/mode/1up
  • Mestre, J. & Chiffaud, J. (2006) Catalogue et atlas des acridiens d'Afrique de l'Ouest.

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