Brachycrotaphus tryxalicerus (Fischer, 1853): female, lateral view. (Otu).
Brachycrotaphus tryxalicerus (Fischer, 1853): female, lateral view. (Otu).
Brachycrotaphus tryxalicerus (Fischer, 1853): male, lateral view. (Otu).
Brachycrotaphus tryxalicerus (Fischer, 1853): Page 263, Figure 1. female habitus. (Otu).

Type specimen

Syntype; 4c290d01-be8e-43a8-aa23-388f8742552b;

Nomenclature (45)

  • Opomala [sic] tryxalicera Fischer, 1853: 305.

    Syntype; 4c290d01-be8e-43a8-aa23-388f8742552b;

  • Brachycrotaphus steindachneri Krauss, 1877: 143.
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  • Platypterna tryxalidocera [sic] (Fischer, 1853) (misspelling of Opomala [sic] tryxalicera Fischer, 1853)
  • Brachycrotaphus truxalicera [sic] Fischer, 1853 (misspelling of Opomala [sic] tryxalicera Fischer, 1853)

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Asserted distribution
Collection object
Type material

Descendants and synonyms

  • Brachycrotaphus tryxalicerus (Fischer, 1853)
    • =Ochrilidia bitaeniata Bolívar, 1908
    • =Ochrilidia boscae Cazurro y Ruiz, 1886
    • =Brachycrotaphus steindachneri Krauss, 1877
    • =Brachycrotaphus stuhlmanni Karsch, 1896
    • =Brachycrotaphus truxalicera [sic] Fischer, 1853
    • =Platypterna tryxalidocera [sic] (Fischer, 1853)
Life zone and ecology data

Terrestrial

Gender, form, and etymology
Adjectivetryxalicerus, tryxalicera, tryxalicerum

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