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Pseudogmothela pallida (Kirby, 1902)

Pseudogmothela pallida (Kirby, 1902): male, lateral view (as Pseudogmothela megalocephala). (Otu).
Pseudogmothela pallida (Kirby, 1902): male, lateral view (as Pseudogmothela megalocephala). (Otu).
Pseudogmothela pallida (Kirby, 1902): female, lateral view (as Pseudogmothela megalocephala). (Otu).
CollectionObject 1507075; 7ed10954-b3d5-4246-9844-ca2fbede656a: male, lateral view (holotype of Pseudogmothela megalocephala). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1507075; 7ed10954-b3d5-4246-9844-ca2fbede656a: male, lateral view (holotype of Pseudogmothela megalocephala). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1507075; 7ed10954-b3d5-4246-9844-ca2fbede656a: male, dorsal view (holotype of Pseudogmothela megalocephala). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1507075; 7ed10954-b3d5-4246-9844-ca2fbede656a: male, ventral view (holotype of Pseudogmothela megalocephala). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1507075; 7ed10954-b3d5-4246-9844-ca2fbede656a: male, frontal view (holotype of Pseudogmothela megalocephala). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1507075; 7ed10954-b3d5-4246-9844-ca2fbede656a: labels (holotype of Pseudogmothela megalocephala). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (8)

  • Heteropternis pallida Kirby, 1902: 241.

    Holotype; female; f98f4921-e62f-4531-a658-937cf452872d; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Mpumalanga: Barberton, Figtree Creek

  • Pseudogmothela megalocephala Kevan, 1955: 61.

    Holotype; male; 7ed10954-b3d5-4246-9844-ca2fbede656a; deposited at: Zoologisches Institut und Zoologisches Museum, Universitat Hamburg (ZMUH); Angola: Nova Lisboa Highlands, Sanguengue 30 km from Bela Vista

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  • Pseudogmothela megalocephala Kevan, 1955 in Johnston, 1968: 382.
  • Pseudogmothela megalocephala Kevan, 1955 (subjective synonym of Heteropternis pallida Kirby, 1902) in Dirsh, 1970: 555.

Nomenclature references (7)

  • Dirsh, V.M. (1965) In The African Genera of Acridoidea. Cambridge University Press, Antilocust Centre, London. 579 pp.
  • Dirsh, V.M. (1970) Acridoidea of the Congo (Orthoptera). Annales du Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, 8(182), 1–605.
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  • Johnston, H.B. (1956) In 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.
  • Kevan, D.K.M.E. (1955) A further contribution to our knowledge of the Acrididae (Orthoptera) of Angola. Publicações Culturais da Companhia de Diamantes de Angola, 24, 61–82.
  • Kirby, W.F. (1902) Report on a collection of African Locustidae formed by Mr. W. L. Distant, chiefly from the Transvaal. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1902, 57–114, 231–241. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/48243#page/95/mode/1up
  • Weidner, H. & Wagner, W. (1968) Die Entomologischen Sammlungen des Zoologischen Staatsinstituts und Zoologischen Museums Hamburg VII. Teil. Insecta IV. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut, 65, 123–179. Available at http://www.cenak.uni-hamburg.de/sammlungen/zoologie/entomologie/typenkatalog/weidner-1968-caelifera-homoptera.pdf

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