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Orthoptera Species File
subgenus

Omocestus (Omocestus) Bolívar, 1878

Type

Gryllus (Locusta) viridulus Linnaeus, 1758 type species by subsequent designation of Omocestus (Omocestus) Bolívar, 1878

Nomenclature (3)

  • Gomphocerus (Omocestus) Bolívar, 1878: 427.

    type species by subsequent designation Gryllus (Locusta) viridulus Linnaeus, 1758 in Kirby, 1910

  • Omocestus (Omocestus) Bolívar, 1878 in Harz, 1975: 721.
  • Omocestus (Omocestus) Bolívar, 1878 in Massa, Fontana, Buzzetti, Kleukers & Odé, 2012: 471.

Nomenclature references (4)

  • Bolívar, I. (1878) Analecta Orthopterologica. Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, 7, 423–470. Available at http://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/ing/Libro.php?Libro=1132
  • Harz, K. (1975) Die Orthopteren Europas II. Series Entomologica, 11, 1–939.
  • Kirby, W.F. (1910) A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae). British Museum (Natural History), London, Vol. 3, Issue 2, 674 pp. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29660
  • Massa, B., Fontana, P., Buzzetti, F.M., Kleukers, R.M.J.C. & Odé, B. (2012) In Fauna d'Italia. Orthoptera. Calderini, Bologna. Vol. 48, 563 pp.

Descendants and synonyms

Stats

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
subgenus1012
species3036
subspecies201921