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Omocestus (Omocestus) viridulus viridulus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bunter Grashüpfer; Common Green Grasshopper; Le Criquet verdelet
CollectionObject 1579379; aac06fd1-457c-48c5-903c-09831e6aa5af: male. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1579379; aac06fd1-457c-48c5-903c-09831e6aa5af: male. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1588046; 7144a202-17fa-4a00-9866-a1560b4dd917: male (MK: Vlahina Mt.). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1588046; 7144a202-17fa-4a00-9866-a1560b4dd917: male (MK: Vlahina Mt.). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1597437; fb9c465c-7985-4acf-a734-11390bb4bd97: male (SRB, Stara Planina, 19.07.22). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1597437; fb9c465c-7985-4acf-a734-11390bb4bd97: female (SRB, Stara Planina, 19.07.22). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (79)

  • Gryllus (Locusta) viridulus Linnaeus, 1758: 433.

    Lectotype; male; 6ad15bf3-0ae3-4df0-9ec2-a282a0f28d4f; deposited at: Linnean Society of London (LINN); Sweden: Gotland: Gotland, Burgsvik

  • Gryllus viridulus Linnaeus, 1758 in Linnaeus, 1761: 238.
  • Omocestus viridulus (Linnaeus, 1758) in Vedenina, Sevastianov & Tarasova, 2020: 507.
  • Omocestus viridulus (Linnaeus, 1758) in Ozerskij, 2022

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Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Latin for greenish.

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
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Subspecies101617