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Azelota diversipes Rehn, 1907

Purple-legged Grasshopper

Azelota diversipes Rehn, 1907: Fig. 6 (after type). male, dorsal view. (Otu).
Azelota diversipes Rehn, 1907: Fig. 6 (after type). male, dorsal view. (Otu).
Azelota diversipes Rehn, 1907: Fig. 7. male, hind leg. (Otu).

Nomenclature (11)

  • Azelota diversipes Rehn, 1907: 450.

    Holotype; male; 1feb3351-da02-4cdc-b8be-aff9fb968d43; deposited at: American Museum of Natural History (AMNH); Australia: Victoria

  • Azelota diversipes Rehn, 1907 in Kirby, 1910: 442.
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  • Purrulatia crassa Sjöstedt, 1930 (subjective synonym of Azelota diversipes Rehn, 1907) in Key, 1986: 12.
  • Azelota diversipes Rehn, 1907 in Rentz, Lewis, Su & Upton, 2003: 161.

Nomenclature references (6)

  • Key, K.H.L. (1986) A provisional synonomic list of the Australian Acridoidea (Orthoptera). CSIRO Division of Entomology Technical Paper, 24, 1–47.
  • 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
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  • Rehn, J.A.G. (1907) Records and descriptions of Australian Orthoptera. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 23, 443–457. Available at http://hdl.handle.net/2246/1935
  • Rentz, D.C.F., Lewis, R.C., Su, Y.N. & Upton, M.S. (2003) In A Guide to Australian Grasshoppers and Locusts. Natural History Publications (Borneo) Sdn. Bhd., Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. v-ix, 1–419.
  • Sjöstedt, Y. (1921) Acridiodea Australica. Monographie der bisher von Australien bekannten Heuschrecken mit kurzen Fühlern. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 62(3), 1–318. Available at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60366953#page/1/mode/1up
  • Sjöstedt, Y. (1930) Australische Acrididen aus dem Museum zu Adelaide. Arkiv för Zoologi, 21A(21), 1–35.

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Alluding to diverse coloration of hindlegs.

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