Orthoptera Species File

Species

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.

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.

References (6)

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
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

Key, K.H.L. (1986) A provisional synonomic list of the Australian Acridoidea (Orthoptera). CSIRO Division of Entomology Technical Paper, 24, 1–47.
Rentz, D.C.F., Lewis, R.C., Su, Y.N. & Upton, M.S. (2003) A Guide to Australian Grasshoppers and Locusts. Natural History Publications (Borneo) Sdn. Bhd., Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, v-ix, 1–419.

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Alluding to diverse coloration of hindlegs.

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
Species	1	0	3	4