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Orthoptera Species File
Species

Percassa rugifrons (Stål, 1878)

Mountain Grasshopper

Nomenclature (7)

  • Stropis rugifrons Stål, 1878: 66.

    Holotype; female; 7dc2d8ce-f9c7-4890-908b-1e63396ce663; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Australia: Victoria

  • Percassa rugifrons (Stål, 1878) in Sjöstedt, 1921: 184.
  • Percassa rugifrons (Stål, 1878) in Rentz, 1996: 184 Pl.288.
  • Percassa rugifrons (Stål, 1878) in Rentz, Lewis, Su & Upton, 2003: 168, 380.

References (7)

  • Stål, C. (1878) Systema Acridiodeorum. Essai d'une systématisation des acridiodées. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 5(4), 1–100. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/49816#page/127/mode/1up
  • 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
  • Key, K.H.L. (1959) The ecology and biogeography of Australian grasshoppers and locusts. Biogeography & Ecology Australia, 192–210.
  • Key, K.H.L. (1986) A provisional synonomic list of the Australian Acridoidea (Orthoptera). CSIRO Division of Entomology Technical Paper, 24, 1–47.
  • Otte, D. (1995) Orthoptera Species File 4. Grasshoppers [Acridomorpha] C. The Orthopterists' Society and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 518 pp.
  • Rentz, D.C.F. (1996) Grasshopper Country. The Abundant Orthopteroid Insects of Australia. CSIRO, UNSW Press, Sydney, i-xi, 1–284.
  • 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:

Reference to rugose frons.

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1012