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Diabolocatantops axillaris axillaris (Thunberg, 1815)

Diabolocatantops axillaris axillaris (Thunberg, 1815): 2013 Natural History Museum, London. female, lateral view. (Otu).
Diabolocatantops axillaris axillaris (Thunberg, 1815): 2013 Natural History Museum, London. female, lateral view. (Otu).
Diabolocatantops axillaris axillaris (Thunberg, 1815): lateral view. (Otu).
Diabolocatantops axillaris axillaris (Thunberg, 1815): Page 149, Figure 1. female, lateral view. (Otu).

Nomenclature (46)

  • Gryllus axillaris Thunberg, 1815: 250.

    Holotype; female; b71d892e-be9b-49fa-abd2-aa2db986e2c3; deposited at: Uppsala University (UZIU); Cape Verde

  • Acridium debilitatum Serville, 1838: 684.

    Syntype; 012062cf-6935-4b6c-adda-51b1bca95f78; Senegal

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  • Diabolocatantops axillaris axillaris (Thunberg, 1815) in Lecoq, 2019: 63-65.
  • Diabolocatantops axillaris (Thunberg, 1815) in Felix, Bouwman, Odé, Ketelaar, Pham & Bailey, 2025: 47.

Nomenclature references (36)

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