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Macrocara conglobata (Walker, 1870)

Rainbow Grasshopper
CollectionObject 1574924; b8828a11-6577-4f28-9c2a-c421a58d29fd: male, lateral view (paralectotype of Terpillaria picta). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1574924; b8828a11-6577-4f28-9c2a-c421a58d29fd: male, lateral view (paralectotype of Terpillaria picta). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1574924; b8828a11-6577-4f28-9c2a-c421a58d29fd: male, dorsal view (paralectotype of Terpillaria picta). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1574924; b8828a11-6577-4f28-9c2a-c421a58d29fd: male, frontal view (paralectotype of Terpillaria picta). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1574924; b8828a11-6577-4f28-9c2a-c421a58d29fd: male, ventral view (paralectotype of Terpillaria picta). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1574924; b8828a11-6577-4f28-9c2a-c421a58d29fd: labels (paralectotype of Terpillaria picta). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1574925; 4d778cef-1c31-4771-84a8-29191f3b0d39: female, lateral view (paralectotype of Terpillaria picta). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1574925; 4d778cef-1c31-4771-84a8-29191f3b0d39: female, dorsal view (paralectotype of Terpillaria picta). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1574925; 4d778cef-1c31-4771-84a8-29191f3b0d39: female, frontal view (paralectotype of Terpillaria picta). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1574925; 4d778cef-1c31-4771-84a8-29191f3b0d39: female, ventral view (paralectotype of Terpillaria picta). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1574925; 4d778cef-1c31-4771-84a8-29191f3b0d39: labels (paralectotype of Terpillaria picta). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1574926; 033b8440-7360-4fd0-a9e9-2ae360407e78: male, lateral view (paralectotype of Terpillaria picta). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1574926; 033b8440-7360-4fd0-a9e9-2ae360407e78: male, dorsal view (paralectotype of Terpillaria picta). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1574926; 033b8440-7360-4fd0-a9e9-2ae360407e78: male, frontal view (paralectotype of Terpillaria picta). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1574926; 033b8440-7360-4fd0-a9e9-2ae360407e78: labels (paralectotype of Terpillaria picta). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (12)

  • Heteracris conglobata Walker, 1870: 671.

    Holotype; male; 6dbcd799-7f67-416c-9b62-cb75ea4d91e4; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Australia

  • Terpillaria picta Sjöstedt, 1921: 207.
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  • Macrocara conglobata (Walker, 1870) in Rentz, 1996: 187 Pl. 310.
  • Macrocara conglobata (Walker, 1870) in Rentz, Lewis, Su & Upton, 2003: 228.

Nomenclature references (9)

  • Key, K.H.L. (1981) Lectotype designations for Australian Acrididae and Tetrigidae (Orthoptera). CSIRO Division of Entomology Technical Paper, 17, 1–58.
  • Key, K.H.L. (1986) A provisional synonomic list of the Australian Acridoidea (Orthoptera). CSIRO Division of Entomology Technical Paper, 24, 1–47.
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  • 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.
  • 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
  • Uvarov, B.P. (1930) Synonymic notes on Australian Acrididae (Orth.). Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 6, 598–603.
  • Walker, F. (1870) Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum. London, Vol. 4, 605–809 pp. Available at http://www.archive.org/details/catalogueofspeci04britrich
  • Weidner, H. & Wagner, W. (1968) Die Entomologischen Sammlungen des Zoologischen Staatsinstituts und Zoologischen Museums Hamburg VII. Teil. Insecta IV. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut, 65, 123–179. Available at http://www.cenak.uni-hamburg.de/sammlungen/zoologie/entomologie/typenkatalog/weidner-1968-caelifera-homoptera.pdf

Descendants and synonyms

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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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