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Species

Sigaus australis (Hutton, 1898)

Nomenclature (31)

  • Paprides australis Hutton, 1898: 147.

    Syntype; female; d230528f-2d9f-417d-a017-7a2752c52a23; deposited at: Canterbury Museum (CMNZ); New Zealand: Otago: prob. Glenourchy, Lake Wakatipu

  • Paprides armillatus Hutton, 1898: 46.

    Holotype; female; 616ed330-4a14-4cd4-96de-de9257f4b8f5; deposited at: Canterbury Museum (CMNZ); New Zealand: Canterbury: Mount Torlesse, Canterbury

  • Sigaus australis (Hutton, 1898) in Trewick, Koot & Morgan-Richards, 2023: 235, 238.
  • Sigaus australis (Hutton, 1898) in Meza-Joya, Morgan-Richards & Koot, 2023

References (18)

  • Bigelow, R.S. (1967) Grasshoppers of New Zealand.
  • Dowle, E.J., Morgan-Richards, M. & Trewick, S.A. (2014) Morphological differentiation despite gene flow in an endangered grasshopper. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 14(216). Available at http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/14/216
  • For Overseas Pest Research, C. (1982) The Locust and Grasshopper Agricultural Manual. Centre for Overseas Pest Research, London, 690 pp.
  • Hawes, T.C. (2014) Integumental buffering in an alpine grasshopper. Physiological Entomology, 39(4), 280–284.
  • Hawes, T.C. (2015) Canalization of freeze tolerance in an alpine grasshopper. Cryobiology, 71(2), 356–359.
  • Hudson, L. (1970) Identification of the immature stages of New Zealand alpine acridid grasshoppers (Orthoptera). Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 12(17), 185–208.
  • Hutton, F.W. (1898) Notes on the New Zealand Acridiae. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 31, 44–50. Available at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_31/rsnz_31_00_000860.html
  • Hutton, F.W. (1898) The grasshoppers and locusts of New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 30, 135–150. [1897] Available at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_30/rsnz_30_00_000940.html#n158
  • 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
  • Meza-Joya, F.L., Morgan-Richards, M. & Koot, E.M. (2023) Global warming leads to habitat loss and genetic erosion of alpine biodiversity. Journal of Biogeography.
  • Meza-Joya, F.L., Morgan-Richards, M. & Trewick, S.A. (2022) Relationships among body size components of three flightless New Zealand grasshopper species (Orthoptera, Acrididae) and their ecological applications. Journal of Orthoptera Research, 31(1), 91–103. Available at http://jor.pensoft.net/article/79819/
  • Morris, S.J. (2003) Two new species of Sigaus from Fiordland, New Zealand (Orthoptera: Acrididae). New Zealand Entomologist, 26, 65–74. Available at http://www.ento.org.nz/nzentomologist/free_issues/NZEnto16_1_1993/Volume%2016-68-74.pdf
  • Trewick, S.A. & Morris, S.J. (2008) Diversity and taxonomic status of some New Zealand grasshoppers. DOC Research & Development Series, 290, 1–40.
  • Trewick, S.A., Koot, E.M. & Morgan-Richards, M. (2023) Māwhitiwhiti Aotearoa: Phylogeny and synonymy of the silent alpine grasshopper radiation of New Zealand (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Zootaxa, 5383(2), 225–241. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5383.2.7
  • Trewick, S.A., Morris, S.J., Johns, P.M., Hitchmough, R.A. & Stringer, I. (2012) The conservation status of New Zealand Orthoptera. New Zealand Entomologist, 35(2), 131–136. Available at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00779962.2012.686318
  • White, E.G. & Sedcole, J.R. (1991) A 20-year record of alpine grasshopper abundance, with interpretations for climate change. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 15(2), 139–152.
  • White, E.G. & Watson, R.N. (1972) A food consumption study of three New Zealand alpine grasshopper species. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 15, 867–877. Available at http://books.google.com/books?id=iNg3AAAAIAAJ
  • White, E.G. (1974) A quantitative biology of three New Zealand apline grasshopper species. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 17, 207–228. Available at http://books.google.com/books?id=b-03AAAAIAAJ

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1067