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Collitera variegata Sjöstedt, 1921

Speckled Grasshopper

Nomenclature (9)

  • Collitera variegata Sjöstedt, 1921: 206.

    Syntype; female; b51d4256-5bf2-47ed-8f2b-b6e6dddd4e7b; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Australia: Northern Territory: Hermannsburg

  • Parazelum costale Sjöstedt, 1921: 195.
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  • Collitera variegata Sjöstedt, 1921 in Rentz, 1996: 183 Pl.281.
  • Collitera variegata Sjöstedt, 1921 in Rentz, Lewis, Su & Upton, 2003: 154, 378.

Nomenclature references (7)

  • Key, K.H.L. (1959) The ecology and biogeography of Australian grasshoppers and locusts. Biogeography & Ecology Australia, 192–210.
  • Key, K.H.L. (1981) Lectotype designations for Australian Acrididae and Tetrigidae (Orthoptera). CSIRO Division of Entomology Technical Paper, 17, 1–58.
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  • 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) In 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

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Allusion to variegated coloration.

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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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