Skip to main content
Orthoptera Species File
Species

Rhitzala modesta Sjöstedt, 1921

Short-winged Heath Grasshopper
CollectionObject 1580242; de55c054-7166-4e4f-b2e0-4462fcd87d16: female, lateral view (paralectotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1580242; de55c054-7166-4e4f-b2e0-4462fcd87d16: female, lateral view (paralectotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1580242; de55c054-7166-4e4f-b2e0-4462fcd87d16: female, dorsal view (paralectotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1580242; de55c054-7166-4e4f-b2e0-4462fcd87d16: female, dorsal view (paralectotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1580242; de55c054-7166-4e4f-b2e0-4462fcd87d16: female, frontal view (paralectotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1580242; de55c054-7166-4e4f-b2e0-4462fcd87d16: female, ventral view (paralectotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1580242; de55c054-7166-4e4f-b2e0-4462fcd87d16: labels (paralectotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (9)

  • Rhitzala modesta Sjöstedt, 1921: 217.
  • Rhitzala axillaris Sjöstedt, 1930: 24.
  • ... Show all ... (5)
  • Rhitzala modesta Sjöstedt, 1921 in Rentz, 1996: 185 Pl. 296.
  • Rhitzala modesta Sjöstedt, 1921 in Rentz, Lewis, Su & Upton, 2003: 184.

References (8)

  • 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.
  • ... Show all ... (4)
  • 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
  • Sjöstedt, Y. (1930) Australische Acrididen aus dem Museum zu Adelaide. Arkiv för Zoologi, 21A(21), 1–35.
  • 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

Stats

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