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Abisares viridipennis viridipennis (Burmeister, 1838)

Abisares viridipennis viridipennis (Burmeister, 1838): nymph (West Kilimanharo, Lerongo, forest clearing). (Otu).
Abisares viridipennis viridipennis (Burmeister, 1838): nymph (West Kilimanharo, Lerongo, forest clearing). (Otu).
Abisares viridipennis viridipennis (Burmeister, 1838): feeding individual (Kenya, Karen Ngong Hills). (Otu).
Abisares viridipennis viridipennis (Burmeister, 1838): (Kenya, Karen, Ngong Hills). (Otu).
Abisares viridipennis viridipennis (Burmeister, 1838): individual with expanded wings (Kilimanjaro). (Otu).
CollectionObject 1501623; b7539310-2063-40eb-9a79-7bd879bef8b2, DORSA BA000146S01: female,lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1501623; b7539310-2063-40eb-9a79-7bd879bef8b2, DORSA BA000146S01: female, ventral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1501623; b7539310-2063-40eb-9a79-7bd879bef8b2, DORSA BA000146S01: female, frontal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1501623; b7539310-2063-40eb-9a79-7bd879bef8b2, DORSA BA000146S01: labels (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2775436; CNCI 1012837, 7f90845d-4d0e-4c87-9671-a1b094057f57: Abisares viridipennis. lateral view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2775436; CNCI 1012837, 7f90845d-4d0e-4c87-9671-a1b094057f57: Abisares viridipennis. dorsal view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2775436; CNCI 1012837, 7f90845d-4d0e-4c87-9671-a1b094057f57: Abisares viridipennis. labels. (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (34)

  • Monachidium viridipenne Burmeister, 1838: 626.

    Holotype; female; DORSA BA000146S01; deposited at: Museum für Naturkunde (MfN); South Africa: Western Cape: Cape of Good Hope

  • Abisares viridipennis (Burmeister, 1838) in Bolívar, 1889: 165.
  • Abisares viridipennis viridipennis (Burmeister, 1838) in Hemp, 2009: 199.
  • Abisares viridipennis (Burmeister, 1838) in Rowell & Hemp, 2018: 14.

References (27)

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  • Sjöstedt, Y. (1910) 17. Orthoptera. 7. Acridiodea. In Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der schwedischen zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru und den umgebenden Massaisteppen Deutsch-Ostafrikas, 1905-1906 unter Leitung von Prof. Dr. Yngve Sjöstedt. P. Palmquists, Stockholm. Vol. 3, pp. 149–199. [1909] Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/16983#page/265/mode/1up
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Etymology:

Green-winged.

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