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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).

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

Nomenclature references (27)

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Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Green-winged.

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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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subspecies1067