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Angolacris rossi Dirsh, 1962

Angolacris rossi Dirsh, 1962: male, lateral view. (Otu).
Angolacris rossi Dirsh, 1962: male, lateral view. (Otu).
Angolacris rossi Dirsh, 1962: lateral view. (Otu).
CollectionObject 1527236; 7a88addc-f916-4df8-a6cf-396917b82004: male, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1527236; 7a88addc-f916-4df8-a6cf-396917b82004: male, dorsal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1527236; 7a88addc-f916-4df8-a6cf-396917b82004: male, labels (holotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (2)

  • Angolacris rossi Dirsh, 1962: 45.

    Holotype; male; 7a88addc-f916-4df8-a6cf-396917b82004; deposited at: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California (CASC); Angola: 36 miles NE of Mocamedes

  • Angolacris rossi Dirsh, 1962 in Otte, 1995: 269.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Dirsh, V.M. (1962) Two new African genera of Acridoidea (Orthoptera). Eos, Revista española de Entomología, 38, 41–46. Available at http://hdl.handle.net/10261/157575
  • Otte, D. (1995) Orthoptera Species File 4. Grasshoppers [Acridomorpha] C. The Orthopterists' Society and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 518 pp.

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

The species is named after Dr. E. S. Ross, who with Dr. R. E. Leech, collected it.

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