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Sigaus nivalis (Hutton, 1898)

Type specimen

Syntype; female; 08b9c519-64b8-4571-a592-c1ff19c95c71; deposited at: Canterbury Museum (CMNZ); New Zealand: Canterbury: Canterbury, Mt. Cook region

Nomenclature (19)

  • Pezotettix nivalis Hutton, 1898: 144.

    Syntype; female; 08b9c519-64b8-4571-a592-c1ff19c95c71; deposited at: Canterbury Museum (CMNZ); New Zealand: Canterbury: Canterbury, Mt. Cook region

  • Pezotettix petricola Hutton, 1898: 145.

    Syntype; af2c1051-d34a-46b9-8a19-764600e34325; New Zealand: West Coast: possibly Mt. Arthur near Nelson

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  • Sigaus nivalis (Hutton, 1898) in Trewick, Koot & Morgan-Richards, 2023: 236.
  • Brachaspis nivalis (Hutton, 1898) in Meza-Joya, Morgan-Richards & Koot, 2023

Nomenclature references (13)

  • Bigelow, R.S. (1967) Grasshoppers of New Zealand.
  • For Overseas Pest Research, C. (1982) The Locust and Grasshopper Agricultural Manual. Centre for Overseas Pest Research, London, 690 pp.
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  • Hutton, F.W. (1898) Notes on the New Zealand Acridiae. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 31, 44–50. Available at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_31/rsnz_31_00_000860.html
  • Hutton, F.W. (1898) The grasshoppers and locusts of New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 30, 135–150. [1897] Available at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_30/rsnz_30_00_000940.html#n158
  • Kirby, W.F. (1910) A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae). British Museum (Natural History), London, Vol. 3, Issue 2, 674 pp. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29660
  • Meza-Joya, F.L., Morgan-Richards, M. & Koot, E.M. (2023) Global warming leads to habitat loss and genetic erosion of alpine biodiversity. Journal of Biogeography.
  • Meza-Joya, F.L., Morgan-Richards, M. & Trewick, S.A. (2022) Relationships among body size components of three flightless New Zealand grasshopper species (Orthoptera, Acrididae) and their ecological applications. Journal of Orthoptera Research, 31(1), 91–103. Available at http://jor.pensoft.net/article/79819/
  • Trewick, S.A. & Morris, S.J. (2008) Diversity and taxonomic status of some New Zealand grasshoppers. DOC Research & Development Series, 290, 1–40.
  • Trewick, S.A. (2001) Identity of an endangered grasshopper (Acrididae: Brachaspis): taxonomy, molecules and conservation. Conservation Genetics, 2(3), 233–243.
  • Trewick, S.A., Koot, E.M. & Morgan-Richards, M. (2023) Māwhitiwhiti Aotearoa: Phylogeny and synonymy of the silent alpine grasshopper radiation of New Zealand (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Zootaxa, 5383(2), 225–241. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5383.2.7
  • White, E.G. & Sedcole, J.R. (1991) A 20-year record of alpine grasshopper abundance, with interpretations for climate change. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 15(2), 139–152.
  • White, E.G. & Watson, R.N. (1972) A food consumption study of three New Zealand alpine grasshopper species. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 15, 867–877. Available at http://books.google.com/books?id=iNg3AAAAIAAJ
  • White, E.G. (1974) A quantitative biology of three New Zealand apline grasshopper species. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 17, 207–228. Available at http://books.google.com/books?id=b-03AAAAIAAJ
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Sigaus nivalis (Hutton, 1898)

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