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Orthoptera Species File
Species

Burttia caerulea Hemp, 2022

CollectionObject 1595817; 8503e0c7-f4e8-4142-bf33-c481073b32e6: (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1595817; 8503e0c7-f4e8-4142-bf33-c481073b32e6: (CollectionObject).
FieldOccurrence 89; cab9d1cf-9133-4880-9507-d34d0dd1e4b6; Tanzania Nguru Mountains above Maskati, 2021/02/??: male and female mating. (FieldOccurrence).

Nomenclature (1)

  • Burttia caerulea Hemp, 2022 in Hemp & Rowell, 2022: 1.

    Holotype; male; 8503e0c7-f4e8-4142-bf33-c481073b32e6; deposited at: Collection C. Hemp (CCH); United Republic of Tanzania: Morogoro: Nguru Mountains, montane forest above Ubiri

References (1)

  • Hemp, C. & Rowell, C.H.F. (2022) A new species of Burttia Dirsh (Caelifera, Acridoidea, Acrididae, Catantopinae) from the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania. Journal of Orthoptera Research, 31(1), 1–7. Available at http://jor.pensoft.net/article/70565/

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

From Latin caeruleus, because of the blue bases of the male antennae.

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
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RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1001