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Eupropacris coerulea (Drury, 1773)

Eupropacris coerulea (Drury, 1773): Pl. 42, Fig. 1. figure from Drury 1773. (Otu).
Eupropacris coerulea (Drury, 1773): Pl. 42, Fig. 1. figure from Drury 1773. (Otu).
Eupropacris coerulea (Drury, 1773): dorso-lateral view. (Otu).
Eupropacris coerulea (Drury, 1773): Female, dorsal view of live specimen, from Zamakoe in the South Cameroon Plateau. 06/2017. (Otu).
Eupropacris coerulea (Drury, 1773): Female, dorsal view of live specimen, from Zamakoe in the South Cameroon Plateau. 06/2017. (Otu).
Eupropacris coerulea (Drury, 1773): Oumarou-Ngoute's photos of Eupropacris coerulea (Drury, 1773), female, latero-dorsal view, from Lobeke National Park, Cameroon; 3-XII-2023. (Otu).

Nomenclature (23)

  • Gryllus (Locusta) coeruleus Drury, 1773: 79, pl. 42, index.

    Syntype; daa35242-2933-4469-a15a-f0742b6bbaa2; Nigeria: Cross River: Calabar coast

  • Locusta coerulea (Drury, 1773) in Westwood, 1837: 89.
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  • Eupropacris coerulea (Drury, 1773) in Rowell & Hemp, 2018: 109.
  • Orbillus caerulens [sic] (Drury, 1773) (misspelling of Gryllus (Locusta) coeruleus Drury, 1773)

Nomenclature references (19)

  • Bruner, L. (1920) Orthoptera from Africa, being a report upon some Saltatoria mainly from Cameroon contained in the Carnegie Museum. Annals of the Carnegie Museum, 13, 92–142. [1919] Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/38118
  • Chopard, L. (1958) La reserve naturelle integrale du Mont Nimba, fasciule IV. III. Acridiens (Mission M. Lamotte, fevrier-juin 1942). Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire, 53, 127–153.
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  • Dirsh, V.M. (1956) Preliminary revision of the genus Catantops Schaum and review of the group Catantopini (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Publicações Culturais da Companhia de Diamantes de Angola, 28, 11–151.
  • Dirsh, V.M. (1956) The phallic complex in Acridoidea (Orthoptera) in relation to taxonomy. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, 108(7), 223–356.
  • Dirsh, V.M. (1963) La Réserve Naturelle Intégrale du Mont Nimba Vl Orthoptera Acridoidea (Second contribution). Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire, 66, 207–220.
  • Dirsh, V.M. (1965) The African Genera of Acridoidea. Cambridge University Press, Antilocust Centre, London, 579 pp.
  • Drury, D. (1773) Illustrations of Natural History, Wherein are exhibited Upwards of Two Hundred and Twenty Figures of Exotic Insects. London, Vol. 2. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40637912?fbclid=IwAR0lQmPeM0bz_WXE0vdyDeIkeGpQXLdb8RoBsNyD6jTvlL29wPfjgqPv-hI#page/10/mode/1up
  • Jago, N.D. (1984) The alate genera of east African Catantopinae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) including revision of the genus Catantops Schaum. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 110(3), 295–387.
  • Johnston, H.B. (1956) In Annotated catalogue of African grasshoppers. The Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 833 pp.
  • Johnston, H.B. (1968) Annotated catalogue of African grasshoppers: Vol. Suppl. The Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 445 pp.
  • Kevan, D.K.M.E. (1955) A further contribution to our knowledge of the Acrididae (Orthoptera) of Angola. Publicações Culturais da Companhia de Diamantes de Angola, 24, 61–82.
  • 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
  • Mestre, J. & Chiffaud, J. (2006) In Catalogue et atlas des acridiens d'Afrique de l'Ouest.
  • Rowell, C.H.F. & Hemp, C. (2018) Jago's Grasshoppers of East and North East Africa. Volume 3. Acrididae: Catantopinae. 224 pp.
  • Roy, R. (2003) Les Acridiens du Nimba et de sa région. Memoirs du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Nouvelle Série. Série A. Zoologie, 190, 311–391. Available at http://www.zin.ru/animalia/coleoptera/pdf/abrev/Acridi.pdf
  • Sjöstedt, Y. (1929) Acridiodea aus Zentralafrika gesammelt von R. Grauer während seiner Expedition 1909-1911. Arkiv för Zoologi, 20 A(15), 1–41.
  • Uvarov, B.P. (1925) Notes on the Orthoptera in the British Museum 4. Identification of the types of Acrididae preserved in the Museum. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, 72(3-4), 265–301. [1924]
  • Walker, F. (1870) In Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum. London. Vol. 4, 605–809 pp. Available at http://www.archive.org/details/catalogueofspeci04britrich
  • Westwood, J.O. (1837) New Edition. In Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Containing Upward of Six Hundred and Fifty Figures and Descriptions of Foreign Insects Interspersed with Remarks and Reflections on their Nature and Properties. London. Vols. 1-3. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/82229#page/9/mode/1up

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