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Eupropacris fumida (Walker, 1870)

Eupropacris fumida (Walker, 1870): female, lateral view. (Otu).
Eupropacris fumida (Walker, 1870): female, lateral view. (Otu).
Eupropacris fumida (Walker, 1870): lateral view. (Otu).
FieldOccurrence 166; 22c9c23f-1055-45b7-b3cf-275ff94a96f7; Garten Karkloof Kwa Zulu Natal, 2014/01/??: male, lateral view. (FieldOccurrence).
FieldOccurrence 167; 315e4ae2-72d3-4986-bcdd-39b1140dafdd; Karkloof Kwa Zulu Natal, 2014/01/??: female, lateral view. (FieldOccurrence).

Nomenclature (12)

  • Acridium fumidum Walker, 1870: 626. (valid)

    Syntype; f0134454-1ee8-498d-923a-489710ad7ce6; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); South Africa

  • Eupropacris spectabilis Walker, 1870: 643.

    Holotype; male; 535ffb34-7ce8-4ff5-b90c-6013eb4b1102; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); South Africa: Western Cape: Cape of Good Hope

  • Eupropacris spectabilis Walker, 1870 (subjective synonym of Acridium fumidum Walker, 1870) in Johnston, 1968: 268.
  • Eupropacris fumida (Walker, 1870) in Johnston, 1968: 268.

References (7)

  • Walker, F. (1870) 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
  • 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]
  • 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.
  • Johnston, H.B. (1956) Annotated Catalogue of African Grasshoppers. The Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 833 pp.
  • Dirsh, V.M. (1965) The African Genera of Acridoidea. Cambridge University Press, Antilocust Centre, London, 579 pp.
  • Dirsh, V.M. (1966) Acridoidea of Angola 1. Publicações Culturais da Companhia de Diamantes de Angola, 74, 10–305.
  • Johnston, H.B. (1968) Annotated catalogue of African grasshoppers: Vol. Suppl. The Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 445 pp.

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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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