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Oxycatantops congoensis (Sjöstedt, 1929)

Oxycatantops congoensis (Sjöstedt, 1929): as Catantops sulcatus. lateral view. (Otu).
Oxycatantops congoensis (Sjöstedt, 1929): as Catantops sulcatus. lateral view. (Otu).
Oxycatantops congoensis (Sjöstedt, 1929): lateral view. (Otu).

Nomenclature (14)

  • Catantops congoensis Sjöstedt, 1929: 26.

    Holotype; female; 045d9eb1-3ee8-43cd-8871-c6505ed9b862; deposited at: Swedish Museum of Natural History, Entomology Collections (NHRS); Republic of Congo: Pool: Boko-Kinkala

  • Catantops sulcatus Sjöstedt, 1929: 28.

    Holotype; female; f82932b3-5b13-4ac4-9241-aa8f2750fbb7; deposited at: Swedish Museum of Natural History, Entomology Collections (NHRS); South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal: Durban, Port Natal

  • Catantops sulcatus Sjöstedt, 1929 (subjective synonym of Catantops congoensis Sjöstedt, 1929) in Jago, 1989: 215.
  • Oxycatantops congoensis (Sjöstedt, 1929) in Jago, 1989: 216.

References (10)

  • Sjöstedt, Y. (1929) Acridiodea aus Zentralafrika gesammelt von R. Grauer während seiner Expedition 1909-1911. Arkiv för Zoologi, 20 A(15), 1–41.
  • Dirsh, V.M. & Uvarov, B.P. (1953) Preliminary diagnoses of new genera and new synonymy in Acrididae. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 96, 231–237. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/89813#page/259/mode/1up
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Johnston, H.B. (1968) Annotated catalogue of African grasshoppers: Vol. Suppl. The Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 445 pp.
  • 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.
  • Jago, N.D. (1989) Revision of the African grasshopper genus Oxycatantops Dirsh & Uvarov 1953 (Orthoptera: Acridoidea Acrididae, Catantopidae). Tropical Zoology, 2(2), 207–234.

Descendants and synonyms

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1023