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Oxycatantops spissus (Walker, 1870)

Oxycatantops spissus (Walker, 1870): Male, dorsal view of live specimen, from Bipindi-Lolodorf in the South Cameroon Plateau. 06/2018. (Otu).
Oxycatantops spissus (Walker, 1870): Male, dorsal view of live specimen, from Bipindi-Lolodorf in the South Cameroon Plateau. 06/2018. (Otu).
Oxycatantops spissus (Walker, 1870): Male, lateral view of live specimen, from Ongot in the South Cameroon Plateau. 05/2016. (Otu).

Nomenclature (2)

  • Cyrtacanthacris spissa Walker, 1870: 618.
  • Oxycatantops spissus (Walker, 1870) in Jago, 1989: 224.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Jago, N.D. (1989) Revision of the African grasshopper genus Oxycatantops Dirsh & Uvarov 1953 (Orthoptera: Acridoidea Acrididae, Catantopidae). Tropical Zoology, 2(2), 207–234.
  • 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

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
species1012
subspecies301518