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genus

Orthochtha Karsch, 1891

Type

Chrysochraon dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869 type species by original designation or monotypy of Orthochtha Karsch, 1891

Nomenclature (35)

  • Orthochtha Karsch, 1891: 177.

    type species by original designation or monotypy Chrysochraon dasycnemis Gerstaecker, 1869

  • Orthochtha Karsch, 1891 in Karsch, 1893: 62.
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  • Macrocymochtha Sjöstedt, 1931 (subjective synonym of Orthochtha Karsch, 1891) in Baba, Usmani & Naz, 2022: 1545.
  • Rasperecta Sjöstedt, 1932 (subjective synonym of Orthochtha Karsch, 1891) in Baba, Usmani & Naz, 2022: 1545.

Nomenclature references (17)

  • Baba, T.H., Usmani, M.K. & Naz, H. (2022) Taxonomic studies on the subfamily Acridinae (Orthoptera: Acrididae) from Kashmir Valley, Himalayas with new records including a genus from the state. Munis Entomology and Zoology, 17(Supplement), 1531–1557. Available at http://www.munisentzool.org/Issue/abstract/taxonomic-studies-on-the-subfamily-acridinae-orthoptera-acrididae-from-kashmir-valley-himalayas-with-new-records-including-a-genus-from-the-state_13852
  • Bolívar, I. (1908) Etude sur quelques Acridiens d'Afrique. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France, 242–248. Available at http://www.persee.fr/doc/bsef_0037-928x_1908_num_13_14_24368
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  • Bolívar, I. (1909) Observaciones sobre los Truxalinos. Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, 9, 285–296. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/17844#page/295/mode/1up
  • Dirsh, V.M. (1958) Acridological notes. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 101, 51–63. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/89774#page/65/mode/1up
  • Johnsen, P. (1991) Acrididae: Catantopinae, Cyrtacanthacridinae, Acridinae. The Acridoidea of Botswana, 2, 132–284.
  • 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.
  • Karsch, F.A.F. (1891) Verzeichnis der von Herrn Dr. Paul Preuss in Kamerun erbeuteten Acridiodeen. Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift, 36(1), 175–196. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/101306
  • Karsch, F.A.F. (1893) Die Insecten der Berglandschaft Adeli im Hinterlande von Togo (Westafrika). Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift, 38, 1–266. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/38634#page/71/mode/1up
  • Kevan, D.K.M.E. (1956) New East African Acrididae (Orthoptera). Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 9, 20–35.
  • Picker, M., Griffiths, C. & Weaving, A. (2005) In Field Guide to Insects of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers, South Africa. 444 pp.
  • Popov, G.B. & Fishpool, L.D.C. (1988) Note sur les Orthochtha de l'Ouest africain. In Les acridiens des formations herbeuses d'Afrique de l'Ouest. CIRAD-PRIFAS. pp. 299–311.
  • Popov, G.B. & Fishpool, L.D.C. (1992) A revision of the grasshopper genus Orthochtha and allies (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Acridinae). Natural Resources Institute Bulletin, 54, i-viii, 1–154.
  • Sjöstedt, Y. (1931) Acridiodea aus Kongo und anderen Teilen von Afrika. Arkiv för Zoologi, 22A(15), 64 pp.
  • Sjöstedt, Y. (1932) Acridoidea von der Goldküste, Ob. Volta. Nebst einer Revision der Gattung Parga Walker. Arkiv för Zoologi, 23A(17), 1–36. [1931]
  • Uvarov, B.P. (1954) Synonymic and nomenclatorial notes on Acrididae (Orthoptera). Entomologische Berichten, 15, 146–147. Available at http://natuurtijdschriften.nl/pub/1015174
  • Yin, X.-C., Shi, J. & Yin, Z. (1996) Synonymic Catalogue of Grasshoppers and their Allies of the World (Orthoptera: Caelifera). China Forestry Publishing House, Beijing, 1266 pp.

Descendants and synonyms

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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
genus1045
species2601036
subspecies1602541