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Odontomelus strigosus (Bolívar, 1889): as Paraparga breviceps. lateral view. (Otu).
Odontomelus strigosus (Bolívar, 1889): as Paraparga breviceps. lateral view. (Otu).
Odontomelus strigosus (Bolívar, 1889): as Paraparga strigosa. lateral view. (Otu).

Nomenclature (8)

  • Machaeridia strigosa Bolívar, 1889: 95.
  • Paraparga breviceps Uvarov, 1953: 159.

    Holotype; male; 8760a1a9-de7f-419f-8253-d4186713477c; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Angola: Bihé District, Cohemba

  • Paraparga breviceps Uvarov, 1953 (synonym of Machaeridia strigosa Bolívar, 1889) in Jago, 1995: 438.
  • Odontomelus strigosus (Bolívar, 1889) in Jago, 1995: 438.

References (6)

  • Bolívar, I. (1889) Ortópteros de Africa del Museo de Lisboa. Jornal de sciências mathemáticas, physicas e naturaes (Ser. 2), 1(2), 73–112. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/23044
  • Uvarov, B.P. (1953) Grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) of Angola and northern Rhodesia, collected by Dr. Malcolm Burr in 1927-1928. Publicações Culturais da Companhia de Diamantes de Angola, 21, 9–217.
  • 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. (1995) Odontomelus I. Bolivar 1890 (Orthoptera Acridoidea Acrididae Acridinae): savanna-woodland grasshoppers with a major radiation of flightless species in eastern Africa. Tropical Zoology, 7(2), 367–450. [1994] Available at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/03946975.1994.10539266

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1034