Orthoptera Species File
species

Schistocerca pallens (Thunberg, 1815)

Schistocerca pallens (Thunberg, 1815): female. (Otu).
Schistocerca pallens (Thunberg, 1815): female. (Otu).
Schistocerca pallens (Thunberg, 1815): (Otu).
Schistocerca pallens (Thunberg, 1815): male, lateral view. (Otu).
CollectionObject 1525071; f02227b3-c6de-4b08-a886-d0cdee859c68: male, lateral view (lectotype of Schistocerca formosa). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1525071; f02227b3-c6de-4b08-a886-d0cdee859c68: male, dorsal view (lectotype of Schistocerca formosa). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1525536; d953fc51-9c9e-488a-bd50-d86d2ca38707: female, lateral view (lectoallotype of Schistocerca formosa). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1525536; d953fc51-9c9e-488a-bd50-d86d2ca38707: female, dorsal view (lectoallotype of Schistocerca formosa). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1531155; 15aa2c5b-0f1d-4f7c-8869-1a67fc2cfd82: male, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1531155; 15aa2c5b-0f1d-4f7c-8869-1a67fc2cfd82: male, dorsal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1531155; 15aa2c5b-0f1d-4f7c-8869-1a67fc2cfd82: male, labels (holotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (60)

  • Gryllus pallens Thunberg, 1815: 237.

    Holotype; male; 15aa2c5b-0f1d-4f7c-8869-1a67fc2cfd82; deposited at: Uppsala University (UZIU); South America

  • Cyrtacanthacris pectoralis Walker, 1870: 551.

    Holotype; female; c8779402-378d-4574-ab61-717614269f31; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Dominican Republic: Distrito Nacional: Santo Domingo

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  • Schistocerca pallens (Thunberg, 1815) in Pocco & Cigliano, 2020: 106.
  • Schistocerca pallens (Thunberg, 1815) in Cardona-Granda, 2020: 187.

Nomenclature references (49)

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Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Latin for pale or greenish.

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