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Schistocerca americana (Drury, 1773)

American Bird Locust

Schistocerca americana (Drury, 1773): http://bugguide.net/user/view/3973. individual from Seminole, Pinellas County, Florida, USA July 30, 2006. (Otu).
Schistocerca americana (Drury, 1773): http://bugguide.net/user/view/3973. individual from Seminole, Pinellas County, Florida, USA July 30, 2006. (Otu).
Schistocerca americana (Drury, 1773): Fig. 157, after Thomas, 9th Report State Ent. Ill. habitus. (Otu).
Schistocerca americana (Drury, 1773): Fig. 53. male cercus, lateral view. (Otu).

Nomenclature (57)

  • Libellula americanus Drury, 1773: 128. (valid)

    Neotype; female; af77e7fb-8e1a-4609-bc84-565176c015af; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); United States

  • Gryllus rusticus Fabricius, 1775: 292.
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  • Schistocerca americana (Drury, 1773) in Foquet, Castellanos & Song, 2021
  • Schistocerca amercana [sic] Drury, 1773 (misspelling of Libellula americanus Drury, 1773)

Nomenclature references (44)

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  • Drury, D. (1773) In Illustrations of Natural History, Wherein are exhibited Upwards of Two Hundred and Twenty Figures of Exotic Insects. London. Vol. 1. [1770] Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/125982#page/11/mode/1up
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