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Schistocerca americana (Drury, 1773)

American Bird Locust

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

Nomenclature (54)

  • 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 (unavailable or invalid, linked to Libellula americanus Drury, 1773)

Nomenclature references (44)

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