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Schistocerca nitens nitens (Thunberg, 1815)

Schistocerca nitens nitens (Thunberg, 1815): female. (Otu).
Schistocerca nitens nitens (Thunberg, 1815): female. (Otu).
Schistocerca nitens nitens (Thunberg, 1815): male, lateral view. (Otu).
Schistocerca nitens nitens (Thunberg, 1815): Pg. 441, Fig. 35 after type as S. malachitica. female, lateral view (body length 54.5, pronotum 11, tegmen 50 mm). (Otu).
Schistocerca nitens nitens (Thunberg, 1815): Pg. 440 Fig. 34 after type as S. malachitica. female, dorsal view. (Otu).
Schistocerca nitens nitens (Thunberg, 1815): Pl. 14, Fig. 9 (after type as S. boyacae). female, head and pronotum, dorsal view. (Otu).
CollectionObject 1531156; 8dbe7e4a-b504-42fc-8744-67e3aa66f111: male, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1531156; 8dbe7e4a-b504-42fc-8744-67e3aa66f111: male, dorsal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1531156; 8dbe7e4a-b504-42fc-8744-67e3aa66f111: labels (holotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (134)

  • Gryllus nitens Thunberg, 1815: 236.

    Holotype; male; 8dbe7e4a-b504-42fc-8744-67e3aa66f111; deposited at: Uppsala University (UZIU); North America

  • Gryllus lividus Thunberg, 1824: 102.

    Holotype; female; 89add56e-4389-4dda-9c56-e5552d877d29; deposited at: Uppsala University (UZIU); North America

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  • Schistocerca nitens (Thunberg, 1815) in Foquet, Castellanos & Song, 2021
  • Acridium strenum [sic] (Walker, 1870) (misspelling of Acridium strenuum Walker, 1870)

Nomenclature references (56)

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Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Latin: shining, glittering.

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