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Acanthacris ruficornis (Fabricius, 1787): Male, lateral view of live specimen, from Ongot in the South Cameroon Plateau. 05/2017. (Otu).
Acanthacris ruficornis (Fabricius, 1787): Male, lateral view of live specimen, from Ongot in the South Cameroon Plateau. 05/2017. (Otu).
CollectionObject 2775438; c3318a71-7e95-49c5-9754-5936c243eb3e, CNCI 1012899: Acanthacris ruficornis. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2775438; c3318a71-7e95-49c5-9754-5936c243eb3e, CNCI 1012899: Acanthacris ruficornis. Lateral view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2775438; c3318a71-7e95-49c5-9754-5936c243eb3e, CNCI 1012899: Acanthacris ruficornis. (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (3)

  • Gryllus ruficornis Fabricius, 1787: 237.

    Neotype; male; cd2c12a7-42d0-402a-be73-eed4726706c7; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Sierra Leone

  • Acanthacris ruficornis (Fabricius, 1787) in Kooyman, 2019: 8.
  • Acanthacris ruficornis (Fabricius, 1787) in Hemp & Rowell, 2020: 41.

Nomenclature references (4)

  • Fabricius, J.C. (1787) In Mantissa insectorvm sistens eorvm species nvper detectas adiectis characteribvs genericis, differentiis specificis, emendationibvs, observationibvs. Tom. I. Hafniae (C.G. Proft), Copenhagen. 348 pp. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44030#page/7/mode/1up
  • Hemp, C. & Rowell, C.H.F. (2020) In Jago's Grasshoppers of East and North East Africa. Volume 4. Acrididae: Euryphyminae, Cyrtacanthacridinae, Oedipodinae. 232 pp.
  • Kooyman, C. (2019) Garden Locust Acanthacris ruficornis (Fabricius, 1787) (Acrididae). In Encyclopedia of Pest Orthoptera of the World. China Agricultural University Press, Beijing. pp. 8–10.
  • Mungai, M.N. (1987) The African grasshopper genus Acanthacris (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Cyrtacanthacridinae). Journal of Natural History, 21(4)(4), 807–823.

Descendants and synonyms

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
species1012
subspecies202527