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Acanthacris ruficornis ruficornis (Fabricius, 1787)

Garden Locust

Acanthacris ruficornis ruficornis (Fabricius, 1787): 2011. individual from Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve. (Otu).
Acanthacris ruficornis ruficornis (Fabricius, 1787): 2011. individual from Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve. (Otu).
Acanthacris ruficornis ruficornis (Fabricius, 1787): lateral view (Acridium gyldenstolpei). (Otu).
CollectionObject 1507077; cca24054-fb7c-4535-b91f-a34a4b12f707: male, lateral view (holotype of Acanthacris yemenita). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1507077; cca24054-fb7c-4535-b91f-a34a4b12f707: male, frontal view (holotype of Acanthacris yemenita). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1507077; cca24054-fb7c-4535-b91f-a34a4b12f707: male, dorsal view (holotype of Acanthacris yemenita). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1507077; cca24054-fb7c-4535-b91f-a34a4b12f707: labels (holotype of Acanthacris yemenita). (CollectionObject).

Type specimen

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

Nomenclature (71)

  • Gryllus ruficornis Fabricius, 1787: 237.

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

  • Gryllus (Locusta) lineatus Stoll, 1813: 31.
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  • Acanthacris ruficornis (Fabricius, 1787) in Kooyman, 2019
  • Acanthacris ruficornis ruficornis (Fabricius, 1787) in Hemp & Rowell, 2020: 40.

Nomenclature references (49)

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Descendants and synonyms

  • Acanthacris ruficornis ruficornis (Fabricius, 1787)
    • =Cyrtacanthacris amoenula Walker, 1870
    • =Cyrtacanthacris decisa Walker, 1870
    • =Acridium (Cyrtacanthacris) fulvum Sjöstedt, 1910
    • =Acridium gyldenstolpei Sjöstedt, 1923
    • =Gryllus (Locusta) lineatus Stoll, 1813
    • =Cyrtacanthacris pallidicornis Kirby, 1902
    • =Acridium ruficorne var. subimmaculatum Finot, 1907
    • =Acanthacris ruficornis yemenita Uvarov, 1936
Life zone and ecology data

Terrestrial

Acanthacris ruficornis ruficornis (Fabricius, 1787)

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