CollectionObject 1580240; b7e874b4-05aa-4622-a688-382fcb243f25, NHMUK012502714: dorsal, labels (female holotype of ssp montanus). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1580240; b7e874b4-05aa-4622-a688-382fcb243f25, NHMUK012502714: dorsal, labels (female holotype of ssp montanus). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1580240; b7e874b4-05aa-4622-a688-382fcb243f25, NHMUK012502714: female, lateral view (holotype of ssp. montanus). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1597130; 352f4042-c7cb-48e4-bd7d-f40f5d73653a: dorsal view and labels (female paratype ssp. montanus). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1597130; 352f4042-c7cb-48e4-bd7d-f40f5d73653a: lateral view (female paratype ssp. montanus). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (2)

  • Sphodromerus rathjensi montanus Uvarov, 1943: 81.

    Holotype; female; NHMUK012502714; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Yemen: Ghaiman, about 9 miles S of Sanaa, Jebel Girwan

  • Sphodromerus rathjensi montanus Uvarov, 1943 in Ingrisch, 1999: 353.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Ingrisch, S. (1999) Orthopteroid insects of Yemen. Esperiana, Schwanfeld, 7, 349–376.
  • Uvarov, B.P. (1943) A revision of the genera Sphodromerus, Metromerus and Sphodronotus (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, 2, 69–85. [1941]

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Alluding to distribution on higher volcanic hills rising on the Sanaa plateau compared to the nominate subspecies.

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