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Sphodromerus tuareg Uvarov, 1943

CollectionObject 1520152; 1ecb555d-41a6-439a-8dc4-b324c9a03cb5: female, dorsal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1520152; 1ecb555d-41a6-439a-8dc4-b324c9a03cb5: female, dorsal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1520152; 1ecb555d-41a6-439a-8dc4-b324c9a03cb5: female, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1520152; 1ecb555d-41a6-439a-8dc4-b324c9a03cb5: labels (holotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (1)

  • Sphodromerus tuareg Uvarov, 1943: 72, 78.

    Holotype; female; 1ecb555d-41a6-439a-8dc4-b324c9a03cb5; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Algeria: Algerian Sahara, Ahaggar Mountains

Nomenclature references (1)

  • 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:

After the nomadic Tuareg people who inhabit the Sahara.

Stats

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
species1001
subspecies2002