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Species

Stenacris vitreipennis (Marschall, 1836)

Glassy-winged Toothpick Grasshopper
Stenacris vitreipennis (Marschall, 1836): male. (Otu).
Stenacris vitreipennis (Marschall, 1836): male. (Otu).
Stenacris vitreipennis (Marschall, 1836): female, lateral view. (Otu).
Stenacris vitreipennis (Marschall, 1836): female, dorsal view. (Otu).
Stenacris vitreipennis (Marschall, 1836): Fig. 21A. male, eyes and fastigium, dorsal view. (Otu).
Stenacris vitreipennis (Marschall, 1836): Fig. 21B. male, end of abdomen, lateral view. (Otu).
Stenacris vitreipennis (Marschall, 1836): Fig. 21C. posterior portion of phallus, lateral view. (Otu).
Stenacris vitreipennis (Marschall, 1836): Fig. 21D. epiphallus. (Otu).
Stenacris vitreipennis (Marschall, 1836): Fig. 21E. ovipositor valves. (Otu).
CollectionObject 1519269; e907543b-4b88-4eb5-a4df-1030cf4e65a2: Image, Carbonell, C.S. at the British Museum, 1970. labels (holotype of Stenacris chlorizans). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1519269; e907543b-4b88-4eb5-a4df-1030cf4e65a2: Image, Carbonell, C.S. at the British Museum, 1970. male, lateral view (holotype of Stenacris chlorizans). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1519269; e907543b-4b88-4eb5-a4df-1030cf4e65a2: Image, Carbonell, C.S. at the British Museum, 1970. male, dorsal view (holotype of Stenacris chlorizans). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1519269; e907543b-4b88-4eb5-a4df-1030cf4e65a2: Image, Carbonell, C.S. at the British Museum, 1970. male head and pronotum, lateral view (holotype of Stenacris chlorizans). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1519269; e907543b-4b88-4eb5-a4df-1030cf4e65a2: Image, Carbonell, C.S. at the British Museum, 1970. male, frontal view (holotype of Stenacris chlorizans). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1524431; c01c4aba-c758-4376-8e65-df89e01ca5d3: male, lateral view (lectotype Arnilia marschalli). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1524431; c01c4aba-c758-4376-8e65-df89e01ca5d3: male, dorsal view (lectotype Arnilia marschalli). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (39)

  • Gryllus vitreipennis Marschall, 1836: 214.

    Holotype; female; e4499bbd-b73b-4309-bb9b-1b0176784c1b; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); United States

  • Stenacris chlorizans Walker, 1870: 652.

    Holotype; male; e907543b-4b88-4eb5-a4df-1030cf4e65a2; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); United States: Florida: Duval: St. Johns Bluff

  • Stenacris vitreipennis (Marschall, 1836) in Fontana, Buzzetti, Mariño-Pérez, Castellanos-Vargas, Monge-Rodríguez & Cano-Santana, 2017: 132.
  • Opshomala marshalli [sic] (Bruner, 1908) (misspelling of Arnilia marschalli Bruner, 1908)

References (30)

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Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Glassy-winged, relating to the subhyaline tegmina.

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
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Species101112