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Tylotropidius didymus (Thunberg, 1815)

Tylotropidius didymus (Thunberg, 1815): male, lateral view. (Otu).
Tylotropidius didymus (Thunberg, 1815): male, lateral view. (Otu).
Tylotropidius didymus (Thunberg, 1815): female, lateral view. (Otu).
Tylotropidius didymus (Thunberg, 1815): dorsal view. (Otu).
Tylotropidius didymus (Thunberg, 1815): Page 133, Figure 1. female habitus. (Otu).

Nomenclature (42)

  • Gryllus didymus Thunberg, 1815: 241.

    Syntype; fb201a8e-48e7-4190-ac67-f3733d11e123; deposited at: Uppsala University (UZIU); South Africa: Western Cape: Cape of Good Hope

  • Heteracris speciosa Walker, 1870: 661.

    Holotype; female; f5ec6964-3884-4840-b10a-d8c1f53255b5; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Sierra Leone

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  • Tylotropidius didymus (Thunberg, 1815) in Rowell & Hemp, 2017: 224.
  • Tylotropidius didymus (Thunberg, 1815) in Massa, 2018: 34.

References (28)

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