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Species

Devylderia capensis Dirsh, 1956

Devylderia capensis Dirsh, 1956: male, lateral view. (Otu).
Devylderia capensis Dirsh, 1956: male, lateral view. (Otu).
Devylderia capensis Dirsh, 1956: female, lateral view. (Otu).

Nomenclature (7)

  • Devylderia capensis Dirsh, 1956: 160, 257.

    Holotype; male; 90afec44-de07-415b-b2c2-904fa17a0891; deposited at: Lund University (MZLU); Maanschijnkop

  • Devylderia capensis Dirsh, 1956
  • Devylderia capensis Dirsh, 1956 in Otte, 2020: 7.
  • Devylderia capensis Dirsh, 1956 in Otte, 2024: 43.

References (7)

  • Dirsh, V.M. (1956) Orthoptera Acridoidea. In South African Animal Life: Results of the Lund University Expedition in 1950-1951. Almqvist & Wiksell, Stockholm. Vol. 3, pp. 121–272.
  • Dirsh, V.M. (1956) Some new and little known South African Acridoidea (Orthoptera). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 19, 250–288. Available at https://journals.co.za/doi/10.10520/AJA00128789_4335
  • Dirsh, V.M. (1956) The phallic complex in Acridoidea (Orthoptera) in relation to taxonomy. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, 108(7), 223–356.
  • Dirsh, V.M. (1965) The African Genera of Acridoidea. Cambridge University Press, Antilocust Centre, London, 579 pp.
  • Johnston, H.B. (1968) Annotated catalogue of African grasshoppers: Vol. Suppl. The Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 445 pp.
  • Otte, D. (2020) Thirty-two new South African grasshopper species in the family Lentulidae belonging to eleven genera (Orthoptera: Acridoidea). Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 146(1), 1–164.
  • Otte, D. (2024) Keys to Southern African Lentulidae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) and revision of Eremidium. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 150(1), 21–159. https://doi.org/10.3157/061.150.0102

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Named after type locality in Cape Province.

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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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Species1001