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Orthoptera Species File
Species

Calviniacris leucospilos (Brown, 1970)

Calviniacris leucospilos (Brown, 1970): male, lateral view. (Otu).
Calviniacris leucospilos (Brown, 1970): male, lateral view. (Otu).
Calviniacris leucospilos (Brown, 1970): female, lateral view. (Otu).
Calviniacris leucospilos (Brown, 1970): Fig. 48. male habitus. (Otu).
Calviniacris leucospilos (Brown, 1970): Fig. 49. male, head and pronotum, dorsal view. (Otu).
Calviniacris leucospilos (Brown, 1970): Fig. 50. male, face. (Otu).
Calviniacris leucospilos (Brown, 1970): Fig. 51. male, end of abdomen, dorsal, showing arrangement of markings on supra-anal plate. (Otu).
Calviniacris leucospilos (Brown, 1970): Fig. 52. male, ectophallus, dorsal aspect. (Otu).
Calviniacris leucospilos (Brown, 1970): Fig. 53. male, ectophallus, lateral aspect. (Otu).
Calviniacris leucospilos (Brown, 1970): Fig. 54. male, endophallus, lateral aspect. (Otu).
Calviniacris leucospilos (Brown, 1970): Fig. 55. male, epiphallus. (Otu).
Calviniacris leucospilos (Brown, 1970): Fig. 56. spermatheca. (Otu).

Nomenclature (4)

  • Dirshidium leucospilos Brown, 1970: 506.

    Holotype; male; 81a19e30-258b-4911-8f66-fcdd8bb317cf; deposited at: South African National Collection of Insects (SANC); South Africa: Western Cape: Clanwilliam

  • Dirshidium leucospilos Brown, 1970 in Otte, 1995: 10.
  • Dirshidium leucospilos Brown, 1970 in Otte, 2020: 9.
  • Calviniacris leucospilos (Brown, 1970) in Otte, 2024: 34.

References (4)

  • Brown, H.D. (1970) New genera and species of Acridoidea (Orthoptera) from South Africa. Journal of Natural History, 4, 493–509.
  • Otte, D. (1995) Orthoptera Species File 4. Grasshoppers [Acridomorpha] C. The Orthopterists' Society and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 518 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

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1012