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Megacheilacris bullifemur (Descamps & Amédégnato, 1971)

CollectionObject 1540807; e1730844-f505-4119-a211-f2a4f705399a, MNHN-EO-CAELIF1177: Image Carbonell, C.S. labels (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1540807; e1730844-f505-4119-a211-f2a4f705399a, MNHN-EO-CAELIF1177: Image Carbonell, C.S. labels (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1540807; e1730844-f505-4119-a211-f2a4f705399a, MNHN-EO-CAELIF1177: Image Carbonell, C.S. male, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1540807; e1730844-f505-4119-a211-f2a4f705399a, MNHN-EO-CAELIF1177: Image Carbonell, C.S. male, dorsal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (1)

  • Megacephalacris bullifemur Descamps & Amédégnato, 1971: 115.

    Holotype; male; MNHN-EO-CAELIF1177; deposited at: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (MNHN); Colombia: Nariño: El Ingenio

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Descamps, M. & Amédégnato, C. (1971) Contribution à la faune des Acridoidea de Colombie (missions M. Descamps). 2. Les genres Taeniophora Stal 1873 et Megacephlacris, nov. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, 7(1), 115–146. Available at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k61402645/f122.item

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

From Latin bulla, a swollen or bubble-shaped object, alluding to the swollen fore femora.

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
subspecies2024