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Prionotropis hystrix (Germar, 1817)

Eastern Stone Grasshopper; European Giant Steppe Grasshopper
Prionotropis hystrix (Germar, 1817): Pl. 7. female habitus. (Otu).
Prionotropis hystrix (Germar, 1817): Pl. 7. female habitus. (Otu).
Prionotropis hystrix (Germar, 1817): female in lateral view (from Pag Isl, Croatia). (Otu).
Prionotropis hystrix (Germar, 1817): female in frontal view (from Pag Isl, Croatia). (Otu).
Prionotropis hystrix (Germar, 1817): female in dorsal view (from Pag Isl, Croatia). (Otu).
Prionotropis hystrix (Germar, 1817): male in lateral view (Croatia, Grobnik, S slopes of Obruc massif). (Otu).
Prionotropis hystrix (Germar, 1817): male in dorsal view (Croatia, Grobnik, S slopes of Obruc massif). (Otu).
Prionotropis hystrix (Germar, 1817): male in frontal view (Croatia, Grobnik, S slopes of Obruc massif). (Otu).
Prionotropis hystrix (Germar, 1817): mating couple (Croatia, Grobnik, S slopes of Obruc massif). (Otu).
CollectionObject 1538342; e7696480-78dc-4713-93af-1855f35e8e3d, DORSA AAgryhisS01: male, lateral view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1538342; e7696480-78dc-4713-93af-1855f35e8e3d, DORSA AAgryhisS01: male, dorsal view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1538342; e7696480-78dc-4713-93af-1855f35e8e3d, DORSA AAgryhisS01: male, frontal view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1538342; e7696480-78dc-4713-93af-1855f35e8e3d, DORSA AAgryhisS01: labels. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1538378; 990fb1a4-7156-4e2a-947d-56fbc668937c: male, lateral view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1538378; 990fb1a4-7156-4e2a-947d-56fbc668937c: male, ventral view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1538379; 1e2f4fb9-9148-4ec5-b627-7a9bffdbf5a2: female, lateral view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1538379; 1e2f4fb9-9148-4ec5-b627-7a9bffdbf5a2: female, dorsal view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1538379; 1e2f4fb9-9148-4ec5-b627-7a9bffdbf5a2: female, frontal view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1538379; 1e2f4fb9-9148-4ec5-b627-7a9bffdbf5a2: female, ventral view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1538379; 1e2f4fb9-9148-4ec5-b627-7a9bffdbf5a2: labels. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2062726; b63f9307-5339-4343-be72-b9d601a61ddc: male. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2062729; e57b8c54-7ab3-4d60-bcae-768d124ba0a3: female. (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (38)

  • Gryllus hystrix Germar, 1817: 252.

    Neotype; 71b00e16-4f91-4f25-9721-7818e0399fda; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Croatia: Dalmatian coast, Veglia Island

  • Prionotropis hystrix (Germar, 1817) in Fieber, 1854: 200.
  • Prionotropis hystrix (Germar, 1817) in Ünal, 2016: 20.
  • Prionotropis hystrix (Germar, 1817) in Kasalo, Tvrtković, Bogić, Kokan, Vuković, Kučinić & Skejo, 2024: 5.

References (30)

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  • Frauenfeld, G.R.von (1861) Dritter Beitrag zur Fauna Dalmatiens, nebst einer ornithologischen Notiz. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 11, 97–110. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55295#page/257/mode/1up
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