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Species

Crypsicerus glaber (Miller, 1932)

Crypsicerus glaber (Miller, 1932): dorsal view. (Otu).
Crypsicerus glaber (Miller, 1932): dorsal view. (Otu).
Crypsicerus glaber (Miller, 1932): male, lateral view. (Otu).
Crypsicerus glaber (Miller, 1932): female, lateral view. (Otu).
Crypsicerus glaber (Miller, 1932): Fig. 21.1. male, lateral view (Crypsiceracris tuberculata). (Otu).
Crypsicerus glaber (Miller, 1932): Fig. 21.2. male, dorsal view (Crypsiceracris tuberculata). (Otu).
Crypsicerus glaber (Miller, 1932): Fig. 21.3. face, antennal grooves painted black (Crypsiceracris tuberculata). (Otu).
Crypsicerus glaber (Miller, 1932): Fig. 1. right metatibia. (Otu).
Crypsicerus glaber (Miller, 1932): Fig. 12. left metafemur. (Otu).
Crypsicerus glaber (Miller, 1932): Fig. 15. pronotum. (Otu).
Crypsicerus glaber (Miller, 1932): Fig. 9. right antenna. (Otu).
CollectionObject 1518537; 8ef9c147-f707-4639-ae9d-fb0d48d75925, NHMUK015982315: Crypsicerus glaber (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1518537; 8ef9c147-f707-4639-ae9d-fb0d48d75925, NHMUK015982315: Crypsicerus glaber (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1518537; 8ef9c147-f707-4639-ae9d-fb0d48d75925, NHMUK015982315: Crypsicerus glaber (holotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (16)

  • Crypsiceracris glabra Miller, 1932: 33.

    Holotype; female; NHMUK015982315; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Namibia: Lüderitz, Rotkop

  • Crypsiceracris glabra Miller, 1932 in Dirsh, 1954: 672.
  • Crypsiceracris tuberculata Rehn, 1956 (subjective synonym of Crypsiceracris glabra Miller, 1932) in Irish, 1988: 468.
  • Crypsicerus glabra (Miller, 1932) in Irish, 1988: 468.

References (12)

  • Dirsh, V.M. (1954) Lathicerinae, a new subfamily of Acrididae (Orthoptera). Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 7(81), 670–672.
  • 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. (1961) A preliminary revision of the families and subfamilies of Acridoidea (Orthoptera, Insecta). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology, 10(9), 351–419. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2242565
  • Dirsh, V.M. (1965) The African Genera of Acridoidea. Cambridge University Press, Antilocust Centre, London, 579 pp.
  • Dirsh, V.M. (1975) Classification of the Acridomorphoid Insects. E. W. Classey Ltd., Farringdon, Oxon, 1–171 pp.
  • Irish, J. (1988) A review of the family Lathiceridae Dirsh (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 102(4), 463–474.
  • Johnston, H.B. (1956) Annotated Catalogue of African Grasshoppers. The Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 833 pp.
  • Johnston, H.B. (1968) Annotated catalogue of African grasshoppers: Vol. Suppl. The Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 445 pp.
  • Miller, N.C.E. (1932) Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 110(1).
  • Rehn, J.A.G. (1956) On the genus Crypsiceracris (Orthoptera; Acrididae; Lathicerinae), with the description of a new species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 82, 109–116.
  • Uvarov, B.P. (1966) Grasshoppers and Locusts. A Handbook of General Acridology. Cambridge University Press, London, Vol. 1, 481 pp.

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Latin for smooth or hairless.

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1034