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Lophothericles dirshi Descamps, 1977

Lophothericles dirshi Descamps, 1977: male, lateral view. (Otu).
Lophothericles dirshi Descamps, 1977: male, lateral view. (Otu).
Lophothericles dirshi Descamps, 1977: female, lateral view. (Otu).

Nomenclature (1)

  • Lophothericles dirshi Descamps, 1977: 258, 261, 279.

    Holotype; male; 969275a7-b823-4f3b-a4fd-0fad85dfe156; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Zimbabwe: Masvingo: Gazaland, Mount Chirinda

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Descamps, M. (1977) Monographie des Thericleidae (Orthoptera Acridomorpha Eumastacoidea). Annales du Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, 216, 475 pp.

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Named after the Ukrainian-British entomologist and grasshopper specialist Vitaly Michailovitsh Dirsh (1904–1982).

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