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Megra flava (Willemse, 1922)

CollectionObject 1501009; 6d7ecf78-5c92-48ab-aa79-f27b3408ea82, DORSA BAmegflaT01: male, lateral view (holotype of Brachycercus novaeguineae). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1501009; 6d7ecf78-5c92-48ab-aa79-f27b3408ea82, DORSA BAmegflaT01: male, lateral view (holotype of Brachycercus novaeguineae). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1501009; 6d7ecf78-5c92-48ab-aa79-f27b3408ea82, DORSA BAmegflaT01: male, dorsal view (holotype of Brachycercus novaeguineae). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1501009; 6d7ecf78-5c92-48ab-aa79-f27b3408ea82, DORSA BAmegflaT01: labels (holotype of Brachycercus novaeguineae). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (12)

  • Brachycercus flavum Willemse, 1922: 719.

    Holotype; female; 22048517-f54c-4c9d-aa4b-e0bc4b39cb93; deposited at: Instituut voor Taxonomische Zoologie, Zoologisch Museum (ZMAN); Indonesia: Papua: Lorentz Reserve, Kloofbivak

  • Megra flava (Willemse, 1922) in Campion, 1923: 518.
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  • Brachycercus novaeguineae Ramme, 1941 (subjective synonym of Brachycercus flavum Willemse, 1922) in Kevan, 1977: 104.
  • Megra flava (Willemse, 1922) in Kevan, 1977: 104.

Nomenclature references (8)

  • Campion, H. (1923) On the use of the generic name Brachycercus in Plecoptera and Orthoptera. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 11, 515–518. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/107006#page/543/mode/1up
  • Kevan, D.K.M.E. (1966) The tribe Nereniini: with additions to the Pyrgomorphidae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) from the South Pacific. Pacific Insects, 8(3), 695–758.
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  • Kevan, D.K.M.E. (1977) Superfamily Acridoidea, fam. Pyrgomorphidae. In Orthopterorum Catalogus. Vol. 16, pp. 1–656.
  • Kevan, D.K.M.E., Akbar, S.S. & Chang, Y.C. (1971) The concealed copulatory structures of the Pyrgomorphidae (Orth. Acridoidea). Part III. Tribes Chapmanacridini, Ichthiacridini, Ichthyotettigini, Orthacridini, Popoviini and Nereniini. Eos, Revista española de Entomología, 46, 123–208, 222–223. Available at http://hdl.handle.net/10261/164438
  • Ramme, W. (1941) Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Acrididen-Fauna des indomalayischen und benachbarter Gebiete (Orth.). Mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Tiergeographie von Celebes. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 25, 1–243. [1940]
  • Willemse, C.J.M. (1922) Résultats de l'expédition scientifique neerlandaise à la Nouvelle-Guinée en 1912-1913. Orthoptera Fam. Acridodea. Nova Guinea, 13, Zool. 5, 702–722.
  • Willemse, C.J.M. (1955) Synopsis of the Acridoidea of the Indo-Malayan and adjacent regions (Insecta, Orthoptera). Publicaties van het natuurhistorisch Genootschap in Limburg, 8, 3–225. [1956]
  • Willemse, F.M.H. (1966) List of new taxa of Orthoptera described by C. Willemse. Publicaties van het natuurhistorisch Genootschap in Limburg, 16, 31–42.

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