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Species

Rakwana ornata Henry, 1933

Rakwana ornata Henry, 1933: (Otu).
Rakwana ornata Henry, 1933: (Otu).
CollectionObject 1518364; cb83db56-2445-4f1c-aeb3-f20274554074: male, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1518364; cb83db56-2445-4f1c-aeb3-f20274554074: male, dorsal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1518364; cb83db56-2445-4f1c-aeb3-f20274554074: male, labels (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1571065; 211c1626-22b1-4845-894a-3bc13149b1dd: female, lateral view (paratype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1571065; 211c1626-22b1-4845-894a-3bc13149b1dd: female, dorsal view (paratype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1571065; 211c1626-22b1-4845-894a-3bc13149b1dd: female, labels (paratype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2703976; CNMS 3686, CNMS 3686, f7030a48-5af7-4e1c-b4c1-500d14041c9b: label. paratype. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2703976; CNMS 3686, CNMS 3686, f7030a48-5af7-4e1c-b4c1-500d14041c9b: lateral view. female (paratype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2703976; CNMS 3686, CNMS 3686, f7030a48-5af7-4e1c-b4c1-500d14041c9b: dorsal view. female (paratype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2703976; CNMS 3686, CNMS 3686, f7030a48-5af7-4e1c-b4c1-500d14041c9b: ventral view. female (paratype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2703976; CNMS 3686, CNMS 3686, f7030a48-5af7-4e1c-b4c1-500d14041c9b: front view. female (paratype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (3)

  • Rakwana ornata Henry, 1933: 170.

    Holotype; male; cb83db56-2445-4f1c-aeb3-f20274554074; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Sri Lanka: Ratnapura: Sabaragamuwa Province, Rakwana

  • Rakwana ornata Henry, 1933 in Kevan, 1977: 74.
  • Rakwana ornata Henry, 1933 in Otte, 1994: 23.

References (3)

  • Henry, G.M.R. (1933) Descriptions and records of Ceylonese Acrididae. Spolia Zeylanica, 17(3), 155–200. Available at https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.28759/page/n213/mode/2up
  • Kevan, D.K.M.E. (1977) Superfamily Acridoidea, fam. Pyrgomorphidae. In Orthopterorum Catalogus. Vol. 16, pp. 1–656.
  • Otte, D. (1994) Orthoptera Species File 3. Grasshoppers [Acridomorpha] B Pamphagoidea. The Orthopterists' Society and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 241 pp.

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Alluding to the ornate coloration.

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
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Species1001