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Species

Atractomorpha australis Rehn, 1907

Australian Grass Pyrgomorph
CollectionObject 1521575; 084a9751-cb0c-455b-a77d-b9d629f7ae56: Fig. 5 (after type). female, dorsal view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1521575; 084a9751-cb0c-455b-a77d-b9d629f7ae56: Fig. 5 (after type). female, dorsal view. (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (15)

  • Atractomorpha australis Rehn, 1907: 449.

    Holotype; female; 084a9751-cb0c-455b-a77d-b9d629f7ae56; deposited at: American Museum of Natural History (AMNH); Australia: New South Wales

  • Atractomorpha australis Rehn, 1907 in Kirby, 1910: 334.
  • Atractomorpha australis Rehn, 1907 in Rentz, 1996: 169, Pl. 232.
  • Atractomorpha australis Rehn, 1907 in Rentz, Lewis, Su & Upton, 2003: 58, 372.

References (15)

  • Rehn, J.A.G. (1907) Records and descriptions of Australian Orthoptera. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 23, 443–457. Available at http://hdl.handle.net/2246/1935
  • Kirby, W.F. (1910) A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae). British Museum (Natural History), London, Vol. 3, Issue 2, 674 pp. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29660
  • Sjöstedt, Y. (1921) Acridiodea Australica. Monographie der bisher von Australien bekannten Heuschrecken mit kurzen Fühlern. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 62(3), 1–318. Available at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60366953#page/1/mode/1up
  • Sjöstedt, Y. (1936) Revision der Australischen Acridiodeen. 2. Monographie. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 15(2), 191 pp. [1935]
  • Rehn, J.A.G. (1953) Family Acrididae (Subfamily Pyrgomorphinae). In The grasshoppers and locusts (Acridoidea) of Australia II. CSIRO, Melbourne. 270 pp.
  • Banerjee, S.K. & Kevan, D.K.M.E. (1960) A preliminary revision of the genus Atractomorpha Saussure, 1862 (Orthoptera: Acridoidea, Pyrgomorphidae). Hortus Botanicus Bogoriensis, Java (Treubia), 25(2), 165–189. Available at http://e-journal.biologi.lipi.go.id/index.php/treubia/article/view/2741
  • Kevan, D.K.M.E. & Chen, Y. (1969) A revised synopsis of the genus Atractomorpha Saussure, 1862 (Orthoptera: Pyrgomorphidae), with an account of the African aberrans-group. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 48, 141–198.
  • Key, K.H.L. (1969) The primary types of the Australian Pyrgomorphidae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea). Australian Journal of Zoology, 17, 353–414.
  • Kevan, D.K.M.E. (1971) The synonymy and distribution of the crenaticeps-group of Atractomorpha Saussure, 1862 (Orthoptera, Acridoidea, Pyrgomorphidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 50(2), 143–159.
  • Kevan, D.K.M.E. (1977) Superfamily Acridoidea, fam. Pyrgomorphidae. In Orthopterorum Catalogus. Vol. 16, pp. 1–656.
  • Key, K.H.L. & Kevan, D.K.M.E. (1980) A revision of the Australian Atractomorpini (Orthoptera: Pyrgomorphidae). Australian Journal of Zoology, 28(5-6), 717–773.
  • Key, K.H.L. (1986) A provisional synonomic list of the Australian Acridoidea (Orthoptera). CSIRO Division of Entomology Technical Paper, 24, 1–47.
  • Rentz, D.C.F. (1996) Grasshopper Country. The Abundant Orthopteroid Insects of Australia. CSIRO, UNSW Press, Sydney, i-xi, 1–284.
  • Yin, X.-C., Shi, J. & Yin, Z. (1996) Synonymic Catalogue of Grasshoppers and their Allies of the World (Orthoptera: Caelifera). China Forestry Publishing House, Beijing, 1266 pp.
  • Rentz, D.C.F., Lewis, R.C., Su, Y.N. & Upton, M.S. (2003) A Guide to Australian Grasshoppers and Locusts. Natural History Publications (Borneo) Sdn. Bhd., Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, v-ix, 1–419.

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Named after distribution in Australia.

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1012