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Desmoptera (Desmoptera) truncatipennis Sjöstedt, 1920

Large Forest Pyrgomorph

Nomenclature (17)

  • Desmoptera truncatipennis Sjöstedt, 1920: 15.

    Holotype; male; 91d56c77-74ff-4e2a-8fa6-1c2f0b37c510; deposited at: Swedish Museum of Natural History, Entomology Collections (NHRS); Australia: Queensland: Bellenden Ker

  • Desmoptera truncatipennis Sjöstedt, 1920 in Sjöstedt, 1921: 68, 69.
  • Desmoptera truncatipennis Sjöstedt, 1920 in Rentz, 1996: 169 Pl.233.
  • Desmoptera truncatipennis Sjöstedt, 1920 in Rentz, Lewis, Su & Upton, 2003: 60, 372.

References (13)

  • Kevan, D.K.M.E. & Akbar, S.S. (1964) The Pyrgomorphidae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea), their systematics, tribal divisions and distribution. The Canadian Entomologist, 96(12), 1505–1536.
  • Kevan, D.K.M.E. (1963) A revision of the Desmopterini (Orthoptera: Acridoidea, Pygomorphidae) Part I. Genera other than Desmopterella. Nova Guinea, 19, 361–407.
  • Kevan, D.K.M.E. (1966) Further observations on Desmopterini other than Desmopterella Ramme, with descriptions of new species. (Orth.: Pyrgomorphidae). Eos, Revista española de Entomología, 41, 573–596. Available at http://hdl.handle.net/10261/162257
  • Kevan, D.K.M.E. (1970) A revision of the Desmopterini (Orthoptera: Acridoidea: Pyrgomorphidae) Part II. Desmopterella Ramme, 1941. Pacific Insects, 12(3), 543–627. Available at http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pi/pi12-3.htm
  • Kevan, D.K.M.E. (1977) Superfamily Acridoidea, fam. Pyrgomorphidae. In Orthopterorum Catalogus. Vol. 16, pp. 1–656.
  • Key, K.H.L. (1986) A provisional synonomic list of the Australian Acridoidea (Orthoptera). CSIRO Division of Entomology Technical Paper, 24, 1–47.
  • 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]
  • Rehn, J.A.G. (1953) Family Acrididae (Subfamily Pyrgomorphinae). In The grasshoppers and locusts (Acridoidea) of Australia II. CSIRO, Melbourne. 270 pp.
  • Rentz, D.C.F. (1996) Grasshopper Country. The Abundant Orthopteroid Insects of Australia. CSIRO, UNSW Press, Sydney, i-xi, 1–284.
  • 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.
  • Sjöstedt, Y. (1920) Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish scientific expeditions to Australia 1910-1913. 20. Acridiodea. Arkiv för Zoologi, 12(20), 1–67. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/30230#page/613/mode/1up
  • 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]

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Alluding to the truncate tegmina.

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1067