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Type

Desmoptera degenerata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1898 type species by original designation of Desmoptera (Desmopterula) Kevan & Akbar, 1964

Nomenclature (2)

  • Desmoptera (Desmopterula) Kevan & Akbar, 1964: 1525.

    type species by original designation Desmoptera degenerata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1898

  • Desmoptera (Desmopterula) Kevan & Akbar, 1964 in Otte, 1994: 57.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • 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.
  • 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:

Diminutive of Desmoptera Bolívar, 1884.

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
subgenus1001
species1001
subspecies2068