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Species

Greyacris picta (Sjöstedt, 1921)

Painted Pyromorph
CollectionObject 1504675; f42de5c3-9e25-4862-8841-27df5bb880e4: female, dorsal view (holotype of Greyacris variolosa). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1504675; f42de5c3-9e25-4862-8841-27df5bb880e4: female, dorsal view (holotype of Greyacris variolosa). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1504675; f42de5c3-9e25-4862-8841-27df5bb880e4: female, lateral view (holotype of Greyacris variolosa). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1504675; f42de5c3-9e25-4862-8841-27df5bb880e4: female, labels (holotype of Greyacris variolosa). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1535545; 142b8a51-42e1-4a28-b32d-52c5758afb3c: female, lateral view (lectotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1535545; 142b8a51-42e1-4a28-b32d-52c5758afb3c: female, dorsal view (lectotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1535545; 142b8a51-42e1-4a28-b32d-52c5758afb3c: female, labels (lectotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (12)

  • Monistria picta Sjöstedt, 1921: 78 71.

    Syntype; female; 142b8a51-42e1-4a28-b32d-52c5758afb3c; deposited at: Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN); Australia: Northern Territory: Tennant Creek

  • Monistria picta Sjöstedt, 1921 in Sjöstedt, 1936: 57.
  • Greyacris picta (Sjöstedt, 1921) in Key, 1986: 6.
  • Greyacris picta (Sjöstedt, 1921) in Rentz, Lewis, Su & Upton, 2003: 40, 370.

References (8)

  • 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.
  • 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. (1977) Superfamily Acridoidea, fam. Pyrgomorphidae. In Orthopterorum Catalogus. Vol. 16, pp. 1–656.
  • Key, K.H.L. (1985) Monograph of the Monistriini and Petasidini (Orthoptera: Pyrgomorphidae). Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series, 107, 1–213.
  • 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., 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:

Latin for decorated or painted, alluding to colorful appearance.

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
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RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1034