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Zonocerus elegans (Thunberg, 1815)

Zonocerus elegans (Thunberg, 1815): male (Tanzania, Moshi). (Otu).
Zonocerus elegans (Thunberg, 1815): male (Tanzania, Moshi). (Otu).
Zonocerus elegans (Thunberg, 1815): male (Tanzania, Moshi). (Otu).
CollectionObject 1531110; 9d19ae37-80c5-49f3-a523-49c13ec34667: male, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1531110; 9d19ae37-80c5-49f3-a523-49c13ec34667: male, dorsal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1531110; 9d19ae37-80c5-49f3-a523-49c13ec34667: male, labels (holotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (1)

  • Gryllus elegans Thunberg, 1815: 226.

    Holotype; male; 9d19ae37-80c5-49f3-a523-49c13ec34667; deposited at: Uppsala University (UZIU); Africa

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Thunberg, C.P. (1815) Hemipterorum maxillosorum genera illustrata plurimisque novis speciebus ditata ac descripta. Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg, 5, 211–301. Available at http://books.google.com/books?id=5woZAAAAYAAJ

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Reference to elegant appearance.

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