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Xiphipyrgus tunstalli Kevan, 1982

CollectionObject 1518535; 6d8cc317-fc43-4780-9431-a87c7ea48b80: female, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1518535; 6d8cc317-fc43-4780-9431-a87c7ea48b80: female, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1518535; 6d8cc317-fc43-4780-9431-a87c7ea48b80: female, dorsal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1518535; 6d8cc317-fc43-4780-9431-a87c7ea48b80: labels (holotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (3)

  • Xiphipyrgus tunstalli Kevan, 1982: 89.

    Holotype; female; 6d8cc317-fc43-4780-9431-a87c7ea48b80; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Somalia: Balli Dagarire

  • Xiphipyrgus tunstalli Kevan, 1982 in Otte, 1994: 141.
  • Xiphipyrgus tunstalli Kevan, 1982 in Rowell, Hemp & Harvey, 2015: 159.

Nomenclature references (3)

  • Kevan, D.K.M.E. (1982) A new genus and species of Pyrgomorphidae, Pyrgomorphini (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) from northeastern Africa. Annales Entomologici Fennici, 48(3), 89–96.
  • 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.
  • Rowell, C.H.F., Hemp, C. & Harvey, A.W. (2015) Jago's Grasshoppers of East and North East Africa. Volume 1. Pneumoridae, Pyrgomorphidae, Lentulidae, Pamphagidae and Dericorythidae. 238 pp.

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

After collector of the holotype.

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