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Species

Bullacris intermedia (Péringuey, 1916)

Bladder grasshopper
Bullacris intermedia (Péringuey, 1916): male, lateral view. (Otu).
Bullacris intermedia (Péringuey, 1916): male, lateral view. (Otu).
Bullacris intermedia (Péringuey, 1916): dorsal view. (Otu).
Bullacris intermedia (Péringuey, 1916): Fig. 11.1. male (body length 44-49 mm, pronotum 20-22 mm, tegmina 36-37 mm). (Otu).
Bullacris intermedia (Péringuey, 1916): Fig. 11.2. female (body length 42 mm, pronotum 24 mm). (Otu).
Bullacris intermedia (Péringuey, 1916): Fig. 11.3. male face. (Otu).
Bullacris intermedia (Péringuey, 1916): Fig. 11.4. female face. (Otu).

Nomenclature (8)

  • Bulla intermedia Péringuey, 1916: 404, 407.

    Holotype; male; 8758c7fb-e35d-419e-a5f5-bd3ddfac352d; deposited at: Iziko Museums of Cape Town (SAMC); South Africa: Eastern Cape: Cape Colony, Kowie

  • Bullacris intermedia (Péringuey, 1916) in Johnston, 1956: 29.
  • Bullacris intermedia (Péringuey, 1916) in Picker, Griffiths & Weaving, 2005: 92.
  • Bullacris intermedia (Péringuey, 1916) in Gordon, Colville, Engelbrecht & Couldridge, 2024: 303, 305, 325, 328, 349.

References (8)

  • Couldridge, V.C.K. & Van Staaden, M.J. (2004) Habitat-dependent transmission of male advertisement calls in bladder grasshoppers (Orthoptera; Pneumoridae). Journal of Experimental Biology, 207, 2777–2786. Available at http://caspar.bgsu.edu/~mooi/Home/Publications.html
  • Dirsh, V.M. (1965) The African Genera of Acridoidea. Cambridge University Press, Antilocust Centre, London, 579 pp.
  • Dirsh, V.M. (1965) Revision of the family Pneumoridae (Orthoptera: Acridoidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology, 15(10), 325–396. Available at http://www.archive.org/details/bulletinofbritis15entoond
  • Gordon, M.L., Colville, J.F., Engelbrecht, A. & Couldridge, V.C.K. (2024) Ancient grasshoppers: A revision of the genus Bullacris (Orthoptera: Pneumoridae). Zootaxa, 5474(4), 301–354. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5474.4.1
  • Johnston, H.B. (1956) Annotated Catalogue of African Grasshoppers. The Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 833 pp.
  • Johnston, H.B. (1968) Annotated catalogue of African grasshoppers: Vol. Suppl. The Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 445 pp.
  • Louis Péringuey, L. (1916) Descriptions of new or little-known Orthoptera in the collection of the South African Museum. Annals of the South African Museum, 15(6), 401–452, pl. 42. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1552258
  • Picker, M.D., Griffiths, C.L. & Weaving, A. (2005) Field Guide to Insects of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers, South Africa, 444 pp.

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Intermediate.

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1012