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Orthoptera Species File
Species

Cryncus alternatus Otte, 1985

CollectionObject 1522766; 53e8579b-c63f-41b4-85ff-5d244dfabecf: Male genitalia, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1522766; 53e8579b-c63f-41b4-85ff-5d244dfabecf: Male genitalia, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1522766; 53e8579b-c63f-41b4-85ff-5d244dfabecf: Male genitalia, dorsal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1522766; 53e8579b-c63f-41b4-85ff-5d244dfabecf: Male, dorsal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1522766; 53e8579b-c63f-41b4-85ff-5d244dfabecf: Male, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1522766; 53e8579b-c63f-41b4-85ff-5d244dfabecf: Male genitalia, ventral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1522766; 53e8579b-c63f-41b4-85ff-5d244dfabecf: Male, ventral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1522766; 53e8579b-c63f-41b4-85ff-5d244dfabecf: Male, labels (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1961576; c44a9145-3ad9-4088-93b3-43a0a63db0af, ANSP007_GRYLL_ANSP: Female, labels (paratype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1961576; c44a9145-3ad9-4088-93b3-43a0a63db0af, ANSP007_GRYLL_ANSP: Female, lateral view (paratype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1961576; c44a9145-3ad9-4088-93b3-43a0a63db0af, ANSP007_GRYLL_ANSP: Female, dorsal view (paratype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1961576; c44a9145-3ad9-4088-93b3-43a0a63db0af, ANSP007_GRYLL_ANSP: Female, ventral view (paratype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (2)

  • Cryncus alternatus Otte, 1985: 132.

    Holotype; male; 53e8579b-c63f-41b4-85ff-5d244dfabecf; deposited at: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP); Kenya: Matuga

  • Cryncus alternatus Otte, 1985 in Um Nyobe, Kekeunou, Ma, Robillard, Simeu-Noutchom & Bilong Bilong, 2021: 482.

References (2)

  • Otte, D. (1985) African crickets (Gryllidae). 7. The genus Cryncus Gorochov. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 137(2), 129–142.
  • Um Nyobe, P.C.A., Kekeunou, S., Ma, L., Robillard, T., Simeu-Noutchom, A. & Bilong Bilong, C.F. (2021) Description and bioecology of two new species of the genus Cryncus (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae) from Cameroon with a key and distribution map of all African species. Zootaxa, 4908(4), 473–488.

Descendants and synonyms

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