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Meloimorpha japonica japonica (Haan, 1844)

日本钟蟋
CollectionObject 1475516; 51a5c1db-6ae0-4195-b546-d853cd45e9d1: labels (syntype of Meconema albicorne). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1475516; 51a5c1db-6ae0-4195-b546-d853cd45e9d1: labels (syntype of Meconema albicorne). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1475516; 51a5c1db-6ae0-4195-b546-d853cd45e9d1: dorsal view (syntype of Meconema albicorne). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1475516; 51a5c1db-6ae0-4195-b546-d853cd45e9d1: lateral view (syntype of Meconema albicorne). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (39)

  • Gryllus japonicus Haan, 1844: 236.

    Syntype; male; 37020237-d710-4673-9fed-446809ebdfea; deposited at: Naturalis Biodiversity Center (NBC); Japan

  • Meconema albicorne Motschulsky, 1866: 181.

    Syntype; individual; 51a5c1db-6ae0-4195-b546-d853cd45e9d1; deposited at: Moscow State University (MW); Japan

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  • Meloimorpha japonica (Haan, 1844) in Wang, Xie, Zhang & Ma, 2025: 557.
  • Meloimorpha japonica (Haan, 1844) in Ma & Li, 2025

Nomenclature references (39)

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  • Gu, J., Dai, L. & Huang, J. (2018) Crickets (Orthoptera: Grylloidea) from Hunan Province, China. Far Eastern Entomologist, 373, 8–18. Available at http://www.biosoil.ru/FEE/Publication/1794
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  • Ichikawa, A., Murai, T. & Honda, E. (2000) Monograph of Japanese crickets (Orthoptera; Grylloidea). Bulletin of the Hoshizaki Green Foundation, 4, 257–332.
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After distribution in Japan.

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