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Gryllotalpa africana africana Palisot de Beauvois, 1820

African mole cricket
Gryllotalpa africana africana Palisot de Beauvois, 1820: Fig. 279. female habitus. (Otu).
Gryllotalpa africana africana Palisot de Beauvois, 1820: Fig. 279. female habitus. (Otu).

Nomenclature (57)

  • Gryllotalpa africana Palisot de Beauvois, 1820: 229.

    Neotype; male; 471f4c16-b276-41d3-8326-504d6d5cd80f; deposited at: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP); KwaZulu-Natal: Mkuze Game Reserve

  • Gryllotalpa africana Palisot de Beauvois, 1820 in Schaum, 1862: 116.
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  • Gryllotalpa africana Palisot de Beauvois, 1820 in Frank, 2020: 3.
  • Gryllotalpa africana Palisot de Beauvois, 1820 in Simeu-Noutchom, Kekeunou, Wandji, Mbadjoun Nziké, Um Nyobe, Djomnang-Nkwala & Guiadem-Simo, 2021: 5.

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