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Schizodactylus monstrosus (Drury, 1773)

Schizodactylus monstrosus (Drury, 1773): (Otu).
Schizodactylus monstrosus (Drury, 1773): (Otu).
Schizodactylus monstrosus (Drury, 1773): Fig. 1. external and internal spurs of hind tibia, viewed from below. (Otu).
Schizodactylus monstrosus (Drury, 1773): Fig. 2. male abdomen tip, ventral view. (Otu).
Schizodactylus monstrosus (Drury, 1773): Fig. 2. female abdomen tip, ventral view. (Otu).
CollectionObject 1501867; fac5a7b3-ac55-4ab0-84ef-fad9ec6016a5: male, lateral view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1501867; fac5a7b3-ac55-4ab0-84ef-fad9ec6016a5: male, dorsal view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1501867; fac5a7b3-ac55-4ab0-84ef-fad9ec6016a5: male, frontal view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1501867; fac5a7b3-ac55-4ab0-84ef-fad9ec6016a5: male, ventral view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1501867; fac5a7b3-ac55-4ab0-84ef-fad9ec6016a5: male abdomen tip, ventral view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1501867; fac5a7b3-ac55-4ab0-84ef-fad9ec6016a5: labels. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1501868; 75ebc97d-0e35-45ad-ba11-f102159e1020: lateral view (not a type). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1501868; 75ebc97d-0e35-45ad-ba11-f102159e1020: dorsal view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1501868; 75ebc97d-0e35-45ad-ba11-f102159e1020: labels. (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (35)

  • Gryllus (Acheta) monstrosus Drury, 1773: 81, Pl. LXIII, index.

    Syntype; e7329f5c-832a-420c-b259-e2f125a5553a; India: West Bengal

  • Acheta monstrosa (Drury, 1773) in Fabricius, 1775: 826.
  • Schizodactylus monstrosus (Drury, 1773) in Channa, Sultana & Wagan, 2011
  • Schizodactylus monstrosus (Drury, 1773) in Channa, Sultana & Wagan, 2013: 1191.

References (35)

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  • Channa, S.A., Sultana, R. & Wagan, M.S. (2011) Studies on the immature stages and burrow excavating behavior of Schizodactylus monstrosus (Drury) (Grylloptera: Gryllodea: Schizodactylidae) from Sindh, Pakistan. African Journal of Biotechnology, 10(12), 2328–2333. Available at http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB/PDF/pdf2011/21Mar/Channa%20et%20al.pdf
  • Channa, S.A., Sultana, R. & Wagan, M.S. (2013) Morphology and burrowing behaviour of Schizodactylus minor (Ander1938) (Grylloptera: Schizodactylidae: Orthoptera) of Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 45(5), 1191–1196. Available at http://zsp.com.pk/pdf45/1191-1196%20_2_%20PJZ-329-10%208-9-13%20%20riffat%20a.pdf

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