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Nomenclature (4)

  • Xiphidion bechuanense Péringuey, 1916: 449.

    Holotype; female; 34c465cd-56a6-4264-a720-bb96e68ac119; deposited at: Iziko Museums of Cape Town (SAMC); Botswana: [Bechuanaland]

  • Conocephalus (Xiphidion) bechuanensis (Péringuey, 1916) in Uvarov, 1928: 348.
  • Conocephalus (Xiphidion) bechuanensis (Péringuey, 1916) in Chopard, 1955: 279.
  • Conocephalus (Xiphidion) bechuanensis (Péringuey, 1916) in Otte, 1997: 44.

References (4)

  • Chopard, L. (1955) Orthoptera Ensifera. In South African Animal Life: Results of the Lund University Expedition in 1950-1951. Almqvist & Wiksell, Stockholm. Vol. 2, 266–300.
  • 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
  • Otte, D. (1997) Orthoptera Species File 7. Tettigonioidea. The Orthopterists' Society and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 373 pp.
  • Uvarov, B.P. (1928) Notes on the types of Othoptera described by Dr. L. Peringuey. Annals of the South African Museum, 25(2), 341–357. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/126046#page/421/mode/1up

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Named after Bechuanaland, the old name of Botswana.

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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