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Arachnoscelis (Centrophisis) feroxnotha Bowen-Jones, 1994: male, dorso-lateral view (holotype). (Otu).
Arachnoscelis (Centrophisis) feroxnotha Bowen-Jones, 1994: male, dorso-lateral view (holotype). (Otu).
Arachnoscelis (Centrophisis) feroxnotha Bowen-Jones, 1994: male (holotype) and female, dorsal view. (Otu).
Arachnoscelis (Centrophisis) feroxnotha Bowen-Jones, 1994: female, lateral view. (Otu).
Arachnoscelis (Centrophisis) feroxnotha Bowen-Jones, 1994: frontispiece (b/w Fig. 1). male (body length 13 mm). (Otu).
Arachnoscelis (Centrophisis) feroxnotha Bowen-Jones, 1994: Fig. 1. male abdomen tip, dorsal view. (Otu).

Nomenclature (3)

  • Arachnoscelis feroxnotha Bowen-Jones, 1994: 47.

    Holotype; male; 28449d53-fa36-4ff9-884e-5bb6136112e4; deposited at: Universidad de Costa Rica, Museo de Insectos (San José); Costa Rica: Puntarenas: Golfito: Osa Peninsula, Sirena Research Station, Corcorvado National Park

  • Arachnoscelis feroxnotha Bowen-Jones, 1994 in Montealegre-Z., Cadena-Castañeda & Chivers, 2013: 600.
  • Arachnoscelis (Centrophisis) feroxnotha Bowen-Jones, 1994 in Gorochov, 2013: 62.

References (3)

  • Bowen-Jones, E. (1994) A description of Arachnoscelis feroxnotha sp. nov. (Tettigoniidae: Listroscelidinae) from southwest Costa Rica. Journal of Orthoptera Research, 2, 47–48.
  • Gorochov, A.V. (2013) A new subtribe of the tribe Phisidini from America and remarks on the genus Arachnoscelis (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae). Zoosystematica Rossica, 22(1), 59–62. Available at http://www.zin.ru/journals/zsr/content/2013/zr_2013_22_1_Gorochov_3.pdf
  • Montealegre-Z., F., Cadena-Castañeda, O.J. & Chivers, B. (2013) The spider-like katydid Arachnoscelis (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Listroscelidinae): anatomical study of the genus. Zootaxa, 3666(4), 591–600.

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Ferox (latin), aggressive due to temperament and raptorial fore legs; Notha (latin) bastard, due to its intermediate size and morphology in comparison with two previously known species.

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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