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Arachnoscelis (Centrophisis) magnifica Hebard, 1927

Arachnoscelis (Centrophisis) magnifica Hebard, 1927: female, lateral view (allotype). (Otu).
Arachnoscelis (Centrophisis) magnifica Hebard, 1927: female, lateral view (allotype). (Otu).
Arachnoscelis (Centrophisis) magnifica Hebard, 1927: Pl. XXI, Fig. 9 (after paratype). female (body length 15.5 mm, ovipositor 10.8-11.8 mm). (Otu).
Arachnoscelis (Centrophisis) magnifica Hebard, 1927: Fig. 1. male, anatomical details of external genitalia. (Otu).
Arachnoscelis (Centrophisis) magnifica Hebard, 1927: Pl. XXI, Fig. 7 (after type). male ultimate tergite and supra-anal plate, dorsal view. (Otu).
Arachnoscelis (Centrophisis) magnifica Hebard, 1927: Pl. XXI, Fig. 8 (after type). male subgenital plate, ventral view. (Otu).
CollectionObject 1522605; 85d27c1f-6036-481f-bb7f-aac27467cd0a: male, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1522605; 85d27c1f-6036-481f-bb7f-aac27467cd0a: male head and pronotum, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (5)

  • Arachnoscelis magnifica Hebard, 1927: 151.

    Holotype; male; 85d27c1f-6036-481f-bb7f-aac27467cd0a; deposited at: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP); Panama: Colón: Gatún

  • Arachnoscelis magnifica Hebard, 1927 in Randell, 1964: 1608.
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  • Arachnoscelis magnifica Hebard, 1927 in Montealegre-Z., Cadena-Castañeda & Chivers, 2013: 600.
  • Arachnoscelis (Centrophisis) magnifica Hebard, 1927 in Gorochov, 2013: 62.

References (5)

  • 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
  • Hebard, M. (1927) Studies in the Tettigoniidae of Panama (Orthoptera). Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 53(2), 79–156. Available at http://reader.library.cornell.edu/docviewer/digital?id=chla5077659_4263_002#page/31/mode/1up
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  • 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.
  • Nickle, D.A. (1992) Katydids of Panama (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). In Insects of Panama and Mesoamerica: Selected Studies. Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York & Tokyo. pp. 142–184, 649, 658.
  • Randell, R.L. (1964) Notes on the genus Arachnoscelis Karny (Orthoptera: Conocephalidae) and a new species. The Canadian Entomologist, 96, 1608–1610.

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Latin for magnificent or splendid, relating to the unusual form and brilliant coloration.

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