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Griffiniana capensis Naskrecki, 1994

Cape Agile Katydid

Griffiniana capensis Naskrecki, 1994: male, lateral view (paratype). (Otu).
Griffiniana capensis Naskrecki, 1994: male, lateral view (paratype). (Otu).
Griffiniana capensis Naskrecki, 1994: male, dorsal view (paratype). (Otu).

Type specimen

Holotype; male; a2a878da-7351-4851-82e5-3040eb766ba6; deposited at: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, Canberra, ACT, Australia (ANIC); South Africa: Northern Cape: vicinity of Teekloof, Pass

Nomenclature (2)

  • Griffiniana capensis Naskrecki, 1994: 297.

    Holotype; male; a2a878da-7351-4851-82e5-3040eb766ba6; deposited at: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, Canberra, ACT, Australia (ANIC); South Africa: Northern Cape: vicinity of Teekloof, Pass

  • Griffiniana capensis Naskrecki, 1994 in Naskrecki & Bazelet, 2012: 52.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Naskrecki, P. & Bazelet, C.S. (2012) A revision of the southern African katydid genus Griffiniana Karny (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Mecopodinae). Zootaxa, 3218, 47–58.
  • Naskrecki, P. (1994) The Mecopodinae of southern Africa (Orthoptera: Tettigonioidea: Tettigoniidae). Journal of African Zoology, 108(3), 279–320. [1993]
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Descendants and synonyms

No records found.
Life zone and ecology data

Terrestrial. Nama Karoo and Succulent Karoo biomes, arid areas.

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