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Mecopoda elongata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Mecopoda elongata (Linnaeus, 1758): male, lateral view (syntype of Locusta scalaris). (Otu).
Mecopoda elongata (Linnaeus, 1758): male, lateral view (syntype of Locusta scalaris). (Otu).
Mecopoda elongata (Linnaeus, 1758): nymph. (Otu).
Mecopoda elongata (Linnaeus, 1758): Mount Makiling, Luzon, Philippines. (Otu).
Mecopoda elongata (Linnaeus, 1758): Mount Makiling, Luzon, Philippines. (Otu).
Mecopoda elongata (Linnaeus, 1758): female habitus. (Otu).
CollectionObject 1520844; b6af3678-d2c7-41c9-a5bd-88aa4feec235: female, dorsal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1520844; b6af3678-d2c7-41c9-a5bd-88aa4feec235: female, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1520844; b6af3678-d2c7-41c9-a5bd-88aa4feec235: female, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1520844; b6af3678-d2c7-41c9-a5bd-88aa4feec235: female, frontal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1520844; b6af3678-d2c7-41c9-a5bd-88aa4feec235: female subgenital plate (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1520844; b6af3678-d2c7-41c9-a5bd-88aa4feec235: female, ventral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1592235; d3381c76-cc25-4856-9390-67776848ad6b: female, lateral view (syntype of Locusta scalaris). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (95)

  • Gryllus (Tettigonia) elongatus Linnaeus, 1758: 429.

    Syntype; female; b6af3678-d2c7-41c9-a5bd-88aa4feec235; deposited at: Linnean Society of London (LINN); India

  • Gryllus (Tettigonia) elongatus Linnaeus, 1758 in Linnaeus, 1767: 696.
  • Mecopoda (Mecopoda) elongata (Linnaeus, 1758) in Gorochov, 2020: 583.
  • Mecopoda elongata (Linnaeus, 1758) in Tiwari & Diwakar, 2023: 59.

References (79)

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
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