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Brinckiella karooensis Naskrecki & Bazelet, 2009

Karoo Winter Katydid

Type specimen

Holotype; male; f756c835-8227-42e2-b197-7263a80648d5; deposited at: Iziko Museums of Cape Town (SAMC); South Africa: Northern Cape: Goegap Nature Reserve, Kraaifontein

Nomenclature (1)

  • Brinckiella karooensis Naskrecki & Bazelet, 2009: 57.

    Holotype; male; f756c835-8227-42e2-b197-7263a80648d5; deposited at: Iziko Museums of Cape Town (SAMC); South Africa: Northern Cape: Goegap Nature Reserve, Kraaifontein

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Naskrecki, P. & Bazelet, C.S. (2009) A species radiation among South African flightless spring katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae: Brinckiella Chopard). Zootaxa, 2056, 46–62.
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Asserted distribution
Collection object
Type material

Descendants and synonyms

No records found.
Life zone and ecology data

Terrestrial. Succulent Karoo biome, on low shrubs and grasses in Namaqualand Hardeveld ecoregion.

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Gender, form, and etymology
Adjectivekarooensis, karooensis, karooense
Etymology:

Named after the Succulent Karoo biome, the habitat of this species.

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