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Subfamily

Pterochrozinae Walker, 1870

sauterelles-feuilles

Type

type genus of Pterochrozinae Walker, 1870

Nomenclature (45)

  • Pterochrozites Walker, 1870 in Blanchard, 1845: 236.
  • Pterochrozinae Walker, 1870

    type genus Pterochroza Serville, 1831

  • Pterochrozinae Walker, 1870 in Xiberras & Ducaud, 2020: 15.
  • Pterochrozinae Walker, 1870 in Ghirotto, Engelking, Fianco, Martins, Sobral, Silva-Neto & Mendes, 2025: 280, 305.

References (33)

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  • Vignon, P. (1922) Notes sur les Pterochrozae du Muséum National de Paris. Sept espèces nouvelles dans le genre Pterochroza Serv. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 28, 523–529. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/106546#page/565/mode/1up
  • Vignon, P. (1923) Deuxième note sur les Pterochrozae du Muséum National de Paris. Essai de classification du genre Tanusia Stal. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 29, 435–442. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/213221#page/479/mode/1up
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  • Vignon, P. (1923) Troisième note sur les Pterochrozae du Muséum National de Paris. Genre Pseudotanusia nov. gen. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 29, 570–576. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/213221#page/634/mode/1up
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Descendants and synonyms

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Subfamily1056
Tribe0000
Genus150823
Species940148242