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Orthoptera Species File
Species

Diponthus colorbellus Pocco, Lange & Cigliano, 2023

CollectionObject 1601151; cba6c085-117b-48ee-9384-8c2fd699073b: male (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1601151; cba6c085-117b-48ee-9384-8c2fd699073b: male (holotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (1)

  • Diponthus colorbellus Pocco, Lange & Cigliano, 2023: 51.

    Holotype; male, adult; cba6c085-117b-48ee-9384-8c2fd699073b; deposited at: Museo de La Plata (MLP); Bolivia: Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz, North Mairana

References (1)

  • Pocco, M.E., Lange, C.E. & Cigliano, M.M. (2023) Relationships and taxonomy of the genus Diponthus Stål (Orthoptera: Acridoidea: Romaleidae). Zootaxa, 5336(1), 33–81. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5336.1.2

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

The specific epithet refers to the beautiful coloration of males and females. From Latin color (color) and bellus (beautiful, pretty).

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1001