Orthoptera Species File
subgenus

Gomphocerus (Gomphocerus) Thunberg, 1815

Type

Gryllus (Locusta) sibiricus Linnaeus, 1767 type species by subsequent designation of Gomphocerus (Gomphocerus) Thunberg, 1815

Nomenclature (16)

  • Gomphocerus Thunberg, 1815: 221.

    type species by subsequent designation Gryllus (Locusta) sibiricus Linnaeus, 1767

  • Aeropus Gistel, 1848: 137.

    type species by original monotypy Gryllus (Locusta) sibiricus Linnaeus, 1767

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  • Aeropus Gistel, 1848 in Massa, Fontana, Buzzetti, Kleukers & Odé, 2012: 487.
  • Aeropus Gistel, 1848 in Eerdun, Si, Tian, Mei, Badumu & Hu, 2024: 202.

Nomenclature references (16)

  • Bey-Bienko, G.Y. & Mistshenko, L. (1951) Keys to the Fauna of the U.S.S.R. [1964 English translation no. 40]. In Locusts and Grasshoppers of the U.S.S.R. and Adjacent Countries. Zoological Inst. of the U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences, Moscow/Leningrad. Vol. 2, 385–667 [1–291]. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/224097#page/7/mode/1up
  • Bugrov, A.G., Novikova, O., Mayorov, V., Adkison, L. & Blinov, A. (2006) Molecular phylogeny of Palaearctic genera of Gomphocerinae grasshoppers (Orthoptera, Acrididae). Systematic Entomology, 31, 362–368.
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  • Chopard, L. (1951) Orthoptéroïdes. In Faune de France. Fédération Française des Sociétés de Sciences Naturelles, Paris. Vol. 56, 359 pp. Available at http://faunedefrance.org/bibliotheque/docs/L.CHOPARD%28FdeFr56%29Orthopteroides.pdf
  • Coray, A. & Lehmann, A.W. (1998) Taxonomie der Heuschrecken Deutschlands (Orthoptera): Formale Aspekte der wissenschaftlichen Namen. Articulata Beiheft, 7, 63–152. Available at http://dgfo-articulata.de/downloads/articulata/beihefte/articulata_beiheft_07_coray_lehmann.pdf
  • Eerdun, S., Si, H., Tian, R.-L., Mei, H., Badumu, C. & Hu, R. (2024) Systematic comparison of two species of genus Aeropus Gistel (Orthoptera: Gomphoceridae) from Mongolian Plateau. Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 56(1). https://doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/20220125030115
  • Gistel, J.von N.F.X. (1848) In Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs für höhere Schulen. Hoffmann, Stuttgart. Vol. 9.
  • Harz, K. (1975) Die Orthopteren Europas II. Series Entomologica, 11, 1–939.
  • Herrera, L. (1982) Catalogue of the Orthoptera of Spain. Series Entomologica, 22, 1–162.
  • Kirby, W.F. (1910) A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae). British Museum (Natural History), London, Vol. 3, Issue 2, 674 pp. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29660
  • Massa, B., Fontana, P., Buzzetti, F.M., Kleukers, R.M.J.C. & Odé, B. (2012) In Fauna d'Italia. Orthoptera. Calderini, Bologna. Vol. 48, 563 pp.
  • Roberts, H.R. (1941) Nomenclature in the Orthoptera concerning genotype designations. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 67, 1–34. Available at http://reader.library.cornell.edu/docviewer/digital?id=chla5077659_4277_001#page/3/mode/1up
  • Storozhenko, S.Y. (1983) Zur Synonymie von Aeropus kudia Caudell (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Articulata, 2(2), 15–17. Available at http://dgfo-articulata.de/downloads/articulata/articulata_II_1982_1984/storozhenko_1983.pdf
  • Thunberg, C.P. (1815) Hemipterorum maxillosorum genera illustrata plurimisque novis speciebus ditata ac descripta. Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg, 5, 211–301. Available at http://books.google.com/books?id=5woZAAAAYAAJ
  • Uvarov, B.P. (1931) A preliminary revision of the genus Aeropus Gistl. (Gomphocerus auct. partim) (Acrid.). Eos, Revista española de Entomología, 7, 85–94. Available at http://hdl.handle.net/10261/142468
  • Yin, X.-C. & Xia, K.-L. (2003) Orthoptera Acridoidea. Supplement Gomphoceridae and Acrididae. Fauna Sinica, Insecta, 32(supplement), 1–280.
  • Yin, X.-C., Shi, J. & Yin, Z. (1996) In Synonymic Catalogue of Grasshoppers and their Allies of the World (Orthoptera: Caelifera). China Forestry Publishing House, Beijing. 1266 pp.

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Reference to clavate antennae with enlarged segment at the tip.

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
subgenus1012
species1021628
subspecies602632