Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)

Taxa hierarchy

family Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838
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subfamily Metrodorinae Bolívar, 1887
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genus Holocerus Bolívar, 1887

species Holocerus lucifer (Serville, 1838)

urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:71650

Common name(s): Northern Devil's Pygmy Grasshopper
Images: (6) See all images
Links:
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™
Distribution:
Ecology:
- Terrestrial. Rainforest.
Specimen records are available.
Citations (10):
- Serville. 1838[1839]. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Orthoptères 758 >> Tetrix lucifer urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:71651
- Millot & Maindron. 1870. Nouveau Larousse illustré 5:296 >> Tetrix lucifer
- Bolívar, I. 1887. Ann. Soc. Entom. Belgique 31:231-232 >> Holocerus lucifer urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:71650
- Kirby, W.F. 1910. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 3(2):28 >> Holocerus lucifer
- Rehn, J.A.G. 1929[1930]. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 81:493 >> Holocerus lucifer
- Rehn, J.A.G. 1937. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 89:320 >> Holocerus lucifer
- Günther, K. 1939. Abh. Mus. Tierkd. Völkerkd., (A) Zool. (N.F.) 20 (NF Bd.1):91 >> Holocerus lucifer
- Günther, K. 1974. Bulletin Mus. natn. Hist. nat. Paris (Zool. 3e ser) 236 (Zool. 160):966 >> Holocerus lucifer
- Vanschuytbroeck. 1980. Bull. Inst. Royale Sci. Nat. Belg. 52(22):14 >> Holocerus lucifer
- Skejo, Medak, Pavlovic, Kitonic, Miko & Franjevic. 2020. ZooKeys 957:5 >> Holocerus lucifer
Scrutiny:
- Braun, 2020, The Rehn references correspond to H. devriesei Skejo et al. 2020.
Type specimen information:
- Type locality: Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Madagascar
- Kind of type: holotype
- Specimen category: female
- Location of type: MNHN Paris

synonym taurus Rehn, 1929

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