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Taxa hierarchy
family
Acrididae
MacLeay, 1821
subfamily
Gomphocerinae
Fieber, 1853
genus
Acocksacris
Dirsh, 1958
species
Acocksacris
karasensis
Brown, 1962
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:60366
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Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Specimen records
are available.
Citations:
Brown, H.D. 1962. Ann. Transvaal Mus. 24(2-3):192
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Acocksacris
karasensis
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:60366
Dirsh. 1965. The African Genera of Acridoidea 554 >>
Acocksacris
karasensis
Johnston, H.B. 1968. Annotated catalogue of African grasshoppers Suppl:394 >>
Acocksacris
karasensis
Type specimen information:
Type locality: Africa, Southern Africa, Namibia, Karasberg Mountains, 29 m. S of Aroab
Kind of type: holotype
Specimen category: male
Location of type: TMSA Pretoria Transv.
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