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Taxa hierarchy
subfamily
Phaneropterinae
Burmeister, 1838
tribe
Phaneropterini
Burmeister, 1838
genus
Melidia
Stål, 1876
species
Melidia
kenyensis
Chopard, 1954
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:12065
Images:
specimen
Links:
Specimens in MNHN Paris
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Specimen records
are available.
Citations:
Chopard. 1954. In Chopard & D.K.M. Kevan. Orthoptera-Ensifera from Kenya and Jubaland. Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. London 105:326 figs >>
Melidia
kenyensis
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:12065
Hemp, C. & A. Hemp. 2003. Ecotropica 9:71-97
>>
Melidia
kenyensis
Hemp, C., K.-G. Heller, Warchalowska-Sliwa & A. Hemp. 2010. Org. Divers. Evol. 10:216
>>
Melidia
kenyensis
Massa. 2015. ZooKeys 472:89
>> Note: comparison with M. claudiae >>
Melidia
kenyensis
Type specimen information:
Type locality: Africa, East Tropical Africa, Kenya, Moyale District, Yasere
Kind of type: holotype
Specimen category: female
Location of type: BMNH London NH Mus.
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