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synonym Gryllus americanus Blatchley, 1903

• Nomenclatural details:   Nomen oblitum (Nomen protectum is vernalis)
• Images: One or more images of a type are included with the valid name.
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations:
  • Blatchley. 1903. Ann. Rep. Dept. Geol. and Nat. Resources of Indiana 27:433   >> Gryllus americanus    urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:34761
  • Alexander, R.D. 1957. Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 50:586   >> Note: synonym >> Acheta vernalis
  • Chopard. 1967. In Beier [Ed.]. Orthopterorum Catalogus 10:57 >> Note: synonym >> Gryllus vernalis
  • Weissman & D.A. Gray. 2019. Zootaxa 4705(1):119 >> Note: synonym >> Gryllus vernalis
• Scrutiny:
  • Eades, 2005, Blatchley incorrectly treated this as a junior homonym to "Gryllus americanus Drury 1773" (described as Libellula americana) now Schistocerca americana. It should be treated as a nomen oblitum to preserve established usage.
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Northern America, Northeastern U.S.A., Indiana, Crawford County
  • Kind of type:  lectotype
  • Specimen category:  female
  • Location of type:  PURC West Lafayette

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