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species Conocephalus (Megalotheca) longiceps (Péringuey, 1916)

• Nomenclatural details:  Not longiceps of Redtenbacher, 1891 (Conocephalus longiceps, synonym of Pseudorhynchus lessonii).  In genus Conocephalus this is a secondary homonym that might require a new name.
• Common name(s):  Elongate Meadow Katydid
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• Links:
  • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™
• Distribution:
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• Ecology:
  • Terrestrial. Grassland.
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations (6):
  • Péringuey. 1916. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 15(6):450   >> Xiphidion longiceps    urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:16660
  • Uvarov. 1928. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 25(2):348   >> Megalotheca longiceps    urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:16661
  • Otte, D. 1997. Orthoptera Species File 7:47 >> Megalotheca longiceps
  • Gorochov & Llorente del Moral. 2004. Mem. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 82(2):397 >> Conocephalus longiceps    urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:16662
  • Picker, M., Griffiths & Weaving. 2005. Field Guide to Insects of Southern Africa 82 >> Megalotheca longiceps
  • Gorochov. 2009. African Invertebrates 50(2):440   >> Conocephalus (Megalotheca) longiceps    urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:16659
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Africa, South Tropical Africa, Zimbabwe, Salisbury District [Harare]
  • Kind of type:  holotype
  • Specimen category:  male
  • Location of type:  SAMC Cape Town

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