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species Arytropteris basalis (Walker, 1869)

• Common name(s):  Flat-necked Shieldback
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• Links:
  • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™
• Distribution:
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• Ecology:
  • Terrestrial. Coastal forest and thicket mosaics of KwaZulu-Natal Province.
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations (5):
  • Walker, F. 1869. Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum 2:247   >> Thyreonotus basalis    urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4047
  • Kirby, W.F. 1906. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 2:182   >> Arytropteris basalis    urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4046
  • Caudell. 1908. Genera Insectorum 72:37   >> Arytropteris basalis
  • Uvarov. 1924. Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. London 71(3-4):505 >> Arytropteris semiaenea
  • Rentz, D.C.F. 1988. Invertebr. Taxon. 2(2):235 >> Arytropteris basalis
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Africa, Southern Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, Port Natal
  • Kind of type:  lectotype
  • Specimen category:  male
  • Location of type:  BMNH London NH Mus.

• synonym angulosa Herman, 1874
• synonym bipunctata (Kirby, 1902)

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