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subfamily
Phaneropterinae
Burmeister, 1838
tribe
Phaneropterini
Burmeister, 1838
genus
Melidia
Stål, 1876
species
Melidia
brunneri
Stål, 1876
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:12066
Common name(s): Brunner's Melidia
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Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial. Montane, tropical and subtropical grassland, savanna and shrubland.
Specimen records
are available.
Citations (12):
Stål. 1876. Bihang Kungl. Svenska Vet. Akad. Handl. 4(5):60
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Melidia
brunneri
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:12066
Brunner von Wattenwyl. 1878. Monographie der Phaneropteriden 218
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Melidia
brunneri
Karsch. 1889[1888]. Berlin Ent. Z. 32:419
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Melidia
brunneri
Krauss. 1901. Verh. der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellsch. Wien 51:291
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Melidia
brunneri
Kirby, W.F. 1906. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 2:437
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Melidia
brunneri
Chopard. 1955. South African Animal Life: Results of the Lund University Expedition in 1950-1951 2:270 >>
Melidia
brunneri
Holstein & Ingrisch. 2004. Stuttg. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A 4 >> Note: specimens erroneously labelled as types >>
Melinda
brunneri
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:12067
Picker, M., Griffiths & Weaving. 2005. Field Guide to Insects of Southern Africa 80 >>
Melidea
brunneri
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:12068
Massa. 2015. ZooKeys 472:89
>> Note: comparison with M. claudiae >>
Melidia
brunneri
Naskrecki & Guta. 2019. Zootaxa 4682(1):67 >>
Melidia
brunneri
Massa. 2021. Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 57(1):50 >>
Melidia
brunneri
Massa. 2022. Fragmenta Entomologica 54(1):35
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Melidia
brunneri
Type specimen information:
Type locality: Africa, Southern Africa, Namibia, Damaraland
Kind of type: holotype
Specimen category: female
Location of type: NHRS Stockholm
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