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subspecies Parasphena meruensis meruensis Sjöstedt, 1910

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• Distribution:
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• Ecology:
  • Terrestrial. Montane grassland, 1700-4000 m.
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations (12):
  • Sjöstedt. 1910[1909]. In Sjöstedt [Ed.]. Abteilung 15-22. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der schwedischen zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru und den umgebenden Massaisteppen Deutsch-Ostafrikas, 1905-1906 unter Leitung von Prof. Dr. Yngve Sjöstedt 3:177   >> Parasphena meruensis
  • Sjöstedt. 1933. Ent. Tidskr. 54:216 >> Parasphena meruensi    urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:37519
  • Kevan, D.K.M. 1956. Publ. Cult. Comp. Diamant. Angola 29:109 >> Parasphena meruensis meruensis    urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:37517
  • Johnston, H.B. 1956. Annotated catalogue of African grasshoppers 170 >> Parasphena meruensis
  • Dirsh. 1965. The African Genera of Acridoidea 128 >> Parasphena meruensis
  • Johnston, H.B. 1968. Annotated catalogue of African grasshoppers Suppl:102 >> Parasphena meruensis meruensis
  • Kevan, D.K.M., Akbar & Y.C. Chang. 1975[1973]. Eos 49:213   >> Note: lectotype >> Parasphena meruensis
  • Kevan, D.K.M. [Ed.]. 1977. In Beier [Ed.]. Orthopterorum Catalogus 16:510 >> Parasphena meruensis meruensis
  • Hemp, C. & A. Hemp. 2003. Ecotropica 9:71-97   >> Parasphena meruensis meruensis
  • Hemp, C., A. Hemp & J.W. Wägele. 2009. Jour. Orth. Res. 18(1):113-119   >> Parasphena meruensis meruensis
  • Hemp, C. 2009. Jour. Orth. Res. 18(2):193   >> Parasphena meruensis meruensis
  • Rowell, C. Hugh Fraser, C. Hemp & Harvey. 2015. Jago's Grasshoppers of East and North East Africa. Volume 1. Pneumoridae, Pyrgomorphidae, Lentulidae, Pamphagidae and Dericorythidae 102 >> Parasphena meruensis meruensis
• See species meruensis for additional information.
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Africa, East Tropical Africa, Tanzania, Meru plains
  • Kind of type:  lectotype
  • Specimen category:  male
  • Location of type:  NHRS Stockholm

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