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species Clonia (Hemiclonia) melanoptera (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Common name(s):  Giant Black-winged Clonia
• Links:
  • Specimens in MNHN Paris
  • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™
• Distribution:
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• Ecology:
  • Terrestrial. Primarily in Fynbos vegetation, in Succulent Karoo biome in tall shrubland communities.
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations (15):
  • Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna tria naturae (10th ed.) 1:430   >> Gryllus (Tettigonia) melanopterus    urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4178
  • Linnaeus. 1764. Museum S.R.M. Ludovicae Ulricae Reginae, etc. 134   >> Gryllus (Tettigonia) melanopterus
  • Linnaeus. 1767. Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae 1, pt. 2:697   >> Gryllus (Tettigonia) melanopterus
  • Fabricius. 1775. Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus 285   >> Locusta melanoptera    urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:76313
  • Haan. 1843. Temminck [Ed.] Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlansche Overzeesche Bezittingen 19/20:208   >> Saga melanoptera    urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:518749
  • Stål. 1874. Recensio Orthopterorum. Revue critique des Orthoptères décrits par Linné, De Geer et Thunberg 2:120   >> Clonia melanoptera    urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:518750
  • Saussure. 1888. Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 6 8:141   >> Clonia melanoptera
  • Kirby, W.F. 1906. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 2:226   >> Hemiclonia melanoptera    urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4179
  • Caudell. 1916. Genera Insectorum 167:5   >> Hemiclonia melanoptera
  • Chopard. 1955. South African Animal Life: Results of the Lund University Expedition in 1950-1951 2:277 >> Hemiclonia melanoptera
  • Kaltenbach. 1964. Z. Arbeitsgem. Österr. Entomol. 16:73   >> Hemiclonia melanoptera
  • Kaltenbach. 1972. Ann. Natal Mus. 21:281-295 >> Clonia (Hemiclonia) melanoptera    urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4177
  • Marshall, J.A. 1983. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 78(4):389 >> Note: no material in LS coll. >> Clonia (Hemiclonia) melanoptera
  • Picker, M., Griffiths & Weaving. 2005. Field Guide to Insects of Southern Africa 84 >> Hemiclonia melanoptera
  • Naskrecki. 2011. Relics: Travels in Nature's Time Machine 123 >> Clonia (Hemiclonia) melanoptera
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa
  • Kind of type:  unspecified primary type
  • Location of type:  UZIU Uppsala

• synonym azurea (Stoll, 1813)
• synonym elegans (Blanchard, 1840)
• synonym spinigerus (Thunberg, 1815)

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