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species Parasphena kinangopa Uvarov, 1938

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• Links:
  • Specimens in MNHN Paris
• Distribution:
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• Ecology:
  • Terrestrial. Montane grasslands, low shrub vegetation, moorlands and Helichrysum vegetation, 2400-4000 m.
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations (9):
  • Uvarov. 1938. Mém. Mus. Nat. d'Hist. nat. 8:168 >> Parasphena kinangopa    urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:37539
  • Johnston, H.B. 1956. Annotated catalogue of African grasshoppers 170 >> Parasphena kinangopa
  • Kevan, D.K.M. 1961. J. Entomol. Soc. S. Afr. 24:158 >> Parasphena kinangopa
  • Dirsh. 1965. The African Genera of Acridoidea 128 >> Parasphena kinangopa
  • Johnston, H.B. 1968. Annotated catalogue of African grasshoppers Suppl:102 >> Parasphena kinangopa
  • Kevan, D.K.M. [Ed.]. 1977. In Beier [Ed.]. Orthopterorum Catalogus 16:509 >> Parasphena kinangopa
  • Hemp, C., A. Hemp & J.W. Wägele. 2009. Jour. Orth. Res. 18(1):113-119   >> Parasphena kinangopa
  • Mungai, C.N. Lange, Muriuki, Ingrisch, Oyieke, Muchai & Lampe. 2013. Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum 60:93-97   >> Note: 1 female paratype >> Parasphena kinangopa
  • 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 98 >> Parasphena kinangopa
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Africa, East Tropical Africa, Kenya, Aberdare Mountains, Mount Kinangop
  • Kind of type:  holotype
  • Specimen category:  male
  • Location of type:  MNHN Paris

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