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nomen dubium Paragryllus (Paragryllus) obscurus Scudder, 1869

• Specimen records are available.
• Citations:
  • Scudder, S.H. 1869[1868]. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 12:141   >> Note: from Old Calabar [Nigeria] >> Eneoptera obscura    urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:28557
  • Saussure. 1878. Mem. Soc. Phys. Hist. Nat. Geneve 25(2):[823]   >> Note: classification uncertain >> Eneoptera obscura
  • Scudder, S.H. 1897[1896]. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 27(12):215   >> Note: "apparently nearest Nisitrus and may be placed there temporarily" >> Eneoptera obscura
• Scrutiny:
  • Braun, 2008, apparently overlooked, according to ANSP website with type data: Label: 4. "Paragryllus det. Rehn 1916" (this genus is known from Africa in contrast to Eneoptera and Nisitrus); not included in Chopard 1968 (Orthopterorum Catalogus 12) or Otte 1994 (Orthoptera Species File 1)
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Africa, West Tropical Africa, Nigeria, Old Calabar (Duke Town)
  • Kind of type:  holotype
  • Specimen category:  female
  • Location of type:  ANSP Philadelphia

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