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synonym Ischnacrida elegans Chopard, 1921

• Nomenclatural details:   Junior synonym
• Common name(s):  Elegant Grass-mimicking Grasshopper
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations (8):
  • Chopard. 1921. In Babault. Voyage dans l'Afrique orientale anglaise 1912-1915 57 >> Ischnacrida elegans    urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:49288
  • Uvarov. 1944. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 11:19 >> Leptacris elegans    urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:49287
  • Kevan, D.K.M. 1950. Jour. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. Soc. 19:221 >> Leptacris elegans
  • Johnston, H.B. 1956. Annotated catalogue of African grasshoppers 226 >> Leptacris elegans
  • Dirsh. 1965. The African Genera of Acridoidea 210 >> Leptacris elegans
  • Dirsh. 1966. Publ. Cult. Comp. Diamant. Angola 74:123 >> Note: synonym >> Leptacris monteroi
  • Grunshaw. 1996. Jour. Orth. Res. 5:140 >> Leptacris monteiroi monteiroi
  • Picker, M., Griffiths & Weaving. 2005. Field Guide to Insects of Southern Africa 104 >> Leptacris elegans
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Africa, East Tropical Africa, Kenya, Guaso Nyiro
  • Kind of type:  holotype
  • Specimen category:  male
  • Location of type:  MNHN Paris

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