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subfamily
Tettigoniinae
Krauss, 1902
tribe
Arytropteridini
Caudell, 1908
genus
Thoracistus
Pictet, 1888
species
Thoracistus
viridifer
(Walker, 1869)
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4015
Common name(s): Two-colored Seedpod Shieldback
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Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial. Montane grassland, woodland and forest, as well as coastal forest mosaics. Particularly low understory vegetation in coastal forests and shady, humid vegetation along rock cliffs.
Specimen records
are available.
Citations (5):
Walker, F. 1869. Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum 2:248
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Thyreonotus
viridifer
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4016
Kirby, W.F. 1906. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 2:182
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Thorancistus
viridifer
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:502418
Uvarov. 1924. Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. London 71(3-4):508 >>
Thoracistus
viridifer
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4015
Rentz, D.C.F. 1988. Invertebr. Taxon. 2(2):270 >>
Thoracistus
viridifer
Naskrecki. 2011. Relics: Travels in Nature's Time Machine 117 >>
Thoracistus
viridifer
Type specimen information:
Type locality: Africa, Southern Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, Port Natal
Kind of type: lectotype
Specimen category: male
Location of type: BMNH London NH Mus.
synonym
intricatus
(Péringuey, 1916)
synonym
plebeia
(Péringuey, 1916)
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