Xiphoceriana atrox is a species of grasshoppers belonging to the family Pamphagidae.[1][2]

Xiphoceriana atrox
Xiphoceriana atrox. Museum specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Pamphagidae
Genus: Xiphoceriana
Species:
X. atrox
Binomial name
Xiphoceriana atrox
(Gerstaecker, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Pamphagus atrox Gerstaecker, 1869
  • Xiphocera stuhlmanniana Karsch, 1896

Description

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Xiphoceriana atrox can reach a length of 70 millimetres (2.8 in) in males, of 55 millimetres (2.2 in) in females.[3]

Distribution

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This species is present in Africa, East Tropical Africa, Tanzania.[1]

Bibliography

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  • Bolívar, I. (1916) Orthoptera. Fam. Acrididae. Subfam. Pamphaginae, Genera Insectorum, V. Verteneuil & L. Desmet, Brussels 170:40 pp., 1 pl
  • Dirsh (1956) The phallic complex in Acridoidea (Orthoptera) in relation to taxonomy, Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London (Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. London) 108(7):223-356
  • Dirsh (1958) Revision of the group Portheti (Orthoptera: Acridoidea), Eos, Revista española de Entomología (Eos) 34:299-400
  • Dirsh (1965), The African Genera of Acridoidea, Cambridge University Press, Antilocust Centre, London 579 pp.
  • Gerstaecker (1869), Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Leipzig (N.F.) (Arch. Naturgesch., Leipzig (N.F.)) 35(1)
  • Hemp, C. (2009) Annotated list of Caelifera (Orthoptera) of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Journal of Orthoptera Research (Jour. Orth. Res.) 18(2):183–214
  • Johnston, H.B. (1956), Annotated catalogue of African grasshoppers, The Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 833 pp.
  • Johnston, H.B. (1968), Annotated catalogue of African grasshoppers, The Cambridge University Press, Cambridge Suppl:448 pp.
  • Karsch (1896) Neue Orthopteren aus dem tropischen Afrika, Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung (Stett. Entomol. Z.) 57:242-359
  • Kevan, D.K.M. (1957) Orthoptera-Caelifera from northern Kenya and Jubaland. II. Pamphagidae, Pyrgomorphidae, Lentulidae and Romaleinae, Opuscula Entomologica, Lund (Opuscula Entomologica) 22:193-208
  • Uvarov (1966), Grasshoppers & Locusts. A Handbook of General Acridology, Cambridge University Press, London 1:481 pp.

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