Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera)
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RogerF
wrote:
1 hr ago
The last grasshopper (Acridoidea) taxonomist in Australia was (arguably) Ken Key who retired in the 80's. He sorted all the species in the collection and assigned numbers to them if undesribed but only studied and described about 400 species of Morabini and species in the genera Psednura, Monistria, Phaulacridium, Praxibulus and Austroicetes (Acrididae) that have unusable keys in the field. Hopefully DNA and AI will come to the rescue but names still have to be supplied. Perhaps some 'influencer' will take them on
Genus novum 77, sp.1
HelenCross
wrote:
1 hr ago
It's quite amazing how many relatively large grasshoppers are undescribed
Genus novum 77, sp.1
RogerF
wrote:
2 hrs ago
No thats Dave's name.
If the book was still in print I would give you a copy to take with you to the NT
If the book was still in print I would give you a copy to take with you to the NT
Genus novum 77, sp.1
HelenCross
wrote:
2 hrs ago
Thanks Roger, they're beautiful! Did you give it the common name?!
Genus novum 77, sp.1
RogerF
wrote:
6 hrs ago
This is an easier one. Usually very difficult to approach. A male.
Stenocatantops angustifrons
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