Sighting 4670204
Genus novum 77, sp.1
Handsome Yellow Chin at Nitmiluk, NT
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| Genus novum 77, sp.1 | 22 May 2025 | RogerF | ||
| Genus novum 77, sp.1 | 22 May 2025 | RogerF | ||
| Unverified | 21 May 2025 | HelenCross |
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5 comments
RogerF
wrote:
22 May 2025
I am going to stick my neck out with this one following pictures in Rentz's book page 314, a unique colour pattern and curly antennae! A male.
Well done Helen!
Well done Helen!
RogerF
wrote:
22 May 2025
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
HelenCross
wrote:
22 May 2025
It's quite amazing how many relatively large grasshoppers are undescribed
RogerF
wrote:
22 May 2025
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
Location information
- Coordinates 132.472182-14.312151
- Places Nitmiluk, NT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 14 May 2025 12:25 PM Recorded on
- HelenCross Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- HelenCross NatureMapr Featured Genus novum 77, sp.1 Grasshoppers (several families) Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera) Insects
Species information
- Genus novum 77, sp.1 Scientific name
- Handsome Yellow Chin Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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