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Afroforficula capeneri (Hincks, 1957)

Nomenclature (7)

  • Mesochelidura natalensis Hincks, 1952: 28.
  • Forficula capeneri Hincks, 1957: 85.
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  • Forficula natalensis (Hincks, 1952) in Hincks, 1957: 85.
  • Afroforficula capeneri (Hincks, 1957) in Steinmann, 1993: 545.

Nomenclature references (4)

  • Hincks, W. (1952) Notes on some South African Dermaptera. Durban Museum Novitates, 4(2), 25–29.
  • Hincks, W. (1957) The Earwigs of South Africa. South African Animal Life, 4(Chapter 2), 33–94.
  • Steinmann, H. (1993) Dermaptera: Eudermaptera II. Das Tierreich, 108, 709 pp.
  • Stål, C. (1855) Entomologiska Notiser. Forficulariae fran Cafferlandet. Oefv kongl Vet Acad Foerh, 12, 347–355. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15970099

Other references (0)

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
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Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

In honor of A.L. Capener, an African entomologist, who specialized in Membracidae.