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Data for specimen record

Identification
Current: species Prisopus horstokkii (de Haan, 1842)
Historical: Prisopus fisheri; holotype of synonym Prisopus fisheri Gahan, 1912; cited by Gahan. 1912. A new species of the genus Prisopus, considered especially in reference to the supposed aquatic habits of the genus. Entomologist. 45(585):49-55
Specimen
Basis of record: not specified
Counts: Females 1
Depository: NHMUK, London NH Mus.; catalog number 845174
Data source: not recorded
Other: no data
Locality
Brazil North, Acre: Xapury, River Acre, Amazon Valley; Modern (is included in map)
Collecting event
(No date recorded); F.G. Fisher
Images      
female of synonym Prisopus fisheri (holotype), copyright Natural History Museum, London
female of synonym Prisopus fisheri, lateral view (holotype), copyright Natural History Museum, London
female of synonym Prisopus fisheri, head (holotype), copyright Natural History Museum, London
female of synonym Prisopus fisheri, hind leg (holotype), copyright Natural History Museum, London
female of synonym Prisopus fisheri, data labels (holotype), copyright Natural History Museum, London
Sounds      
None
Ecological relationships      
None
 

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