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Orthoptera Species File
Species

Ammopelmatus descansodunes Weissman, 2026

Descanso Dunes Jerusalem Cricket
CollectionObject 2775116; CAS Entomology type 20079, ec1b1d43-871e-4e0a-99ac-b5aa424a59ae: male, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2775116; CAS Entomology type 20079, ec1b1d43-871e-4e0a-99ac-b5aa424a59ae: male, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (1)

  • Ammopelmatus descansodunes Weissman, 2026 in Weissman, Weissman, Vandergast, Ueshima, Warchalowska-Sliwa & Song, 2026: 80.

    Holotype; male; CAS Entomology type 20079; deposited at: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California (CASC); Mexico: Baja California: Descanso Dunes at km 49.5 on Mexico 1 libre

References (1)

  • Weissman, D.B., Weissman, D.W., Vandergast, A.G., Ueshima, N., Warchalowska-Sliwa, E. & Song, H. (2026) Massive radiation in Ammopelmatus Jerusalem crickets (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatoidea: Stenopelmatinae): Phylogenomics, revision, and biology of 105 new species from the United States and Mexico. Zootaxa, 5776(1), 1–775. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5776.1.1

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Named after the dunes, near the town of El Descanso in Baja California, which is its only known locality.

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1001