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Orthoptera Species File
Species

Ammopelmatus mahogani Weissman, 2026

Mahogany Jerusalem Cricket
CollectionObject 2804961; d613a735-2748-40ba-80f5-0e936751e49a: male (paratype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2804961; d613a735-2748-40ba-80f5-0e936751e49a: male (paratype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (1)

  • Ammopelmatus mahogani Weissman, 2026 in Weissman, Weissman, Vandergast, Ueshima, Warchalowska-Sliwa & Song, 2026: 107.

    Holotype; male; CAS Entomology type 20076; deposited at: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California (CASC); United States: California: Los Angeles: Pasadena, Eaton Canyon Nature Center

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 in reference to the distinctive mahogany color seen in many individuals.

Stats

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