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Orthoptera Species File
Species

Ammopelmatus hovorei Weissman, 2026

Placerita Canyon Jerusalem Cricket
CollectionObject 2775326; CAS Entomology type 20130, e7fa0b9a-ba5c-43ee-b6e7-387ed94e6424: (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2775326; CAS Entomology type 20130, e7fa0b9a-ba5c-43ee-b6e7-387ed94e6424: (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (1)

  • Ammopelmatus hovorei Weissman, 2026 in Weissman, Weissman, Vandergast, Ueshima, Warchalowska-Sliwa & Song, 2026: 674.

    Holotype; CAS Entomology type 20130; deposited at: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California (CASC); United States: California: Los Angeles: Placerita 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:

In memory of Frank T. Hovore, great conservationist and companion, who was the Natural Areas Supervisor for the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation for many years after being head naturalist at Placerita Canyon Nature Center.

Stats

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