Orthoptera Species File

Species

Ammopelmatus sandiego Weissman, 2026

San Diego County Jerusalem Cricket

Nomenclature (1)

Ammopelmatus sandiego Weissman, 2026 in Weissman, Weissman, Vandergast, Ueshima, Warchalowska-Sliwa & Song, 2026: 116.
Holotype; male; CAS Entomology type 20109; deposited at: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California (CASC); United States: California: San Diego: Lake Hodges

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 only California County where the species is known to occur.

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon	Valid names
Rank	Extant	Fossil	Invalid	Total
Species	1	0	0	1