Orthoptera Species File

Species

Ammopelmatus wrightwoodi Weissman, 2026

Wrightwood Jerusalem Cricket

Nomenclature (1)

Ammopelmatus wrightwoodi Weissman, 2026 in Weissman, Weissman, Vandergast, Ueshima, Warchalowska-Sliwa & Song, 2026: 669.
Holotype; male; CAS Entomology type 20291; deposited at: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California (CASC); United States: California: San Bernardino: Cajon Pass, Hwy 138, 0.2 m E of Interstate 15, at mile post 15.50

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 paratype area, because of its easier access and more natural conditions than the type locality.

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