Orthoptera Species File

Species

Ammopelmatus zayante Weissman, 2026

Zayante Jerusalem Cricket

Nomenclature (1)

Ammopelmatus zayante Weissman, 2026 in Weissman, Weissman, Vandergast, Ueshima, Warchalowska-Sliwa & Song, 2026: 647.
Holotype; CAS Entomology type 20163; deposited at: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California (CASC); United States: California: Santa Cruz: Felton, San Lorenzo Valley Water District, Olympia Watershed, 7710 E Zayante Road

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 with reference to the sandy soil “Zayante series”, derived from the sandstone of the Santa Margarita formation.

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