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Ammopelmatus danieli Weissman, 2026

Arroyo Seco Jerusalem Cricket

Nomenclature (1)

  • Ammopelmatus danieli Weissman, 2026 in Weissman, Weissman, Vandergast, Ueshima, Warchalowska-Sliwa & Song, 2026: 603.

    Holotype; male; CAS Entomology type 20165; deposited at: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California (CASC); United States: California: Monterey: Santa Lucia Range, Miller’s Lodge SE Arroyo Seco Picnic Area

Nomenclature 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 for Daniel W. Weissman, who helped collect the first specimens of this species when he was eight years old, and who has collected many more Jerusalem crickets since.

Stats

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