Species

Ammopelmatus brachysocius Weissman, 2026

Jasper Ridge Jerusalem Cricket

CollectionObject 2782397; 5ddb1b58-d682-4085-889f-a2698d3a684b, CAS Entomology type 20067: (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (1)

Ammopelmatus brachysocius Weissman, 2026 in Weissman, Weissman, Vandergast, Ueshima, Warchalowska-Sliwa & Song, 2026: 136.
Holotype; male; CAS Entomology type 20067; deposited at: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California (CASC); United States: California: San Mateo: Woodside, Stanford University’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve

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:

The word “brachy” is Greek for short, and “socius” is Latin for companion, in reference to the fact that small (short) males of this species can mate with more females than can large (longer) males.

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