species
Phymonotus glyphopyrenos Cole & Weissman, 2026
Hot Springs Mountain ShieldbackNomenclature (1)
- Phymonotus glyphopyrenos Cole & Weissman, 2026 in Cole, Bailey, Weissman & Warchalowska-Sliwa, 2026: 349.
Holotype; male; CAS Entomology type 20069; deposited at: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California (CASC); United States: California: San Diego: Hot Springs Mountain Trail
Nomenclature references (1)
- Cole, J.A., Bailey, J., Weissman, D.B. & Warchalowska-Sliwa, E. (2026) Phymonotus glyphopyrenos sp. nov. (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Nedubinae): a new California high elevation mountain endemic katydid with a built-in amplifier. Zootaxa, 5802(2), 347–363. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5802.2.7
Descendants and synonyms
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
From Greek glypho (γλυφή), carved or engraved and pyrenos (πῡρήν), a fruit stone. The typically pale ground color and dark parallel lines on the dome-shaped pronotum resembles the pit of a stone fruit, like a peach.
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