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Orthoptera Species File
Species

Ammopelmatus smithi Weissman, 2026

Sand Ridge Jerusalem Cricket

Nomenclature (1)

  • Ammopelmatus smithi Weissman, 2026 in Weissman, Weissman, Vandergast, Ueshima, Warchalowska-Sliwa & Song, 2026: 358.

    Holotype; male; CAS Entomology type 20077; deposited at: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California (CASC); United States: California: Kern: Caliente Sand Ridge 10.3 km E Edison

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 Norman J. Smith, who first discovered this species in 1983 at Sand Ridge.

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1001