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Varitrella (Cantotrella) alternata Haibil, Nuñeza & Tan, 2026

Nomenclature (1)

  • Varitrella (Cantotrella) alternata Haibil, Nuñeza & Tan, 2026 in Haibil, Nuñeza, Damit, Japir, Chung & Tan, 2026: 72.

    Holotype; male; 1c1277a0-2e7e-4b3a-a342-ba44eb4ff49b; deposited at: Philippine National Museum of Natural History (PNM); Philippines: Sulu: Sulu Island, Barangay Bunut

References (1)

  • Haibil, H.H., Nuñeza, O.M., Damit, D.F.B.A., Japir, R., Chung, A.Y.C. & Tan, M.K. (2026) New species and bioacoustics of Varitrella (Cantotrella) (Oecanthidae: Podoscirtinae) from Sulu Archipelago and Borneo’s Sabah. Zootaxa, 5821(1), 61–77. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5821.1.4

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Alluding to the fact that surprisingly a second species was found on Sulu Island in sympatry with V. sulu, derived from Latin alter = the other.

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