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Ammopelmatus lightfooti Weissman, 2026

Alvord Lake Dunes Jerusalem Cricket

Nomenclature (1)

  • Ammopelmatus lightfooti Weissman, 2026 in Weissman, Weissman, Vandergast, Ueshima, Warchalowska-Sliwa & Song, 2026: 340.

    Holotype; male; CAS Entomology type 20089; deposited at: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California (CASC); United States: Oregon: Harney: Alvord Lake Dunes

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 after David C. Lightfoot, who discovered the species, and also in appreciation for his many years of field companionship and collegiality.

Stats

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