species
Ammopelmatus brockovichi Weissman, 2026
Nomenclature (1)
- Ammopelmatus brockovichi Weissman, 2026 in Weissman, Weissman, Vandergast, Ueshima, Warchalowska-Sliwa & Song, 2026: 258.
Holotype; male; CAS Entomology type 20110; deposited at: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California (CASC); United States: California: San Bernardino: Mojave River dry river bed S Hinkley
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:
The type locality is near Hinkley, the infamous site of Erin Brockovich’s heroic efforts against Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the hexavalent chromium groundwater contamination saga.
Stats
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| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |