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Species

Thaumatogryllus cavicola Gurney & Rentz, 1978

Volcanoes Cave Cricket
CollectionObject 1967348; e56c4af8-e986-4589-95eb-0338e709c221: Male, labels (paratype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1967348; e56c4af8-e986-4589-95eb-0338e709c221: Male, labels (paratype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1967348; e56c4af8-e986-4589-95eb-0338e709c221: Female, dorsal view (paratype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1967348; e56c4af8-e986-4589-95eb-0338e709c221: Female, lateral view (paratype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1967348; e56c4af8-e986-4589-95eb-0338e709c221: Female, ventral view (paratype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1967348; e56c4af8-e986-4589-95eb-0338e709c221: Male, dorsal view (paratype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1967348; e56c4af8-e986-4589-95eb-0338e709c221: Female, labels (paratype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1967348; e56c4af8-e986-4589-95eb-0338e709c221: Male, lateral view (paratype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1967348; e56c4af8-e986-4589-95eb-0338e709c221: Male, ventral view (paratype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (3)

  • Thaumatogryllus cavicola Gurney & Rentz, 1978: 87.

    Holotype; male; 8afbc88e-edfc-41ca-86c2-5ea6369163d7; deposited at: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (BPBM); United States: Hawaii: Hawaii: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Bird Cave

  • Thaumatogryllus cavicola Gurney & Rentz, 1978 in Otte, 1994: 122.
  • Thaumatogryllus cavicola Gurney & Rentz, 1978 in Hoekstra, 1998: 180.

References (3)

  • Gurney, A.B. & Rentz, D.C.F. (1978) The cavernicolous fauna of Hawaiian lava tubes. 10. Crickets (Orthoptera, Gryllidae). Pacific Insects, 18(1-2), 85–103. Available at http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pi/pi18-1.htm
  • Otte, D. (1994) Crickets of Hawaii: Origin, Systematics and Evolution. The Orthopterists' Society, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, i-vi, 1–396.
  • Hoekstra, J.M. (1998) Conserving Orthoptera in the wild: lessons from Trimerotropis infantilis (Oedipodinae). Journal of Insect Conservation, 2(3-4), 179–185.

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Latin for cave inhabitant.

Stats

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