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Nomenclature (2)

  • Micropathus kiernani Richards, 1974: 253.

    Syntype; bd746922-0933-458a-be84-6a196f28f8e1; Australia: Tasmania: Francistown

  • Micropathus kiernani Richards, 1974 in Beasley-Hall & Eberhard, 2025: 254. Redescription

References (2)

  • Beasley-Hall, P.G. & Eberhard, S.M. (2025) Diversity and distribution of cave crickets in the genus Micropathus Walker, 1869, threatened short-range endemics from Tasmanian wet forest (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 1012. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.1012.3053
  • Richards, A.M. (1974) The Rhaphidophoridae (Orthoptera) of Australia. Part II. New species from the Bass Strait islands and Tasmania. Pacific Insects, 16(2-3), 245–260. Available at http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pi/pi16-2.htm

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Named for Kevin Kiernan, a Tasmanian speleologist, geomorphologist, and conservationist.

Stats

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