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Skejotettix mahendrai Subedi, Kasalo & Skejo, 2024

Royal groundhopper

Skejotettix mahendrai Subedi, Kasalo & Skejo, 2024: Holotype (♂) of Skejotettix mahendrai Subedi, Kasalo & Skejo, 2024 in its type locality (Dirt road near Dhap dam with fallen leaves) in the Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park, Nepal (27°48ʹ32.9ʺN 85° 27ʹ40.6ʺE; 2090 masl). (Otu).
Skejotettix mahendrai Subedi, Kasalo & Skejo, 2024: Holotype (♂) of Skejotettix mahendrai Subedi, Kasalo & Skejo, 2024 in its type locality (Dirt road near Dhap dam with fallen leaves) in the Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park, Nepal (27°48ʹ32.9ʺN 85° 27ʹ40.6ʺE; 2090 masl). (Otu).
Skejotettix mahendrai Subedi, Kasalo & Skejo, 2024: Holotype (♂) of Skejotettix mahendrai Subedi, Kasalo & Skejo, 2024 in its type locality (Dirt road near Dhap dam with fallen leaves) in the Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park, Nepal (27°48ʹ32.9ʺN 85° 27ʹ40.6ʺE; 2090 masl). (Otu).
CollectionObject 1967467; ICAG-ORT-TETR17, e3a10ffe-d512-45fe-b22d-a03d7ac8c1f7: HOLOTYPUS. Male (dorsal view). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1967467; ICAG-ORT-TETR17, e3a10ffe-d512-45fe-b22d-a03d7ac8c1f7: HOLOTYPUS. Male (Frontal view). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1967467; ICAG-ORT-TETR17, e3a10ffe-d512-45fe-b22d-a03d7ac8c1f7: HOLOTYPUS. Male (Lateral view). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1967468; 476eb1b8-6a9c-48be-83db-6f671bc0965a, ICAG-ORT-TETR18: PARATYPUS 1/1. Male (dorsal view). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1967468; 476eb1b8-6a9c-48be-83db-6f671bc0965a, ICAG-ORT-TETR18: PARATYPUS 1/1. Male (lateral view). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1967468; 476eb1b8-6a9c-48be-83db-6f671bc0965a, ICAG-ORT-TETR18: PARATYPUS 1/1. Male (frontal view). (CollectionObject).

Type specimen

Holotype; male; 3ead65bf-04ef-4b77-88af-d8971a2a4327; deposited at: Insect collection of Agriculture Science Center, Ghyalchok, Gorkha, Nepal (ICAG); Nepal: Bhaktapur: Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park

Nomenclature (1)

  • Skejotettix mahendrai Subedi, Kasalo & Skejo, 2024

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Subedi, M., Kasalo, N. & Skejo, J. (2024) Tetrigidae (Orthoptera) of Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park in Nepal. Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.), 1–32. https://doi.org/10.1080/00379271.2024.2309170
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© Basemap from GBIF
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Type material

Descendants and synonyms

No records found.
Gender, form, and etymology
Noun in genitive case
Etymology:

The species is named after the late king, Mahendra Bir Bikram Shahdev of Nepal.

Skejotettix mahendrai Subedi, Kasalo & Skejo, 2024

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