genus
Occultastella Trewick, 2024
Type
Occultastella morgana Trewick, 2024 type species by original designation of Occultastella Trewick, 2024
Nomenclature (1)
- Occultastella Trewick, 2024: 541.
type species by original designation Occultastella morgana Trewick, 2024
Nomenclature references (1)
- Trewick, S.A. (2024) Two new genera of tokoriro (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae: Macropathinae) from Aotearoa New Zealand. Zootaxa, 5481(5), 531–546. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.5.3
Descendants and synonyms
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
Latin Occulta: concealed, in recognition of the cryptic habits of this animal that allowed it to remain undocumented. Latin stella: star, in reference to the distinctive pale, flame-shaped markings in the dorsal surface of the head. Hidden star.
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| genus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |