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Nomenclature (1)

  • Austronemobius chelatus Hegg, 2024: 36.

    Holotype; male; NZAC 03037179; deposited at: New Zealand Arthropod Collection (NZAC); New Zealand: West Coast: Nelson, Kahurangi National Park, Heaphy River

References (1)

  • Hegg, D. (2024) Small crickets of New Zealand (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Trigonidiidae and Mogoplistidae), with the description of two new genera and species. European Journal of Taxonomy, 955, 1–87. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.955.2655

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

From the Latin ‘chēla, chēlae’, the arms of the constellation Scorpio, after the articulated pseudepiphallic parameres in the cricket’s male genitalia. Chelatus is used as an adjective.

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
species1001