genus

Parahirrius Skejo, Patano & Kasalo, 2024

Type

Parahirrius parvus Skejo, Patano & Kasalo, 2024 type species by original designation of Parahirrius Skejo, Patano & Kasalo, 2024

Nomenclature (1)

  • Parahirrius Skejo, Patano & Kasalo, 2024 in Skejo, Husemann, Patano, Tumbrinck, Pushkar, Pavlović, Mohagan, Pamin & Kasalo, 2024: 26.

    type species by original designation Parahirrius parvus Skejo, Patano & Kasalo, 2024

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Skejo, J., Husemann, M., Patano, R.R., Jr., Tumbrinck, J., Pushkar, T., Pavlović, M., Mohagan, A.B., Pamin, J.-H. & Kasalo, N. (2024) Revision of the polyphyletic genus Hirrius Bolívar, 1887 (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae), with descriptions of three new genera and insights into antennal sensilla morphology. Zootaxa, 5524(1), 1–61. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5524.1.1

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

The new genus name is a combination of the words para (Ancient Greek παρά), meaning ‘near’ and ‘Hirrius’, the name of the genus Hirrius Bolívar, 1887 under which this new genus and species were hidden for more than 145 years.

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