genus
Zvierckia Skejo, Tumbrinck & Pushkar, 2024
Sulawesi pygmy devils
Type
Zvierckia storozhenkoi Skejo & Tumbrinck, 2024 type species by original designation of Zvierckia Skejo, Tumbrinck & Pushkar, 2024
Nomenclature (1)
- Zvierckia Skejo, Tumbrinck & Pushkar, 2024 in Skejo, Husemann, Patano, Tumbrinck, Pushkar, Pavlović, Mohagan, Pamin & Kasalo, 2024: 35, 49.
type species by original designation Zvierckia storozhenkoi Skejo & Tumbrinck, 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
Aggregate (Asserted distribution & Georeference)
Descendants and synonyms
Gender, form, and etymology
Feminine
Etymology:
Etymology:
Diminutive of the Slavic word for ‘beast’ (zvir, zvier, zver in Slavic languages), owing to the beasty look of Zvierckia members, but also after the authors' friend Dora Zvjerković, who found this genus interesting. The genus name is of feminine gender.
Stats
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| Rank | Total | Valid | Invalid |
| genus | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| species | 5 | 3 | 2 |