species
Agroecotettix dorni Hill, 2024
Dorn’s aridland scrub jumper
Type specimen
Holotype; male; a45f1ed2-ff24-4633-afc6-cc7946e1165f; deposited at: Mississippi Entomological Museum (MEM); United States: Texas: Brewster: Big Bend National Park, Boquillas Canyon
Nomenclature (1)
- Agroecotettix dorni Hill, 2024: 207.
Holotype; male; a45f1ed2-ff24-4633-afc6-cc7946e1165f; deposited at: Mississippi Entomological Museum (MEM); United States: Texas: Brewster: Big Bend National Park, Boquillas Canyon
Nomenclature references (1)
- Hill, J.V.G. (2024) Desert diversification: revision of Agroecotettix Bruner, 1908 (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Melanoplinae) with descriptions of sixteen new species from the United States and Mexico. ZooKeys, 1218, 177–230. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1218.133703
Descendants and synonyms
Etymology:
The species name dorni is a patronym honoring Michael Dorn, an American actor and narrator born in Texas who is most famous for portraying the Star Trek character Worf in the television series “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and its spin-offs. The name highlights a unique morphological characteristic of the species, drawing a creative parallel between the blade like aedeagus valves of the male genitalia and the form of the kur’leth, a traditional Klingon weapon used by Worf.
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