species
Agroecotettix quitmanensis Hill, 2024
Quitman aridland scrub jumper
Nomenclature (1)
- Agroecotettix quitmanensis Hill, 2024: 213.
Holotype; male; 962ca02b-0225-49de-9241-e55715dadc86; deposited at: Mississippi Entomological Museum (MEM); United States: Texas: El Paso: Quitman Mountains
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
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
The species name quitmanensis is derived from the Quitman Mountains where the species is apparently endemic to and the suffix “-ensis” (Latin) meaning “originating from” or “inhabiting”. This name reflects the endemic nature of the species and hopefully draws attention to the importance of conservation of the unique biodiversity in this understudied mountainous region.
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