genus
Praecantrix Hegg, Morgan-Richards & Trewick, 2024
Type
Praecantrix silvatica silvatica Hegg, Morgan-Richards & Trewick, 2024 type species by original designation of Praecantrix Hegg, Morgan-Richards & Trewick, 2024
Nomenclature (1)
- Praecantrix Hegg, Morgan-Richards & Trewick, 2024: 56.
type species by original designation Praecantrix silvatica silvatica Hegg, Morgan-Richards & Trewick, 2024
Nomenclature references (1)
- Hegg, D., Morgan-Richards, M. & Trewick, S.A. (2024) Revision of the New Zealand cave wētā genus Isoplectron Hutton (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae), with synonymy of Petrotettix Richards and Setascutum Richards, and the description of a new genus. European Journal of Taxonomy, 971, 1–75. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.971.2761
Descendants and synonyms
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
Praecantrix is Latin for enchantress or sorceress. The name was chosen because the genus is sister to Pharmacus (sorcerer).
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| genus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| species | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| subspecies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |