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Nomenclature (1)

  • Praecantrix silvatica lutea Hegg, Morgan-Richards & Trewick, 2024: 60.

    Holotype; male; NMNZ AI.071902; deposited at: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (NMNZ); New Zealand: Otago: McLean Falls, Catlins Forest

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:

The Latin adjective lūtĕus means yellow or orange, after the predominant colour on the insect’s dorsum.

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Subspecies1001