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genus

Tectucantus Montealegre-Z., Morris & Sarria-S., 2024

Type

Tectucantus tinnulus Montealegre-Z., Morris & Sarria-S., 2024 type species by original designation of Tectucantus Montealegre-Z., Morris & Sarria-S., 2024

Nomenclature (2)

  • Tectucantus Montealegre-Z., Morris & Sarria-S., 2024: 6.

    type species by original designation Tectucantus tinnulus Montealegre-Z., Morris & Sarria-S., 2024

  • Tectucantus Montealegre-Z., Morris & Sarria-S., 2024 in Sarria-S., Morris & Montealegre-Z., 2025: 1.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Montealegre-Z., F., Morris, G.K. & Sarria-S., F.A. (2024) A new genus of Andean katydid with unusual pronotal structure for enhancing resonances. Biology, 13 (12)(1071), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13121071
  • Sarria-S., F.A., Morris, G.K. & Montealegre-Z., F. (2025) Correction: Sarria-Sarria et al. A new genus of Andean katydid with unusual pronotal structure for enhancing resonances. Biology 2024, 13, 1071. Biology, 14(3), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14030262
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Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Masculine
Etymology:

This name is composed of the Latin terms tectum L., meaning roof, due to the characteristic pronotal formation covering the forewings, and cantus L., meaning song, which refers to “sheltered-song”.

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genus110
species330