genus
Lutinthus Robillard & Tan, 2025
Elvish cricketsType
Lutinthus timika Robillard & Tan, 2025 type species by original designation of Lutinthus Robillard & Tan, 2025
Nomenclature (1)
- Lutinthus Robillard & Tan, 2025 in Tan, Rahmadi & Robillard, 2025: 53.
type species by original designation Lutinthus timika Robillard & Tan, 2025
Nomenclature references (1)
- Tan, M.K., Rahmadi, C. & Robillard, T. (2025) New fairy-folk crickets from New Guinea (Grylloidea, Eneopterinae, Lebinthina). Journal of Orthoptera Research, 34(1), 45–62. https://doi.org/10.3897/jor.34.131932
Descendants and synonyms
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
The name is made up of the prefix Lut, referring to the French word “Lutin” (a folkloric elvish forest creature), referencing the rather slender shape of these crickets, and the suffix -inthus, referring to a Lebinthina genus.
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| genus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |