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Aglaothorax supersp. diminutivus (Rentz & Birchim, 1968)

CollectionObject 1522387; 2f7d5eb4-953d-4ba3-9a51-2e641085f207: male, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1522387; 2f7d5eb4-953d-4ba3-9a51-2e641085f207: male, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1522387; 2f7d5eb4-953d-4ba3-9a51-2e641085f207: male, dorsal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1522387; 2f7d5eb4-953d-4ba3-9a51-2e641085f207: male cerci (holotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (2)

  • Neduba (Aglaothorax) diminutiva Rentz & Birchim, 1968: 63.

    Holotype; male; 2f7d5eb4-953d-4ba3-9a51-2e641085f207; deposited at: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP); United States: California: Contra Costa: Mount Diablo

  • Aglaothorax diminutiva group (Rentz & Birchim, 1968) in Cole, Weissman, Lightfoot, Ueshima & Warchalowska-Sliwa, 2025: 15, 70.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Cole, J.A., Weissman, D.B., Lightfoot, D.C., Ueshima, N. & Warchalowska-Sliwa, E. (2025) A revision of the shield-backed katydid genus Aglaothorax (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Tettigoniinae: Nedubini). Zootaxa, 5667(1), 1–104. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5667.1.1
  • Rentz, D.C.F. & Birchim, J.D. (1968) Revisionary studies in the Nearctic Decticinae. Memoirs of the Pacific Coast Entomological Society, 3, 1–173. Available at http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/walker/Buzz/s104lrb68.pdf

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Named for the diminutive size and secretive habits.

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