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Aglaothorax strobilion Weissman & Lightfoot, 2025

Currant Shieldback
CollectionObject 2597111; CAS Entomology type 20383, d7775ad9-6679-4f64-8121-ef4698bf5f05: (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2597111; CAS Entomology type 20383, d7775ad9-6679-4f64-8121-ef4698bf5f05: (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2597111; CAS Entomology type 20383, d7775ad9-6679-4f64-8121-ef4698bf5f05: male, dorsal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2597111; CAS Entomology type 20383, d7775ad9-6679-4f64-8121-ef4698bf5f05: (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2597111; CAS Entomology type 20383, d7775ad9-6679-4f64-8121-ef4698bf5f05: Aglaothorax strobilion oscillogram [strobilion_R09-211 S09-140#01_24C_10s]. (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (1)

  • Aglaothorax strobilion Weissman & Lightfoot, 2025 in Cole, Weissman, Lightfoot, Ueshima & Warchalowska-Sliwa, 2025: 32.

    Holotype; male; CAS Entomology type 20383; deposited at: California Academy of Sciences (CASC); United States: Nevada: Nye: Currant Summit

Nomenclature references (1)

  • 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

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Greek strobilion, a small pinecone. Refers to the small body size and pinyon-juniper habitat preference.

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