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Aglaothorax amathitis Cole, Weissman & Lightfoot, 2025

Bluffs Shieldback
Aglaothorax amathitis Cole, Weissman & Lightfoot, 2025: Aglaothorax amathitis calling song PARATYPE USA, CA: Los Angeles Co. 24.5ºC JCR08KH01 [amathitis_TL_08KH1_24.5C_10s]. (Otu).
Aglaothorax amathitis Cole, Weissman & Lightfoot, 2025: Aglaothorax amathitis calling song PARATYPE USA, CA: Los Angeles Co. 24.5ºC JCR08KH01 [amathitis_TL_08KH1_24.5C_10s]. (Otu).
CollectionObject 2597127; e472384f-ddde-48e4-8add-ec103cf781c0, CAS Entomology type 20237: labels (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2597127; e472384f-ddde-48e4-8add-ec103cf781c0, CAS Entomology type 20237: male, lateral view (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2597127; e472384f-ddde-48e4-8add-ec103cf781c0, CAS Entomology type 20237: (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (1)

  • Aglaothorax amathitis Cole, Weissman & Lightfoot, 2025 in Cole, Weissman, Lightfoot, Ueshima & Warchalowska-Sliwa, 2025: 50.

    Holotype; male; CAS Entomology type 20237; deposited at: California Academy of Sciences (CASC); United States: California: Los Angeles: Playa Del Rey, Ballona Wetlands

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 amathitis, dwelling in sand. Named after the coastal sand dune habitats of this species.

Stats

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