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Orthoptera Species File
Species

Aglaothorax conistylus Cole, Weissman & Lightfoot, 2025

Alluvial Shieldback
CollectionObject 2617091; 785dccd7-ced4-4e04-87fb-61447bd1fd74: male, lateral view (paratype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2617091; 785dccd7-ced4-4e04-87fb-61447bd1fd74: male, lateral view (paratype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2617091; 785dccd7-ced4-4e04-87fb-61447bd1fd74: male, dorsal view (paratype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2617091; 785dccd7-ced4-4e04-87fb-61447bd1fd74: (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2617091; 785dccd7-ced4-4e04-87fb-61447bd1fd74: calling song PARATYPE USA. CA: Los Angeles Co. 25.5ºC JCR04SF03. (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (1)

  • Aglaothorax conistylus Cole, Weissman & Lightfoot, 2025 in Cole, Weissman, Lightfoot, Ueshima & Warchalowska-Sliwa, 2025: 57.

    Holotype; male; CAS Entomology type 20239; deposited at: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California (CASC); United States: California: Los Angeles: Sycamore Flat Campground, Angeles National Forest, 12.5 miles northwest of Big Pines off county road N4

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:

Refers to the cone-shaped styli on the male subgenital plate.

Stats

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