genus
Metallacantha Ghirotto, Engelking, Fianco, Sobral, Silva-Neto & Mendes, 2025
Type
type species by original designation of
Nomenclature (1)
- Metallacantha Ghirotto, Engelking, Fianco, Sobral, Silva-Neto & Mendes, 2025 in Ghirotto, Engelking, Fianco, Martins, Sobral, Silva-Neto & Mendes, 2025: 282.
type species by original designation Metallacantha aculeata Engelking, Ghirotto, Fianco, Sobral, Silva-Neto & Mendes, 2025
Nomenclature references (1)
- Ghirotto, V.M., Engelking, P.W., Fianco, M., Martins, S.M., Sobral, R., da Silva-Neto, A.M. & Mendes, D.M.de M. (2025) The Sertão Leaf Katydid – a new genus of Pterochrozinae Walker, 1870 (Insecta, Orthoptera) from the Caatinga in Northeastern Brazil. European Journal of Taxonomy, 1007, 279–310. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.1007.3013
Descendants and synonyms
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
Reference to the large and wide spines with a metallic iridescent shine present on the metatibiae that readily distinguish the genus from other Pterochrozinae genera. The name is derived from the Latin words “metallicus” (= metallic) and “acanthus” (= spine).
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| genus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |