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Micropathus ditto Beasley-Hall & Eberhard, 2025

Nomenclature (1)

  • Micropathus ditto Beasley-Hall & Eberhard, 2025: 248.

    Holotype; male; TMAG F156341; deposited at: Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery (TMAG); Australia: Tasmania: Precipitous Bluff, Damper Cave (PB1)

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Beasley-Hall, P.G. & Eberhard, S.M. (2025) Diversity and distribution of cave crickets in the genus Micropathus Walker, 1869, threatened short-range endemics from Tasmanian wet forest (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 1012. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.1012.3053

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Named after a Pokémon from the video game franchise of the same name. Ditto has the unique ability to transform into an exact replica of other Pokémon and mimic their physical appearance. To the authors this trait is reminiscent of this species effectively hiding in plain sight: it has been known for over sixty years, but it was considered a southern population of M. tasmaniensis.

Stats

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